This is a live recording from 1978. Perhaps it's technically not progressive rock, but it's clearly jazz rock or fusion. Since we generally put both of those genre under the prog heading, that's where this lands. I really enjoy this set quite a bit. There are elements of things like Frank Zappa, but it also has plenty of funk and space rock along with a lot more built into it. It's a killer set from start to finish.

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This is even longer than the piece that preceded it, running close to 13 minutes. It's another smoking hot jazz rock song. I really love the funky fusion jam that ensues along the ride and works into space rock territory. A jam later features some killer bass work and moves into spacey territory again. This number really works through a lot of changes.

More fast paced fusion, this is a killer tune. It's shorter than the two previous numbers, but still runs close to nine minutes. There is a definite funk edge to this thing. They still find time to stretch out into some killer instrumental exploration later in the piece.

Other than the closing piece, at just under five and a half minutes of music, this is the shortest cut here. It has a lot of Frank Zappa texture and is a cool fusion jam that really gets pretty crazed. Although there are some non-lyrical vocals on this, beyond that this piece is purely instrumental. It has some killer jamming built into it.

Soaring jazz rock, this is quite effective. I love the multiple layers of voices built into this. The jamming is powerhouse, but that's true of the whole album, really. There is a cool harder rocking groove that joins around the half-way point on the tune. The tune actually has some of the most powerful instrumental work of the whole set, working through all kinds of territory as it makes its way through. This number even turns toward Hendrix like stuff near the end. This track is a highlight of the set.

A keyboard based jam opens this, and it works forward from there.  This number works through quite a few changes. It has some of the most directly rock oriented stuff on show here. It's also the most decidedly progressive rock based number of the album. In a lot of ways this instrumental is the most dynamic and diverse cut here.

With some scat vocals built into it, this is a short, but classy number that does a great job of ending the set. It's another with a definite Frank Zappa angle to my ears.