Communication (Jazz Composer's Orchestra album)

Communication
Live album by Jazz Composer's Orchestra
Released	1965 (1965)
Recorded	December 29, 1964 & April 10, 1965
Venue	Judson Hall and Contemporary Center, New York City
Genre	Free jazz
Length	40:18
Label	Fontana
Jazz Composers Orchestra chronology
Communication (1965) The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968)
Carla Bley chronology
Communication (1965) Jazz Realities (1966)

Communication is the debut album by the Jazz Composer's Orchestra featuring compositions by Michael Mantler and Carla Bley performed by Paul Bley, Steve Lacy, Jimmy Lyons, Roswell Rudd, Archie Shepp, John Tchicai, Fred Pirtle, Willie Ruff, Ken McIntyre, Robin Kenyatta, Bob Carducci, Kent Carter, Steve Swallow, Milford Graves, and Barry Altschul. The album was released on the Fontana label in 1965.^[1][2] AllMusic described it as "one of the masterpieces of creative music in the '60s".^[3]