Before his ecstatic Xmas series, An Ayler Xmas, Chicago saxophonist Mars Williams led the Witches & Devils quintet of Mars Williams on reeds, Ken Vandermark on reeds, Jim Baker on keyboards, Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello and Kent Kessler on bass, an incredible and passionate free jazz group paying tribute to the music of Albert Ayler, heard live at The Empty Bottle in 1997.

PERSONNEL:

Mars Williams - (reeds)
Ken Vandermark - (reeds)
Jim Baker - (keyboards)
Fred Lonberg-Holm - (cello)
Kent Kessler - (bass)

Recorded at The Empty Bottle, in Chicago, Illinois, on August 27th, 1997.

TRACKS:

01. Truth Is Marching In
02. Sax Duet/Piano Interlude
03. Angels
04. Bells