Albert AylerFeaturing: Gary Peacock, Sunny Murray
Spiritual Unity (LP)
FormatLPLabelESP-Disk'GenreJazz & Improvisation
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condition (record/cover): NM / EX (3 light yellow stains on front)
Insert included. No obi.
The one. Albert Ayler, Gary Peacock, Sunny Murray, New York, July 1964 - the first proper release on ESP-Disk' and the record that made the label's reputation forever. Thirty minutes that changed everything that came after: "Ghosts" in two versions, "The Wizard", "Spirits". The trio operates at a level of collective listening that still sounds impossible sixty years later - no chords, no stated time, and yet total unity, exactly as the title promises. If a single record defines free jazz, this is a very strong candidate, and plenty of serious people would say the strongest. Japanese ESP-Disk' pressing, beautifully done. A record to own in every pressing you can find, honestly.
Release notes
Recorded in New York City, July 10th, 1964. Includes a 4 page insert in Japanese.
| A1 | Ghosts: First Variation | ||
| A2 | The Wizard | ||
| B1 | Spirits | ||
| B2 | Ghosts: Second Variation |
- Gary Peacock
- Bass
- Jordan Matthews
- Design
- Sunny Murray
- Drums
- Howard Bernstein
- Illustration
- Sandra Stollman
- Photography By
- Albert Ayler
- Saxophone, Composed By
