Albert Ayler - Holy Ghost 3 x LP Vinyl Set (OOP, V Rare, 2005, REVENANT RECORDS)
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Albert Ayler - Holy Ghost 3 x LP Vinyl Set (OOP, V Rare, 2005, REVENANT RECORDS).
"Trane was the father. Pharoah was the son. I was the holy ghost."
A1: Recorded September 3, 164 at Café Montmartre: Copenhagen, Denmark.
A2: Recorded February 1966 at Slug's: New York City.
A3, B1: Recorded April 16, 1966 at La Cave: Cleveland.
B2, C1: Recorded April 17, 1966 at La Cave: Cleveland.
C2: Recorded November 3, 1966 at Berlin Philharmonie: Berlin, Germany.
D1, D2: Recorded November 8, 1966 at De Doelen: Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
D3: Recorded June 30/July 1, 1967 at Freebody Park: Newport, Rhode Usland.
E: Recorded poss. November 16, 1962 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
F: Recorded January 21, 1968 at the Renaissance Ballroom: New York City.
Includes printed inner sleeves; packaged in double gatefold album cover; includes postcard & 24" x 24" poster; pressed in clear vinyl.
● Press release:
Albert Ayler
Holy Ghost
Rare and Unissued Recordings (1962-70)
By 1958, Albert Ayler and his horn had made some rounds: from boy prodigy to teenage member of Little Walter’s Blues Band, from “Little Bird” of Cleveland to featured US Army Band soloist. Then he resolutely set out to forget everything he’d ever learned about how to properly play the sax so that he could really PLAY it — unhinged, free from strictures of pitch and form, drawing on spirituals, folksong, marches, and other big whopping chunks of collective musical memory — to channel symphonies to God out his horn. Seeking nothing short of Truth in music, Albert Ayler became THE catalytic force in defining the sound of the tenor in Free Jazz, and was a heavy influence on John Coltrane’s later work.
Holy Ghost is the first comprehensive attempt to build a monument in sound to Albert Ayler. The settings — radio and TV sessions, studio demos, private recordings, live concert footage — find his music at its most liberated. And with the sponsorship and assistance of Ayler’s family, friends, and colleagues, Holy Ghost documents his never-before-heard first and last recordings, bookending rare and unissued music from every stage of his career.
Albert Ayler: heard ABOUT more than heard. But that’s all about to change.
Nominated for two 2005 Grammy Awards.
“A genius of the tenor saxophone.” – Cecil Taylor
“He carried the gift, the voice, a reflection of God.” – Don Cherry
“The dynamite sound of our time!” – Amiri Baraka
“Man, what kind of reed you using?” – John Coltrane
“The Everest of all jazz boxed sets in 2004. A major event. Holy Ghost represents a long overdue restoration of Ayler’s art to a listening public that has had scant chance to hear it.” - Chicago Tribune
“Eye-popping and mind-boggling, the Holy Ghost box treats Ayler with religious devotion. A beautiful object, a trove of rare music and a triumph of jazz scholarship, it’s a bargain at under $100.” - NPR’s Fresh Air
“Holy Ghost is one of the most lovingly produced archival packages ever dedicated to a jazz musician. Sets a new, elegant standard for the presentation of historical materials.” – Downbeat, October, 2004
“Everything about this release is remarkable.” - Cadence
“Meticulous and thorough. Remarkable live performances and interviews.” - New York Times
“From a bunch of fanatics known for reinventing box sets as objets d’art comes a heap of unreleased recordings by the blistering free-jazz saxophonist. Weirdly beautiful, deeply human. Sure to be at the top of Thurston Moore’s birthday wish list.” - Spin
“To all the worshippers in the Church of Albert Ayler, the holy rollers and the bug-eyed acolytes; to all the neophytes and skeptics, the critical naysayers and money lenders, listen up: the tablets just came down from the mountain.” – The Wire
“A remarkable collection … beautifully packaged into a deluxe onyx ‘spirit box.’ The father of free jazz finally receives his due.” – Billboard
“The Sistine Chapel of box sets … 5 stars (out of 5)” – Sunday Times (UK)
“5 stars (out of 5). Lavish. Holy Ghost is Ayler’s rich, just memorial: a box of revelations that add up to a resurrection.” - MOJO
“The black onyx box itself is a trove of memorabilia. This year’s most intriguing jazz release.” - Village Voice
“Housed in a gorgeous replica of a hand-carved spirit box, Holy Ghost is a vast compilation. Ayler and Coltrane both believed in a path to ‘spiritual unity.’ There is a similar sense of devotion in Holy Ghost itself.” - New Yorker
“Unprecedented. What’s being called the most important jazz release of the decade.” – Austin American Statesman
“Lavish. A work of art.” - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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