--- product_id: 47325057 title: "Ornette At 12 / Crisis" price: "AED 244" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/47325057-ornette-at-12-crisis store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Ornette At 12 / Crisis **Price:** AED 244 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ornette At 12 / Crisis - **How much does it cost?** AED 244 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/47325057-ornette-at-12-crisis) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description CD Review: Wild, free, and tender -- Ornette live in 1968 and 1969 - This is Ornette on Impulse!, a reissue of two albums long out of print on one CD. Both are live recordings, one from the West Coast, and one from the East Coast. While recorded less than a year apart, "Ornette at 12" was released in 1969, and "Crisis" wasn't released until 1972. ORNETTE AT 12 Live at the Hearst Greek Amphitheatre, University of California at Berkeley, August 1968 Ornette: alto sax, violin, & trumpet Dewey Redman: tenor sax Charlie Haden: bass Denardo Coleman: drums CRISIS Live at New York University's Loeb Student Center, March 22, 1969 Ornette: alto sax and violin Don Cherry: trumpet and flute Dewey Redman: tenor sax Charlie Haden: bass Denardo Coleman: drums While it didn't prevent Ornette from landing contracts with Atlantic, Blue Note, and then Impulse!, he was criticized for a lack of technical skill. He doubled down in this period, using his young son Denardo on drums and picking up the violin and trumpet, instruments which he had no experience in playing. Ornette was always a visionary, and his vision was the freeing nature of music as emotional expression. While Denardo's playing clearly improves from the earlier concert to the later one, I have always been impressed by Ornette's rather raw sounds on the trumpet and violin, which are at the service of the music. These recordings are fresh and powerful -- energy music of precisely the sort Impulse! specialized in at the time, with recordings by Coltrane, Archie Shepp and the amazing Sam Rivers Trio. Ornette was always a mild-mannered introvert, but here he was keeping pace with the intensity of the times! Dewey Redman is hard-charging out of the gate on "Ornette at 12," taking the first solo on "C.O.D." He makes a great replacement for Don Cherry from Ornette's original quartet, and would join Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and drummer Ed Blackwell in Old and New Dreams in the 1970s as Ornette went electric with Prime Time. "Crisis" is simply stunning, with Cherry rejoining to make a quintet. The opening "Broken Shadows" is a great, tragic melody similar to "Lonely Woman." Haden's "Song for Che" is another powerful melody, and is central to the album. "Trouble in the East" employs Asian-sounding instruments, clearly an homage to the people of Vietnam as the U.S. war was raging. There is some wild music here, even by the standards of the Atlantic Recordings. Ornette had helped create a revolution in sound at the beginning of the decade, and by 1968/1969 he was part of a maelstrom that also included the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Gyorgy Ligeti's music used in the soundtrack to "2001: A Space Odyssey." Don't miss these long overdue reissues! *** *** *** The 16-page glossy-stock booklet includes color reproductions of the original album covers, the original liner notes, and a 7-page essay by Howard Mandel. Review: Classic hard to find Ornette Coleman recording. - "Crisis" is one of my favorite Ornette Coleman recordings. This recording features Don Cherry(trumpet),Charlie Haden(bass), Dewey Redman(tenor sax,musette), Denardo Coleman(drums),Ornette Coleman(alto sax). Ornette's son is featured on drums and though he is very young at this time he is in my opinion well suited to the performance and amazingly compliments the musicians most of the time by his loose improvisation. This is a strong and dynamic concert featuring compositions such as "Space Jungle" and "Broken Shadows". Also Charlie Haden's "Song For Che" exhibits introspective improvisation and deep emotion. A live concert hall feel is present in the recording. I wish more recordings would have been made available by these musicians all performing together with the addition of Ed Blackwell too, but this performance to me is powerful and full of Ornette's earlier musical vision. "Ornette at 12" album is also offered in this disc. ## Images ![Ornette At 12 / Crisis - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816MprcPneL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wild, free, and tender -- Ornette live in 1968 and 1969 *by A***S on October 13, 2017* This is Ornette on Impulse!, a reissue of two albums long out of print on one CD. Both are live recordings, one from the West Coast, and one from the East Coast. While recorded less than a year apart, "Ornette at 12" was released in 1969, and "Crisis" wasn't released until 1972. ORNETTE AT 12 Live at the Hearst Greek Amphitheatre, University of California at Berkeley, August 1968 Ornette: alto sax, violin, & trumpet Dewey Redman: tenor sax Charlie Haden: bass Denardo Coleman: drums CRISIS Live at New York University's Loeb Student Center, March 22, 1969 Ornette: alto sax and violin Don Cherry: trumpet and flute Dewey Redman: tenor sax Charlie Haden: bass Denardo Coleman: drums While it didn't prevent Ornette from landing contracts with Atlantic, Blue Note, and then Impulse!, he was criticized for a lack of technical skill. He doubled down in this period, using his young son Denardo on drums and picking up the violin and trumpet, instruments which he had no experience in playing. Ornette was always a visionary, and his vision was the freeing nature of music as emotional expression. While Denardo's playing clearly improves from the earlier concert to the later one, I have always been impressed by Ornette's rather raw sounds on the trumpet and violin, which are at the service of the music. These recordings are fresh and powerful -- energy music of precisely the sort Impulse! specialized in at the time, with recordings by Coltrane, Archie Shepp and the amazing Sam Rivers Trio. Ornette was always a mild-mannered introvert, but here he was keeping pace with the intensity of the times! Dewey Redman is hard-charging out of the gate on "Ornette at 12," taking the first solo on "C.O.D." He makes a great replacement for Don Cherry from Ornette's original quartet, and would join Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and drummer Ed Blackwell in Old and New Dreams in the 1970s as Ornette went electric with Prime Time. "Crisis" is simply stunning, with Cherry rejoining to make a quintet. The opening "Broken Shadows" is a great, tragic melody similar to "Lonely Woman." Haden's "Song for Che" is another powerful melody, and is central to the album. "Trouble in the East" employs Asian-sounding instruments, clearly an homage to the people of Vietnam as the U.S. war was raging. There is some wild music here, even by the standards of the Atlantic Recordings. Ornette had helped create a revolution in sound at the beginning of the decade, and by 1968/1969 he was part of a maelstrom that also included the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Gyorgy Ligeti's music used in the soundtrack to "2001: A Space Odyssey." Don't miss these long overdue reissues! *** *** *** The 16-page glossy-stock booklet includes color reproductions of the original album covers, the original liner notes, and a 7-page essay by Howard Mandel. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic hard to find Ornette Coleman recording. *by J***. on December 10, 2017* "Crisis" is one of my favorite Ornette Coleman recordings. This recording features Don Cherry(trumpet),Charlie Haden(bass), Dewey Redman(tenor sax,musette), Denardo Coleman(drums),Ornette Coleman(alto sax). Ornette's son is featured on drums and though he is very young at this time he is in my opinion well suited to the performance and amazingly compliments the musicians most of the time by his loose improvisation. This is a strong and dynamic concert featuring compositions such as "Space Jungle" and "Broken Shadows". Also Charlie Haden's "Song For Che" exhibits introspective improvisation and deep emotion. A live concert hall feel is present in the recording. I wish more recordings would have been made available by these musicians all performing together with the addition of Ed Blackwell too, but this performance to me is powerful and full of Ornette's earlier musical vision. "Ornette at 12" album is also offered in this disc. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's about time! *by J***E on September 12, 2017* Crisis was my first Ornette Coleman album and made me a lifelong fan. Ornette At 12 is also a favorite, so I was ecstatic to see them finally being released together. These are a great intro to the width and breadth of Coleman's music. There are some beautiful melodies along with some very adventurous playing. Too bad Don Cherry wasn't with the band on Ornette At 12, but Dewey Redman is on both sessions. Ornette Jr is really showing some drum chops and is really listening to the band. The remastering sound is fine for live recordings from 1969. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/47325057-ornette-at-12-crisis](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/47325057-ornette-at-12-crisis) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-06-18*