Saga of the Outlaws

Saga of the Outlaws (subtitled "Ride of the Marauders: a polyphonic sonic tale of the old & new West") is a live album by saxophonist Charles Tyler.

On the album, Tyler is joined by trumpeter Earl Cross, bassists Ronnie Boykins and John Ore, and drummer Steve Reid.

He wrote: "Tyler and his extraordinary, vanguard quintet power their way through free bop with an edge that reflects a gunslinger's cool and vicious mentality, while allowing a shoot-'em-up feeding frenzy of wailing discourse that incorporates plenty of harmonic depth and counterpointed interworkings.

The basses'... deep rumble is always redolent of marching feet and galloping hooves and helps give the performance its sense of unstoppable impetus.

"[7] Author John Litweiler called the album a "tour de force," noting that it "provides the logical sequel to Ornette Coleman's 'Ramblin' of 1959," and stating that it "is also a folktale, but this one shows the dissolution of faith that motivates 'Ramblin'; the two works heard in order summarize America's frontier story.