After James' first album of electronic Baroque keyboard music, Rameau, proved to be a charming left-field success, the erstwhile jazz composer/arranger came up with a sequel devoted to the miraculous sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. The results here, though, aren't quite as charming. He takes more timbral and textural liberties, putting unneeded additional weight into the fabric. His keyboard arsenal had been updated considerably from the Rameau record, and these new gleaming digital textures strike the ear as a bit harsh, closer in some cases to Don Dorsey's Disneyland tweaking of Bach and Beethoven than to James' previous record. James also sneaks in an acoustic Steinway, which he uses conversionally at times with the electronic instruments, as well as a lone sampled harpsichord in the "Allegro."

CD reissue of this 1979 album by the jazz percussionist/bandleader. Fans of Billy Cobham have been screaming for B.C. to make its worldwide CD debut. This album features Ernie Watts and Bobby Lyle. Our CD reissue features a bonus track of the 12" extended version of the song "What Is Your Fantasy". You will note that Billy takes his fusion drumming seriously on this album as well.