When one thinks of
Ornette Coleman's innovative Prime Time Band, it is of crowded ensembles played by the altoist/leader, two guitars, two electric bassists, and two drummers. Actually,
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, who plays enough for two musicians, is the only bassist on this date, but guitarists Charlie Ellerbee and
Bern Nix, along with drummers
Denardo Coleman and
Calvin Weston, keep the ensembles quite exciting. None of the eight
Coleman originals (which includes a tune titled "What Is the Name of That Song?") would catch on, but in this context they serve as a fine platform for
Coleman's distinctive horn and often witty and free (but oddly melodic) style. ~ Scott Yanow