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No. 417Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1959
The Shape of Jazz to Come album coverNo. 417

The Shape of Jazz to Come

Ornette Coleman

The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman is No. 417 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1959, has 6 tracks and runs 38 minutes. It sits between Brothers in Arms (No. 418) and Things Fall Apart (No. 416).

1959 · 6 tracks · No. 417 of 500

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Track list

  1. Lonely Woman
  2. Eventually
  3. Peace
  4. Focus On Sanity
  5. Congeniality (feat. Don Cherry)
  6. Chronology

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