To Ornette Preview.

In my response to Ornette Coleman’s 1962 album, Ornette!, I “rearranged” the original quartet (trumpet, sax, drums, bass) for bassoon, clarinet, mridanga, and guitar. However, rather than simply playing what the Ornette quartet played, I improvised in my own language on each instrument while listening to Ornette!. The result is one that mirrors Ornette! rhythmically and gesturally, but departs from it melodically and timbrally.