| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Twins is an album credited to jazz composer and saxophonist Ornette Coleman, released by Atlantic Records in 1971. The album was assembled without Coleman's input, comprising outtakes from recording sessions of 1959 to 1961 for The Shape of Jazz to Come, This Is Our Music, Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation, and Ornette! Sessions for "Monk and the Nun" took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California; for "First Take" at A&R Studios in New York City, and all others at Atlantic Studios also in Manhattan. The track "First Take" was a first attempt at "Free Jazz" from the album of the same name.
Track listing
All compositions by Ornette Coleman.
| No. | Title | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First Take" | December 21, 1960 | 17:00 |
| 2. | "Little Symphony" | July 19, 1960 | 5:15 |
| No. | Title | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monk and the Nun" | May 22, 1959 | 5:35 |
| 2. | "Check Up" | January 31, 1961 | 10:10 |
| 3. | "Joy of a Toy" | July 26, 1960 | 4:35 |
Personnel
- Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
- Don Cherry – pocket trumpet; cornet on "Monk and the Nun"
- Charlie Haden – bass on 1959 and 1960 tracks
- Scott LaFaro – bass on "First Take" and "Check Up"
- Billy Higgins – drums on "First Take" and "Monk and the Nun"
- Ed Blackwell – drums on 1960 and 1961 tracks
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet on "First Take"
- Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet on "First Take"
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