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Article: Extended Analysis

Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost

by A. Henkin
October 31, 2004

Albert Ayler Holy Ghost Revenant 2004 Albert Ayler was a mysterious figure. His recording career was relatively brief, beginning in 1962 and ending in 1970, with several of the entries live performances released many years after his passing. His demise itself was a bizarre circumstance. Revenant Records, ...

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Article: Roads Less Travelled

Albert Ayler: Backwards And Forwards

by Nic Jones
May 20, 2004

By March of 1965, when the first of the Village Vanguard recordings were made, Albert Ayler's career as a leader was less that five years old. He'd covered a lot of ground. It was also only thirteen years since he'd worked in Little Walter's band, yet in that time he'd moved as far away from the ...

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Article: Roads Less Travelled

Albert Ayler: Forwards And Backwards

by Nic Jones
February 10, 2004

By March of 1965, when the first of the Greenwich Village recordings were made, Albert Ayler's career as a leader was less than five years old. He'd covered a lot of ground. It was also only thirteen years since he'd worked in Little Walter's band, yet in that time he'd moved as far away from the ...

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Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe

By Albert Ayler

Label: Impulse! Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe, Masonic Inborn (Part 1), A Man Is Like a Tree, Oh! Love of Life, Island Harvest, Drudgery

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Article: Album Review

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 ...

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The Copenhagen Tapes

By Albert Ayler

Label: Ayler Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Spirits/ Vibrations/ Saints/ Mothers/ Children/ Spirits/ Introduction by B

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Nuits De La Fondation Maeght 1970

By Albert Ayler

Label: Water Music
Released: 2002
Track listing: In Hearts Only; Spirits; Holy Family; Spirits Rejoice; Truth Id Marching In; Universal Message; Spiritual Reunion; Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe.

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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 ...

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Article: Album Review

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 ...

Article: Interview

A Fireside Chat With Jason Moran

by AAJ Staff
October 10, 2001

Frankly, I am not qualified to offer up an opinion of improvised music. And I am confident that no one outside the artists themselves are truly qualified. So my approach to Firesides has always been to never be presumptuous enough to interpret the artist's words or offer up context to them. Instead, I have always done ...