Reception The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states that "this is, along with John Coltrane's Atlantic set and the Miles and Coltrane box, one of the most essential jazz CD purchases". The Penguin Guide to Jazz in all editions prior to its ninth awarded the set one of its rare crown accolades. Track listing All compositions by Ornette Coleman except "Embraceable You" by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and "Abstraction" and "Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk" by Gunther Schuller. Disc one Disc two Disc three Disc four Disc five Disc six Personnel Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Don Cherry — pocket trumpet, cornet discs one to five, and disc six tracks 1–6 Charlie Haden — bass discs one to four Scott LaFaro — bass disc four tracks 4 & 5, disc five, and disc six tracks 7 & 8 Jimmy Garrison — bass disc six tracks 1–6 Billy Higgins — drums disc one, disc two tracks 1–5, and disc four tracks 4 & 5 Ed Blackwell — drums disc two tracks 6–12, discs three to five, and disc six tracks 1–6 Additional personnel Freddie Hubbard — trumpet disc four tracks 4 & 5 Eric Dolphy — bass clarinet disc four tracks 4 & 5; alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute disc six track 8 Charles Libove, Roland Vamos — violins disc six tracks 7 & 8 Harry Zaratzian — viola disc six tracks 7 & 8 Joseph Tekula — cello disc six tracks 7 & 8 Robert DiDomenica — flute disc six track 8 Eddie Costa — vibraphone disc six track 8 Bill Evans — piano disc six track 8 Jim Hall — guitar disc six tracks 7 & 8 Alvin Brehm — bass disc six track 7 George Duvivier — bass disc six track 8 Sticks Evans — drums disc six tracks 7 & 8 Gunther Schuller — arranger, conductor disc six tracks 7 & 8 References 1993 albums Ornette Coleman albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun