Albert AylerFeaturing: Henry Grimes, Sunny Murray
Witches & Devils (LP)
LabelArista, FreedomGenreJazz & Improvisation
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condition (record/cover): NM / NM
With original innersleeve.
Albert Ayler's first great statement recorded in America: New York, February 1964, with Norman Howard's trumpet as the perfect foil and Sunny Murray redefining from scratch what drums can do behind a saxophonist. "Witches and Devils" and "Holy Holy" are cornerstones of the new music - dark, ritualistic, overwhelming in their emotional directness. Nobody before or since has made the tenor saxophone weep and roar in the same breath like this. The Arista Freedom edition is the one most collectors grew up with, and the one that put this music in the racks worldwide in the seventies. If your free jazz section has a foundation stone, it looks a lot like this record.
Release notes
Originally released as [r2744117] on Debut Records (Denmark) 1964 Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York City, February 24, 1964 ℗ 1975 Arista Records Title on front and rear jacket is "Witches & Devils", title on spine and labels is "Witches And Devils".
| A1 | Witches And Devils | 11:55 | |
| A2 | Spirits | 6:35 | |
| B1 | Holy Holy | 11:00 | |
| B2 | Saints | 6:05 |
- Earle Henderson
- Bass (A1, B1)
- Henry Grimes
- Bass (A1, A2, B2)
- Michael Cuscuna
- Coordinator [U.S. Production Coordination]
- Steve Backer
- Coordinator [U.S. Production Coordination]
- Sunny Murray
- Drums
- Phil Iehle
- Engineer
- Raymond Ross
- Photography By [Albert Ayler Photo]
- Bob Heimall
- Photography By [Cover Photo], Design, Art Direction
- Ole Vestergaard Jensen
- Producer [Produced For]
- Bob Altschuler
- Producer [Production]
- Jorgen Frigaard
- Producer [Production]
- Barry McRae
- Sleeve Notes
- Albert Ayler
- Tenor Saxophone, Composed By
- Norman Howard
- Trumpet
