The Ornette Coleman Trio, At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm volume one (side A)

The trio here, from 1965, features Ornette with David Izenzon and Charles Moffett as his rhythm section.  It's one of his more conventional, or at least less daring, ensembles.  The pulsing rhythms bring Ornette further into the tunes, and bring his focus more on rhythm and repetition than some of his more lyrical excursions from the era.  Izenzon sometimes seems to be laying a bit behind the rest of the group—it's hard to tell if this is purposeful.  Ornette stays only on alto here, though vol. 2 of At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm does include a track with trumpet and violin.  The front cover photo and design are beautiful, with the trio fashionably dressed to survive a Scandinavian winter.  The sound of the recording is great, especially for such an old concert document.  I do wish the introductory announcer had been omitted.