Tone Dialing is an album recorded in 1995 by the American jazz composer and saxophonist Ornette Coleman and his Prime Time ensemble.

"[4] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "despite the inclusion of one obnoxious rap, this free funk set is well worth picking up by open-minded listeners".

[5] In a review for Rolling Stone, David Fricke stated: "Tone Dialing... is a record of high spirits and lively, colliding ideas, like the raucous cross talk of a Mississippi roadhouse combo and the breathless locomotion of an African high-life orchestra.

For all of the old free-jazz notions attached to Coleman's music since the late '50s, he and Prime Time now cook with a force akin to that of George Clinton and P-Funk's: jamming in tongues with unity of spirit... despite almost 40 years of rejection and misunderstanding of his music, even by old fans who consider the Prime Time concept a sellout to electric pop, Coleman is still... dancing in his head.

"[8] Writing for Jelly, Glenn Brooks commented: "Tone Dialing... is just plain fun... if you have any interest in Ornette's music, this album is a great place to start... it is complex, challenging and sometimes chaotic.