John Zorn teams up with fellow altoist Tim Berne, bassist Mark Dresser and both Joey Baron and Michael Vatcher on drums to perform 17 Ornette Coleman tunes which range chronologically from 1958's "Disguise" to four selections from 1987's In All Languages. The performances are concise with all but four songs being under three minutes and seven under two, but the interpretations are unremittingly violent. The lack of variety in either mood or routine quickly wears one out. After about ten minutes, boredom sets in, although, when taken in short doses, the performances have the potential of shocking (or at least annoying) most listeners. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
01. WRU
02. Chronology
03. Word for Bird
04. Good Old Days
05. The Disguise
06. Enfant
07. Rejoicing
08. Blues Connotation
09. C. & D.
10. Chippie
11. Peace Warriors
12. Ecars
13. Feet Music
14. Broad Way Blues
15. Space Church
16. Zig Zag
17. Mob Job
MARK DRESSER bass
JOEY BARON drums
MICHAEL VATCHER drums
TIM BERNE alto saxophone
JOHN ZORN alto saxophone
All music composed by Ornette Coleman
Recorded August 1988 at Power Station, New York City
Nonesuch - 60844-2