DESCRIPTION:
Mysterious Flying Orchestra, The ‎-- The Mysterious Flying Orchestra
Label: RCA Victor ‎-- APL1-2137
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1977

A1 - Improvisational Rondo For Soprano Saxophone And Guitar

Arranged By -- Horace Ott
Cello -- Kermit Moore, Ronald DeVaughn
Congas -- Lawrence Killian
Drums -- Wilby Fletcher
Electric Bass -- Wilbur Bascomb
Electric Guitar -- Jerry Friedman, Larry Coryell
Electric Piano -- Don Grolnick
Percussion -- Bob Thiele, Guilherme Franco
Saxophone [Soprano] -- Steve Marcus
Viola -- Al Brown*
Violin -- Doreen Callender, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malignaggi, Julien Barber, Max Ellen, Noel DaCosta, W. Sanford Allen*, Selwart Clarke
Written-By -- Ott*

*From the Redicovery blog:

Horace Ott's "Improvisational Rondo For Saxophone And Guitar" starts things off in a roaring way, fading in from the ether to reveal a rambunctious, startling piece of jazz funk. The groove may call up disco to many, but what's going on is clearly freeform jazz engaging with orchestral flourishes in a soulful, get-down setting. Ott lays down a thumping funky rhythm that seems to pick up a pace firmly in line with the players' adrenaline. Driven by Wilbur Bascomb's energetic bass patterns, Ott embellishes with some striking and playful string work that evolves and grows more interesting as the groove deepens. On top of all that, Larry Coryell's guitar matches wits with Steve Marcus's soprano sax and both play freely in and around all the fascinating lines Ott spins. Coryell featured on Marcus's earliest recordings, which explains the ideal synergy the two share here on this first-rate funk jam.