Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings

by Albert Ayler

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This staggering archival set presents the entirety of the legendary saxophonist's live performances at the Village Theatre and Village Vanguard in 1966 and 1967. Ayler's violently expressive, wildly vibrato-heavy tone completely deconstructs traditional gospel melodies, dirges, and military marches into sheer spiritual ecstasy. Backed by his brother Donald on trumpet, the recordings remain a breathtaking high-water mark for the aggressive, boundless possibilities of the 1960s free jazz avant-garde.

Genres

  • Free Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Holy Ghost - Live At The Village Gate/1965
  2. Truth Is Marching In - Live At The Village Vanguard/1966
  3. Our Prayer - Live At The Village Vanguard/1966
  4. Spirits Rejoice - Live At The Village Vanguard/1966
  5. Divine Peacemaker - Live At The Village Vanguard/1966
  6. Angels - Live At The Village Vanguard/1966
  7. For John Coltrane - Live At The Village Theatre/1967
  8. Change Has Come - Live At The Village Theatre/1967
  9. Light In Darkness - Live At The Village Theatre/1967
  10. Heavenly Home - Live At The Village Theatre/1967
  11. Spiritual Rebirth - Live At The Village Theatre/1967
  12. Infinite Spirit - Live At The Village Theatre/1967
  13. Omega Is The Alpha - Live At The Village Theatre/1967
  14. Universal Thoughts - Live At The Village Theatre/1967