1965
Spiritual Unity
Albert Ayler
ESP-Disk
825481010023
GEN 90343
ESP1002
JAZZ
1
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"Spiritual Unity" is Ayler's defining statement. Ayler, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Sunny Murray form a telepathic network of accelerating and decelerating rhythms and ideas. Ayler's voice is perfectly realized here, from the surging run of "The Wizard," to the lyrical ruminations in "Spirits," to "Ghosts," whose two variations bookend the album, musically and thematically. Ayler unleashes bird-like flurries and guttural groans deep enough to coax spirits from the earth. His aggressive attack and wide vibrato are tempered by the child-like purity of his expression, and the listener is pulled inexorably into a transcendent unity promised by the title, making SPIRITUAL UNITY a free-jazz classic.
PERSONNEL:
ALBERT AYLER, tenor sax
GARY PEACOCK, bass
SUNNY MURRAY, drums
Recorded in New York, on July 10,1964.
TRACKS:
01 Ghosts: First Variation
02. The Wizard
03. Spirits
04. Ghosts: Second Variation
FORMAT | CD |
DISCS NUMBER | 1 |
RECORDED | 1965 |
LABEL CODE | ESP1002 |
STYLE | JAZZ |