At the Golden Circle Stockholm

At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm is a two-volume album by the Ornette Coleman Trio, documenting concerts on the nights of December 3 and 4, 1965, in the Gyllene Cirkeln club in Stockholm. It was relesed in early 1966, and marked the beginning of Coleman's contract with Blue Note.

The music has been described as "brilliant, optimistic closely unified thematic improvisations". "Snowflakes and Sunshine" marked the introduction of his unconventional violin and trumpet playing. "In Coleman's hands, both instruments are refunctioned into 'sound tools' (...) producers of sounds, rhythms and emotions." The Penguin Guide to Jazz listed both volumes as part of its "Core Collection" and gave each a four-star rating (of a possible four stars).

The 2002 CD reissue includes previously unreleased bonus tracks in both volumes.

Track listing
All tracks written by Ornette Coleman.

Volume 1
 "Faces and Places"
 "European Echoes"
 "Dee Dee"
 "Dawn"
 "Faces and Places" (Alternate take) (*)
 "European Echoes" (Alternate take) (*)
 "Doughnuts" (*)

(*) Previously unreleased bonus tracks included in the 2002 CD reissue.

Volume 2
 "Snowflakes and Sunshine"
 "Morning Song"
 "The Riddle"
 "Antiques"
 "Morning Song" (Alternate take) (*)
 "The Riddle" (Alternate take) (*)
 "Antiques" (Alternate take) (*)

(*) Previously unreleased bonus tracks included in the 2002 CD reissue.

Personnel
 Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone, violin, trumpet
 David Izenzon — double bass
 Charles Moffett — drums

References

Category:Ornette Coleman live albums
Category:1966 live albums
Category:Blue Note Records live albums
Category:Live free jazz albums
Category:Live avant-garde jazz albums