This is a spoken introduction thing.

There are some killer jazz explorations at play here. This covers a lot of territory and has some pretty amazing instrumental work along the road. It really becomes quite a powerhouse. At times I’m reminded of Frank Zappa. At other points it leans toward more mainstream jazz. There are also things that seem more fusion oriented.

A melodic and grooving jazz arrangement is on the menu here. This gets more adventurous as it continues. It’s not a big change, but it’s also definitely not a carbon copy.

This one really gets into some pretty crazy territory. It’s also intense as it does. Avant-garde angles are all over this thing.

This is strictly a horn solo. It’s expressive and mournful.

Getting pretty freeform at times, this is a potent jazz romp with a number of shifts and turns. It’s not a huge change, but it’s very effective.

For some reason this groove just grabs me and won’t let go. It’s not a paradigm shift or anything, but it just really resonates with me. Both the bass and horn playing stand out for me.

The bass certainly shines on this one, too. It even gets an extended solo. The horn serves as accompaniment at other times and at times takes the track on its own.

A bit less intense than some of the rest, the explorations are somewhat more mainstream, too.

The first disc closes with the sign off from the recording that started it.

Bass gets things underway and holds it for a time. Eventually horn and drums join and we’re in a classy jazz jam that’s quite exploratory.

This actually feels more dangerous and crazed than the previous tune did. The drums gets particularly busy, but each instrument has some frantic jamming on this thing.

A little more mainstream and melodic, this gets pretty frantic. It’s also classy.

This is frantic, crazed and bizarre. It’s a real powerhouse of freeform jamming that borders on Rock In Opposition like music.

Melodic and mainstream in its execution, this still manages to explore some intriguing territory along the road.

Energized and grooving, this has some smoking hot jazz jamming built into it. It does gets more crazed later.

The percussion is very involved and frantic on this thing. The track gets really noisy and experimental as it drives forward.

Here we get another smoking hot jazz jam. The bass work is positively on fire here. The horn takes it into experimental soaring zones. The drums are ever present.

Horn and percussion stand out, but don’t overlook the bass playing. This is another free form jazz number that works well.

I think this version is a bit more mainstream. I like it better than the other version. It still manages to surprise, though.