Spirits Rejoice

Spirits Rejoice
Live album by Albert Ayler
Released 1965
Recorded September 23, 1965 at Judson Hall, NYC
Genre Free jazz
Length 32:58
Label ESP-Disk ESP 1020
Albert Ayler chronology
Bells
(1965)Bells1965		 Spirits Rejoice
(1965)		 Albert Ayler Quintet At Slug's Saloon, Vol. 1
(1966)Albert Ayler Quintet At Slug's Saloon, Vol. 11966

Spirits Rejoice is a live album by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded in New York City in 1965 and first released on the ESP-Disk label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "For all its apparent chaos, Spirits Rejoice is often surprisingly pre-arranged -- witness all the careening harmony passages that accompany the theme statements, and the seamless transitions of the title track. Spirits Rejoice is proof that there was an underlying logic even to Ayler's most extreme moments, and that's why it remains a tremendously inspiring recording".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Albert Ayler

  1. "Spirits Rejoice" - 11:41
  2. "Holy Family" - 2:11
  3. "D. C." - 8:00
  4. "Angels" - 5:30
  5. "Prophet" - 5:36

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Albert Ayler discography accessed October 29, 2014
  2. ↑ Albert Ayler sessionography, accessed October 29, 2014
  3. 1 2 Huey, S., Allmusic Review, accessed October 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 16. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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