Spirits (Albert Ayler album)

Spirits
Studio album by Albert Ayler
Released 1966
Recorded February 24, 1964 at Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre Free jazz
Length 35:35
Label Debut (Denmark) DEB 146
Freedom AL 1018
Producer Robert Altshuler and Jørgen Frigaard
Albert Ayler chronology
Ghosts
(1965)		 Spirits
(1966)		 Swing Low Sweet Spiritual
(1964)
Witches & Devils Cover

Spirits is an album by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded in New York City in 1964 and first released on the Dutch Debut label then later released on the Freedom label as Witches & Devils.[1][2]

Reception

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

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is a revealing if not completely satisfying recording".[3]

All About Jazz stated "The names on the cover look good: Albert Ayler, Henry Grimes, and Sunny Murray. But somehow the parts never add up, though. Sure, the album's four tunes wiggle plenty, producing the agitated jazz Ayler often preached; but, the motions on Spirits, unlike Ayler's better moments, resolve too very little... True Ayler diehards will undoubtedly gobble this recording up, but those in search of quality best look elsewhere".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Albert Ayler

  1. "Spirits" - 6:35
  2. "Witches and Devils" - 11:55
  3. "Holy, Holy" - 11:00
  4. "Saints" - 6:05

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Albert Ayler discography accessed October 28, 2014
  2. ↑ Discogs album entry, accessed October 28, 2014
  3. 1 2 Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed October 28, 2014
  4. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 5. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ↑ Linares, G., All About Jazz Review, September 15, 2005
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