Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation

1961 studio album by Ornette Coleman
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Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation

Summary

Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation's instance of is recorded as A Collective Improvisation — instance of (P31): album[3].
  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation's genre is A Collective Improvisation — genre (P136): free jazz[4].
  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation was produced by A Collective Improvisation — producer (P162): Nasuhi Ertegün[5].
  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation was performed by A Collective Improvisation — performer (P175): Ornette Coleman[6].
  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation's record label is recorded as A Collective Improvisation — record label (P264): Atlantic Records[7].
  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation is part of A Collective Improvisation — part of (P361): Ornette Coleman's albums in chronological order[8].
  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation was distributed by A Collective Improvisation — distribution format (P437): vinyl record[9].
  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation was published on September 1961[10].
  • Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation's form of creative work is recorded as A Collective Improvisation — form of creative work (P7937): studio album[11].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[12]

  • First release date: 1961-09[13]

  • Genre(s): free jazz, jazz[14]

  • Community tags: free jazz, jazz[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e921fc1-a775-3875-9f0e-55260c5f835e[16]

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Authorship and Creation

Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation was performed by A Collective Improvisation — performer (P175): Ornette Coleman[6]. It was produced by A Collective Improvisation — producer (P162): Nasuhi Ertegün[5].

Publication

Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation was published on September 1961[10]. Its genre is A Collective Improvisation — genre (P136): free jazz[4]. It is part of A Collective Improvisation — part of (P361): Ornette Coleman's albums in chronological order[8]. It was distributed by A Collective Improvisation — distribution format (P437): vinyl record[9].

Why It Matters

Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (364 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

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  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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