Tracks taken from two gigs at in 1961 in New York. The
Ornette Coleman band includes
Don Cherry,
Ed Blackwell, and either
Scott LaFaro on bass -- his style is so distinctive you can hear him on the middle portion of the disc, and
Jimmy Garrison. These recordings are stellar both in presentation -- sound is wonderful -- as well as musicanship.
LaFaro's playing on "Check Up," "W.R.U." offers an incredible insight into these sides as
LaFaro completely understood the circular notion of rhythm in
Coleman's early work.