- jazz, free jazz
- 37 min
- 8 tracks
- Columbia
Science Fiction is an album by the American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman, recorded in September and October 1971 and released on Columbia Records in February 1972.
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Grave, character-led, open-ended and spare.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- DownBeat5/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.5/10
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1What Reason Could I Give3:10
- A2Civilization Day6:07
- A3Street Woman4:54
- A4Science Fiction5:07
- B1Rock the Clock3:19
- B2All My Life3:59
- B3Law Years5:25
- B4The Jungle Is a Skyscraper5:27
8 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ornette Coleman
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1972
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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