Song X

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Song X

Studio album by Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman
Released	1986
Recorded	December 1985
Genre	Post bop Avant-garde jazz Free funk Free jazz
Length	48:39
Label	Originally Geffen Records; now Nonesuch Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3.5/5) link Rolling Stone (mixed) link

Song X is a free jazz album by Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman. An extended version was issued on CD in 2006, titled Song X: Twentieth Anniversary.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Original 1986 release
- 1.2 Additional tracks on 2006 release
2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original 1986 release

"Song X" (Ornette Coleman) – 5:38
"Mob Job" (Ornette Coleman) – 4:13
"Endangered Species" (Ornette Coleman/Pat Metheny) – 13:19
"Video Games" (Ornette Coleman) – 5:21
"Kathelin Gray" (Ornette Coleman/Pat Metheny) – 4:15
"Trigonometry" (Ornette Coleman/Pat Metheny) – 5:09
"Song X Duo" (Ornette Coleman/Pat Metheny) – 3:08
"Long Time No See" (Ornette Coleman) – 7:36

[edit] Additional tracks on 2006 release

"Police People" - 4:57
"All Of Us" - 0:15
"The Good Life" - 3:25
"Word From Bird" - 3:48
"Compute" - 2:03
"The Veil" - 3:42

[edit] Personnel

Denardo Coleman – Percussion, Drums
Ornette Coleman – Violin, Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Performer
Jack DeJohnette – Drums
Charlie Haden – Bass
Jan Erik Kongshaug – Engineer
Pat Metheny – Synthesizer, Guitar, Producer, Synclavier, Performer, Guitar Synth

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