- jazz
- 41 min
- 21 tracks
- Columbia
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. Coleman himself only plays on a few segments, and there is no other jazz instrumentation.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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Tracks
- A1Skies of America2:50
- A2Native Americans1:10
- A3The Good Life1:34
- A4Birthdays and Funerals3:13
- A5Dreams0:52
- A6Sounds of Sculpture1:20
- A7Holiday for Heroes1:10
- A8All of My Life3:09
- A9Dancers1:18
- A10The Souls Within Woman0:48
- A11The Artist in America3:54
- B1The New Anthem0:31
- B2Place in Space2:44
- B3Foreigner in a Free Land1:19
- B4Silver Screen1:11
- B5Poetry1:16
- B6The Men Who Live in the White House2:48
- B7Love Life4:35
- B8The Military0:33
- B9Jam Session0:40
- B10Sunday in America4:30
21 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ornette Coleman
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1972
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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