Released 1975 Prophecy
(1964) Spiritual Unity
(1964) Release date 1975 Genre Free jazz | Length 41:55 Artist Albert Ayler Label ESP-Disk | |
Recorded June 14, 1964 at the Cellar Café, West 90th Street, New York City Albert Ayler albums Bells, Spirits, Ghosts, My Name Is Albert Ayler, Swing Low Sweet Spiritual | ||
Prophecy is a live album by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded in New York City in 1964 and first released in 1975 on the ESP-Disk label.
Contents
Albert ayler 1964 bells prophecy ghosts second variation
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Ayler alternated the simple march-like themes with wild and very free improvisations which owe little if anything to the bop tradition, or even his contemporaries in the avant-garde. Ayler always had his own individual message, and his ESP sessions find him in consistently explorative form".
All About Jazz noted "Though the trio had honed a group sound and method comprising slow and loping or extremely fast themes; Murray's constant percussive chatter and vocal wailing providing an alternate pure-sound springboard; Peacock's constant harmonic filigree creating yet another aural web, these are presented in Prophecy as a much looser framework".
Track listing
All compositions by Albert Ayler
- "Spirits" - 7:15
- "Wizard" - 8:00
- "Ghosts (First Variation)" - 10:00
- "Prophecy" - 6:35
- "Ghosts (Second Variation)" - 7:40
Personnel
Songs
1Spirits7:58
2Wizard8:28
3Ghosts - First Variation11:19