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Albert Ayler: Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe

Read "Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe" reviewed by Jeff LeVine

by Jeff LeVine
May 14, 2003

Albert Ayler was a true giant who walked this earth far too briefly. Thankfully, he was able to leave behind a fairly substantial body of work and Impulse! finally saw fit to issue one of his last albums to CD. Recorded in August of 1969, a little more than a year before they fished Ayler out of New York's East River, Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe may not be one of his best moments ( Spiritual Unity ...

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Albert Ayler: The Copenhagen Tapes

Read "The Copenhagen Tapes" reviewed by Derek Taylor

by Derek Taylor
December 2, 2002

Albert Ayler's recorded legacy remains woefully scant, especially for a figure of his musical stature and reach. Coupled to this comparative paucity is the fact that the bulk of his recordings from live concert settings where the acoustics and engineering were often suspect. Prime culprits arose out of his iconoclastic reputation and the general stigma levied toward free jazz in the Sixties. 21st century listeners are the worse off for it. Fortunately, further documents of his artistry do exist and ...

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Albert Ayler: Nuits De La Fondation Maeght 1970

Read "Nuits De La Fondation Maeght 1970" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
December 1, 2002

Certainly no one at the time would have known that this recorded performance of the Maeght’s Festival in St. Paul de Vence was to be Albert Ayler’s last. But looking back on events that led up to his tragic death, his flame burnt so very bright that it surely was not going to burn long. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1936, Ayler embarked on a lifetime of spontaneous combustion that centered on the ‘new thing’ jazz movement and threatened to ...