John Zorn ‎– Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman (1989)

Recorded August 1988 W.R.U. 0:00 Chronology 2:39 Word for Bird 3:43 Good Old Days 4:57 The Disguise 7:44 Enfant 9:03 Rejoicing 11:40 Blues Connotation 13:19 C. & D. 14:26 Chippie 17:34 Peace Warriors 18:42 Ecars 20:05 Feet Music 22:35 Broad Way Blues 27:22 Space Church 31:07 Zig Zag 33:36 Mob Job 36:34 John Zorn - alto saxophone Tim Berne - alto saxophone Mark Dresser - bass Joey Baron - drums Michael Vatcher - drums The compositions of Ornette Coleman performed in the brief intense style of Zorn's hardcore miniatures. The cover artwork was created by indie comics personality Mark Beyer (of Amy and Jordan fame). The album itself approaches free jazz from the perspective of hardcore punk, particularly taking note of the contemporary innovations of thrashcore and grindcore. Zorn would later pursue these preoccupations in the thrash jazz group Naked City. Like some classic free jazz albums (Free Jazz, Ascension, Archie Shepp's Mama Too Tight), different saxophonists improvise simultaneously in stereo. Tim Berne appears on the left channel, while John Zorn is recorded on the right channel. wikipedia