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Albert Ayler was a lightning rod for criticism both from within the music community and from without. His free-thinking approach made him a bane for jazz traditionalists, and his incorporation of popular American musical styles like soul, R&B, and even rock made him a sellout to the free jazz crowd. His volume in The Impulse Story series -- one of ten individual artist titles to accompany both the book The House That Trane Built: The Impulse Story by Ashley Kahn and the four-CD label history set of the same name from Universal, is in many ways the very evidence of both points on the scale. There are ten cuts on this set, and the first three -- "Holy Ghost," "Truth Is Marching In," and "Angels" -- come from the celebrated Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings double-disc set. They offer the best recorded evidence up to that point -- 1965 and 1966 -- of Ayler's use of gospel music and marching rhythms in his free jazz approach. All are lengthy pieces with three different lineups. There are two shorter tunes from Love Cry, recorded and issued in 1967 -- including a lovely short version of "Bells." The lineup was bassist Alan Silva, Don Ayler on trumpet, and drummer Milford Graves. Three more come from the very controversial New Grass set, one with wildly varying musics and lineups. There's the title track, Albert's spoken word apologia "Message from Albert," and "Free at Last," with Pretty Purdie on drums and Call Cobbs playing electric harpsichord, as well as Bill Folwell on electric bass, backing vocalists, and a slew of horns arranged faux Memphis style. There is only one track -- the title -- from the equally combative Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe issued in 1969, which featured Bobby Few on piano, a pair of bassists -- Folwell and Stafford James -- with Mary Maria Parks singing and Muhammad Ali on drums. Finally, there are two tracks from the posthumously released Last Album: Parks' "Water Music," with the same lineup sans Parks left over from Music Is the Healing Force, and a completely crazy duet between Ayler on bagpipes and electric guitarist Henry Vestine recorded during those same sessions. In sum, this package is perhaps even more controversial than the individual albums it was culled from, and not the best introduction to Ayler out there. But then, given that no period of his music could make everyone -- with very few exceptions -- happy, this is perhaps the most fitting package of all.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Albert Ayler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Sunny Murray, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ayler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Worrell, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Freedman, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Ayler, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Grimes, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Beaver Harris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ayler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Samson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Ayler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Call Cobbs, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Ayler, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Bob Arnold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Silva, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Milford Graves, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ayler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Ayler, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Bob Arnold, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Silva, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Milford Graves, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Ayler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Newman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Seldon Powell, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Lucas, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Burt Collins, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rose Marie McCoy, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Maria Parks, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Soul Singers, MainArtist - Call Cobbs, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Newman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Seldon Powell, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Lucas, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Burt Collins, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Bert DeCoteaux, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rose Marie McCoy, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mary Maria Parks, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Parks, ComposerLyricist - Call Cobbs, Harpsichord, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 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 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Few, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Ayler, MainArtist - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mary Maria Parks, ComposerLyricist - Stafford James, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Folwell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Ayler, MainArtist - Henry Vestine, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Mary Maria Parks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Albert Ayler was a lightning rod for criticism both from within the music community and from without. His free-thinking approach made him a bane for jazz traditionalists, and his incorporation of popular American musical styles like soul, R&B, and even rock made him a sellout to the free jazz crowd. His volume in The Impulse Story series -- one of ten individual artist titles to accompany both the book The House That Trane Built: The Impulse Story by Ashley Kahn and the four-CD label history set of the same name from Universal, is in many ways the very evidence of both points on the scale. There are ten cuts on this set, and the first three -- "Holy Ghost," "Truth Is Marching In," and "Angels" -- come from the celebrated Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings double-disc set. They offer the best recorded evidence up to that point -- 1965 and 1966 -- of Ayler's use of gospel music and marching rhythms in his free jazz approach. All are lengthy pieces with three different lineups. There are two shorter tunes from Love Cry, recorded and issued in 1967 -- including a lovely short version of "Bells." The lineup was bassist Alan Silva, Don Ayler on trumpet, and drummer Milford Graves. Three more come from the very controversial New Grass set, one with wildly varying musics and lineups. There's the title track, Albert's spoken word apologia "Message from Albert," and "Free at Last," with Pretty Purdie on drums and Call Cobbs playing electric harpsichord, as well as Bill Folwell on electric bass, backing vocalists, and a slew of horns arranged faux Memphis style. There is only one track -- the title -- from the equally combative Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe issued in 1969, which featured Bobby Few on piano, a pair of bassists -- Folwell and Stafford James -- with Mary Maria Parks singing and Muhammad Ali on drums. Finally, there are two tracks from the posthumously released Last Album: Parks' "Water Music," with the same lineup sans Parks left over from Music Is the Healing Force, and a completely crazy duet between Ayler on bagpipes and electric guitarist Henry Vestine recorded during those same sessions. In sum, this package is perhaps even more controversial than the individual albums it was culled from, and not the best introduction to Ayler out there. But then, given that no period of his music could make everyone -- with very few exceptions -- happy, this is perhaps the most fitting package of all.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:16
- Main artists: Albert Ayler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Impulse!
- Genre: Jazz
© 2006 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2006 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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