one of ayler's best
A great outside album, one of Ayler's best especially if you prefer his early work. Wonderful lineup with Don Cherry superb as always in this period, and fine playing all round.
New York Eye And Ear Control
Albert Ayler
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pure bliss
now this is blissful listening!...it will open up the space you occupy vastly...just you wait and hear. seriously...it's breathtaking.....
All Ayler Is Good Ayler
This is less transcendental than Spirits Rising or Bells/Prophecy, but the lineup is outstanding and the music is typically fascinating.
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