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James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray (born Idabel, Oklahoma in 1936) is one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming. Murray spent his youth in Philadelphia before moving to New York City where he began playing with Cecil Taylor: "We played for about a year, just practicing, studying - we went to workshops with Varèse, did a lot of creative things, just experimenting, without a job" He featured on the influential 1962 concerts in Denmark released as Nefertiti the Beautiful One Has Come. He was among the first to forgo the drummer's traditional role as timekeeper in favor of purely textural playing. "Murray's aim was to free the soloist completely from the restrictions of time, and to do this he set up a continual hailstorm of percussion ..

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Reference: Albert Ayler Quartet Goin' Home 1964

By Albert Ayler

Label: thingamajig
Released: 2026
Track listing: Ol' Man River; Down By The Riverside; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Deep River; When The Saints Go Marchin' In; Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen; Ol' Man River (Take 1); Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 1); Down By The Riverside (Take 5).

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Prophecy Live, First Visit

By Albert Ayler

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2025
Track listing: Spirits; Wizard; Ghost 1st Variation; Prophecy; Ghost 2nd Variation; Saints; Ghosts; Wizard; Children; Spirits (theme).

Article: Journey into Jazz

Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
November 4, 2025

Although the main Record Store Day event occurs every year in April, the Black Friday drop gives record collectors a chance to find some one-of-a-kind releases to wrap up the year. The list always features music from a wide range of genres, and, of course, there are plenty of jazz releases available. However, these are limited-edition ...

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Cecil Taylor: Live at Fat Tuesday's February 10, 1980

Read "Live at Fat Tuesday's February 10, 1980" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala
June 2, 2025

Nella collana First Visit di ezz-thetics, dedicata a registrazioni storiche rimaste inedite fino a ora, l'etichetta svizzera Hat Hut Records pubblica il terzo CD di Live at Fat Tuesday's, completando così la documentazione degli straordinari concerti che videro impegnato il sestetto Unit di Cecil Taylor a New York dall'8 al 10 febbraio 1980. Come ...

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Albert Ayler Trio: Prophecy Live, First Visit

Read "Prophecy Live, First Visit" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 2, 2025

This 1964 New York City recording, now remastered and released on the Ezzthetics label, captures Albert Ayler with Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray at a crucial juncture in the saxophonist's development. This performance at the Cellar Cafe marks an early, vital snapshot of a trio that would become foundational to the free jazz movement. It is ...

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Albert Ayler Trio: Prophecy Live, First Visit

Read "Prophecy Live, First Visit" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
April 13, 2025

No jazz artist has been as polarizing as Albert Ayler. Listeners either revere him as a prophet or dismiss him as a charlatan. To some, his music is a divine revelation; to others, an indecipherable cacophony. But while Ayler's music was undeniably radical, he was no insurrectionist-- he was simply a true original. His sound was ...

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Live at Fat Tuesday's February 10, 1980

By Cecil Taylor

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2024
Track listing: February 10, 1980 I; February 10, 1980 II; February 10, 1980, III, February 10,1980 IV; February 10, 1980 V.

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1964 Recordings First Visit Completed

By Albert Ayler

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2024
Track listing: Spirits; Vibrations; Saints; Mothers; Children; Spirits; Vibrations; Saints; Spirits; Ghosts; Children; Holy Spirit; Ghosts; Vibrations; Mothers; Angels; C.A.C.; Ghosts; Infant Happiness; Spirits; No Name.

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