Ornette at 12

Ornette at 12
Live album by Ornette Coleman
Released	1968
Recorded	July 16, 1968
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:31
Label	Impulse!
Ornette Coleman chronology
Love Call (1968) Ornette at 12 (1968) Crisis (1969)

Ornette at 12 is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Impulse! label in 1969.^[1]

In 2017, Real Gone Music reissued Ornette at 12 on CD as part of a compilation that also included Crisis.^[2][3]

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Don't be put off by the critics; Ornette at 12 is a fine, enjoyable album".^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Rolling Stone	(positive) [5]

All compositions by Ornette Coleman

1. "C.O.D." – 7:25
2. "Rainbows" – 8:56
3. "New York" – 8:13
4. "Bells and Chimes" – 7:15

• Recorded at the Hearst Greek Amphitheatre, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, August 11, 1968

• Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
• Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Haden – bass
• Denardo Coleman – drums