New York Is Now! | ||||
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Released | November 1968[1] | |||
Recorded | April 29 & May 7, 1968 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:51 (Original LP) 47:26 (CD reissue) | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
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New York Is Now! is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Blue Note label in 1968.[2]
The album sees Coleman accompanied by John Coltrane's former bandmates, drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Jimmy Garrison, and by tenor sax player Dewey Redman. Vocals are provided by Mel Fuhrman. It was recorded at A&R Studios, New York City in two sessions, on April 29 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6), and May 7 (tracks 3 & 5), 1968.