New York Is Now! New York Is Now! __notoc__ New York Is Now! is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Blue Note label in 1968. The album sees Coleman accompanied by John Coltrane's former rhythm section, drummer Elvin Jones and bassist Jimmy Garrison, and by tenor sax player Dewey Redman. Vocals are provided by Mel Fuhrman. It was recorded at A&R Studios, New York City in two sessions, on April 29 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6), and May 7 (tracks 3 & 5), 1968. Phil Freeman noted "The interplay between the two saxophonists was fierce,
For New York themes from Bernstein's musicals "On the Town" and "West Side Story" ("New York, New York" and "America", respectively), though the climax also contains subtle references to "Happy Birthday to You". A performance of the piece lasts approximately three minutes. A recording of "For New York" was released January 15th, 2002 on a compilation album by Sony Classical Records. The album also featured Williams' 1996 and 2002 Olympic themes, the NBC Nightly News theme "The Mission", the six part "American Journey", and various other celebratory works and fanfares for orchestra. For New York For New York (Variations on Themes of Leonard