Albert Ayler - New Grass (1968) {Impulse! 0602498842195 rel 2005}
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© 1968, 2005 Impulse! / Verve Music | 0602498842195
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Saxophone
One of the last albums that Ayler ever recorded – and one of his most memorable! The record shows Ayler at the crossroads, filled with emotion and meaning, struggling to convey his message to a lager audience. At times, he takes a strange soul/jazz format to do so, and has tracks featuring backing by "the Soul Singers" – at others, he plays solo, with some of the most plaintive tones he ever laid down on wax! The record features an incredibly haunting "Message From Albert", plus the tracks "New Generation", "Sun Watcher", "New Ghosts", and "Free At Last". Completely fascinating, and a record that really makes you wonder what would have happened had he not died a mysterious early death!
Possibly the most notorious Albert Ayler release and universally misunderstood (i.e., hated) by fans and critics alike. When New Grass was released in 1969 it received a hostile outcry of "sell-out." Listening to New Grass in hindsight; it must be taken into account that even though commercial elements are apparent – a soul horn section, backup singers, boogaloo drumming from Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, and electric rock bass – Ayler's vocals and tenor playing could hardly gain commercial radio exposure at any time. It's likely Impulse prodded Ayler to move into a more pronounced blues-oriented sound and he went willingly. Ayler wasn't a stranger to R&B or gutbucket blues; he had started his career playing saxophone with Chicago bluesman Little Walter in the '50s. Ayler's screeching tone remains intact on New Grass, but it's mixed with definite R&B riffs like the obvious honkin' nod to "Slippin and Sliddin" on "New Generation." Ayler's attempt to explain himself on the opening track with "Message from Albert Ayler," reveals his impending dread over controversy concerning the material. It is a problem many artists face at some point in their careers when trying to move in a different direction, no matter what the reason; they may end up losing a majority of their audience by taking a foreign approach.
Personnel
Albert Ayler – recitation, tenor saxophone, vocals, whistling
Garnett Brown – trombone
Call Cobbs – electric harpsichord, harp, organ, piano
Burt Collins – trumpet
Bill Folwell – bass, electric bass
Buddy Lucas – bass, baritone saxophone
Rose Marie McCoy – vocals
Joe Newman – trumpet
Seldon Powell – flute, tenor sax
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie – drums
Soul Singers – vocals
Bert de Coteaux – arranger, conductor
Track Listing
01 - New Grass/Message From Albert
02 - New Generation
03 - Sun Watcher
04 - New Ghosts
05 - Heart Love
06 - Everybody's Movin'
07 - Free At Last!
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Albert Ayler / New Grass
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Albert Ayler / New Grass
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