Drummer
Sunny Murray's second date as a leader (following by eight months an almost-unknown set for Jihad that featured
Don Cherry and
Albert Ayler as sidemen) finds
Murray leading a high-powered free jazz quintet. Best known among the sidemen are altoist
Byard Lancaster and bassist Al Silva, although second altoist Jack Graham and trumpeter
Jacques Coursil also play important roles in the music. Performing lengthy versions of three
Murray originals and one by Graham, the band is fairly coherent but also full of fire and chance-taking solos. In ways, this is a typical ESP free-form blowing session, and certainly will be most enjoyed by open-eared listeners. ~ Scott Yanow