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Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe is a powerful and often ignored recording from the Albert Ayler catalog. It is a prophetic statement dealing with guilt, confusion, sorrow, and hopes of redemption. A powerful rhythm section of Bobby Few on piano, Stafford James and James Folwell on bass, (Folwell on electric fender bass), and Muhammad Ali on drums manage to take a backseat to the prominent vocals of Ayler's business associate and girlfriend Mary Parks, listed on the record as Mary Maria. Her emotional vocals are featured on "Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe," "Man Is Like a Tree," and "Island Harvest." Throughout these tracks Maria sounds as if she is pleading and reasoning not just universally, but directly with Ayler, trying to convince him of the positive aspects of life and her evangelistic shouts of "be healed" on the title track can prove uncomfortable. "Masonic Inborn" is an instrumental track finding Ayler not only overdubbing cacophonous bagpipe solos but also playing ocarina. "Oh Love Is Life" is Ayler's sole vocal performance on the album, his words and vocal delivery are truly frightening. This is a dreamlike plea to the sources haunting his soul to succumb to universal love. Following the intensity of the previous five tracks, the album closes with the hazy gutbucket blues of "Drudgery" reminiscent of the New Grass sessions, adding guitarist Henry Vestine of the blues rock band Canned Heat. Ayler's musical curtain was eerily closing the same way it started -- playing the blues of his high school summer vacations as a member of Little Walter's band. Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe, along with tracks that were released posthumously on the Last Album, were recorded at the same session. While not easy listening, they complete an important portrait of a man facing a life and death inner struggle beyond the boundaries of jazz. The inevitable outcome culminated on November 25, 1970, when Ayler's drowned body was found floating in New York's East River.
© Al Campbell /TiVo
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Bobby Few, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, MainArtist - Henry Vestine, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mary Parks, ComposerLyricist - Muhammad Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stafford James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Maria, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Few, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, MainArtist - Henry Vestine, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mary Parks, ComposerLyricist - Muhammad Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stafford James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Maria, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Few, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, MainArtist - Henry Vestine, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mary Parks, ComposerLyricist - Muhammad Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stafford James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Maria, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Few, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, MainArtist - Henry Vestine, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mary Parks, ComposerLyricist - Muhammad Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stafford James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Maria, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Few, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, MainArtist - Henry Vestine, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mary Parks, ComposerLyricist - Muhammad Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stafford James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Maria, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Few, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, MainArtist - Henry Vestine, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mary Parks, ComposerLyricist - William Folwell, ComposerLyricist - Muhammad Ali, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stafford James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Maria, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe is a powerful and often ignored recording from the Albert Ayler catalog. It is a prophetic statement dealing with guilt, confusion, sorrow, and hopes of redemption. A powerful rhythm section of Bobby Few on piano, Stafford James and James Folwell on bass, (Folwell on electric fender bass), and Muhammad Ali on drums manage to take a backseat to the prominent vocals of Ayler's business associate and girlfriend Mary Parks, listed on the record as Mary Maria. Her emotional vocals are featured on "Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe," "Man Is Like a Tree," and "Island Harvest." Throughout these tracks Maria sounds as if she is pleading and reasoning not just universally, but directly with Ayler, trying to convince him of the positive aspects of life and her evangelistic shouts of "be healed" on the title track can prove uncomfortable. "Masonic Inborn" is an instrumental track finding Ayler not only overdubbing cacophonous bagpipe solos but also playing ocarina. "Oh Love Is Life" is Ayler's sole vocal performance on the album, his words and vocal delivery are truly frightening. This is a dreamlike plea to the sources haunting his soul to succumb to universal love. Following the intensity of the previous five tracks, the album closes with the hazy gutbucket blues of "Drudgery" reminiscent of the New Grass sessions, adding guitarist Henry Vestine of the blues rock band Canned Heat. Ayler's musical curtain was eerily closing the same way it started -- playing the blues of his high school summer vacations as a member of Little Walter's band. Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe, along with tracks that were released posthumously on the Last Album, were recorded at the same session. While not easy listening, they complete an important portrait of a man facing a life and death inner struggle beyond the boundaries of jazz. The inevitable outcome culminated on November 25, 1970, when Ayler's drowned body was found floating in New York's East River.
© Al Campbell /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 6 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:42:31
- Artistes principaux : Albert Ayler
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Impulse!
- Genre : Jazz
© 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1969 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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