Albert Ayler : Spirits Rejoice

Recorded live, September 23, 1965 at Judson Hall in New York City by David Hancock. Personnel includes Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone), Donald Ayler (trumpet), Charles Tyler (alto saxophone), Sunny Murray (drums), Call Cobbs (harpsichord), Henry Grimes and Gary Peacock (bass). “Recorded live at New York’s Judson Hall in 1965, Spirits Rejoice is one of Albert Ayler’s wildest, noisiest albums, partly because it’s one of the very few that teams him with another saxophonist, altoist Charles Tyler. It’s also one of the earliest recordings to feature Ayler’s brother Don playing an amateurish but expressive trumpet, and the ensemble is further expanded by using bassists Henry Grimes and Gary Peacock together on three of the five tracks; plus, the rubato “Angels“ finds Ayler interacting with Call Cobbs’ harpsichord in an odd, twinkling evocation of the spiritual spheres. Aside from that more spacious reflection, most of the album is given over to furious ensemble interac