Released 1968 Length 33:09 Release date 1968 Label Impulse! Records | Recorded September 5–6, 1968 Artist Albert Ayler Producer Bob Thiele Genre Jazz | |
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New Grass
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New Grass is a 1968 album by jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler released on Impulse! Records.
Contents
The album mixed Ayler's vocals and tenor saxplaying with elements from R&B and other genres, including a soul horn section, backing singers, rock electric bass, and boogaloo drumming.
Reception
It met a hostile reception from fans and critics alike on its release, with many accusing Ayler of "selling out". All Music Guide's Al Campbell nevertheless calls the album "misunderstood", speculating that Impulse had encouraged Ayler to go in a more commercial direction, and he had willingly acquiesced.
Track listing
- "Message From Albert/New Grass" (Albert Ayler, Bert de Coteaux) – 3:53
- "New Generation" (Ayler, Rose Marie McCoy, Mary Maria Parks – 5:06
- "Sun Watcher" (Ayler, Robin Syler) – 7:29
- "New Ghosts" (Ayler, Parks) – 4:10
- "Heart Love" (Ayler, Parks) – 5:32
- "Everybody's Movin'" (Ayler, McCoy, Parks) – 3:43
- "Free At Last" (Ayler, McCoy, Parks) – 3:08
Performance
Songs
1Message From Albert/New Grass3:55
2New Generation5:10
3Sun Watcher7:30
References
New Grass Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA