The first 20 titles feature Albert Ayler, Bley, Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders, and Sun Ra, along with archival collections of Holiday and Parker. Dramatic gestures and interrupted progress are the keynotes. Spooky harmonic suspensions follow, framed with Phillips' buzzsaw bowing and drawn-out highs. The promised detonations spotlight Pozar moving decisively through a vast junk shop. The finale seems an Ashley idea, a jazz trio run over by the broadcast of a motorcycle race.
Explosions remains a puzzle.
James was next seen accompanying Sarah Vaughan, before descending into the mush at CTI Records. Calibre's processing leaves one eager to try some of the others. Notes on the music have been poorly translated, but ESP's history is told with real affection. Missa Mi-Mi . Berlin Classics 0030762BC .