The Legend of Ai Glatson
by Leroy Jenkins
- Type: Album
- Released: 1978
- Label: Black Saint
- Country: United States
- Length: 37:24
- Community rating: 3.58/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The acclaimed violinist and AACM pioneer leads a fiery avant-garde quartet through highly structured, yet freely interpreted improvisations. The angular, blues-drenched compositions highlight his unique ability to transpose radical free jazz concepts onto classical string instruments.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, improvisation, avant-garde, complex
Tracklist
- Ai Glatson (10:33)
- Brax Stone (8:53)
- Albert Ayler (His Life Was Too Short) (4:08)
- Tuesday Child (5:23)
- What Goes Around Comes Around (8:27)
Credits
- Leroy Jenkins - primary artist, violin, composed by
- Andrew Cyrille - percussion
- Anthony Davis - piano