| Skies of America | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 28, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | April 17–20, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Orchestral jazz Avant-garde jazz 20th-century classical | |||
| Length | 41:13 | |||
| Label | Columbia KC 31562 | |||
| Producer | Paul Myers | |||
| Ornette Coleman chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| Tom Hull | B+[4] |
| DownBeat | |
Skies of America is the 17th album by jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, released on Columbia Records in 1972. It consists of one long composition by Coleman taking up both sides of the album, played by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by David Measham.[5] Coleman himself only plays on a few segments, and there is no other jazz instrumentation.[5]
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- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (8th ed.). Penguin. p. 259.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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