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| The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings |
| Albert Ayler |
| első megjelenés éve: 2005 |
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| (2005)
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4 x CD |
| 7.925 Ft
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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Ghosts [First Variation]
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| 2. | The Wizard
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| 3. | Spirits
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| 4. | Ghosts [Second Variation]
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Bells [Live]
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| 3. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Dons Dawn
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| 2. | Ay
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| 3. | Itt
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| 4. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Spirits Rejoice
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| 2. | Holy Family
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| 3. | D.C.
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| 4. | Angels
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| 5. | Prophet
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Jazz / Avant-Garde, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Albert Ayler - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Call Cobbs Harpsichord
Charles Tyler Saxophone
Dan Morgenstern Liner Notes
David Hancock Engineer
David Michalowski Design
Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell Trumpet
Donald Ayler Trumpet
Gary Peacock Bass
Henry Grimes Bass
Howard Howie Bernstein Cover Illustration
Jay Dillon Art Direction
John Tchicai Sax (Alto)
Jordan Matthews Cover Design, Cover Art Concept
Lewis Worrell Bass
Michael Snow Engineer, Cover Art
Richard Alderson Engineer
Roswell Rudd Trombone
Sandra H. Stollman Cover Art
Sunny Murray Percussion
As Complete ESP-Disk Recordings suggests, this nicely packaged box set contains Albert Ayler's complete recordings for the ESP-Disk label. The music has all been remastered. The four albums issued under his name are all here. What is not here is anything extra whatsoever. This means that everything is presented here exactly as it was on the original LPs. "Bells" is still 20-minutes long on its own CD. This set is issued by Abraxas-ESP and is licensed, but for those Ayler fans who have been listening to these recordings for years -- what's the point? Sure, they sound good. Better than ever, in fact, but far from audiophile quality. That's it. These records are all available individually and the price point does not offer anything of increased value to the consumer. Anyone interested in Ayler would do well to check out the single discs of Spiritual Unity, Bells, or New York Eye & Ear Control. The high rating is for the music here, not the box. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Albert Ayler
Active Decades: '60s and '70s
Born: Jul 13, 1936 in Cleveland, OH
Died: Nov 05, 1970 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
One of the giants of free jazz, Albert Ayler was also one of the most controversial. His huge tone and wide vibrato were difficult to ignore, and his 1966 group sounded like a runaway New Orleans brass band from 1910.
Unlike John Coltrane or Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler was not a virtuoso who had come up through the bebop ranks. His first musical jobs were in R&B bands, including one led by Little Walter, although oddly enough he was nicknamed "Little Bird" in his early days because of a similarity in sound on alto to Charlie Parker. During his period in the army (1958-1961), he played in a service band and switched to tenor. Unable to find work in the U.S. after his discharge due to his uncompromising style, Ayler spent time in Sweden and Denmark during 1962-1963, making his first recordings (which reveal a tone with roots in Sonny Rollins) and working a bit with Cecil Taylor. Ayler's prime period was during 1964-1967. In 1964, he toured Europe with a quartet that included Don Cherry and was generally quite free and emotional. The following year he had a new band with his brother Donald Ayler on trumpet and Charles Tyler on baritone, and the emphasis in his music began to change. Folk melodies (which had been utilized a bit with Cherry) had a more dominant role, as did collective improvisation, and yet, despite the use of spaced-out marches, Irish jigs, and brass band fanfares, tonally Ayler remained quite free. His ESP recordings from this era and his first couple of Impulse records find Ayler at his peak and were influential; John Coltrane's post-1964 playing was definitely affected by Ayler's innovations.
However, during his last couple of years, Albert Ayler's career seemed to become a bit aimless and his final Impulse sessions, although experimental (with the use of vocals, rock guitar, and R&B-ish tunes), were at best mixed successes. A 1970 live concert that was documented features him back in top form, but in November 1970, Ayler was found drowned in New York's East River under mysterious circumstances.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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