ALBERT AYLER
JAZZ / FREE, AVANT-GARDE 1969
ALBERT AYLER: MUSIC IS THE HEALING FORCE OF THE UNIVERSE
IMPULSE RECORDS, AS-9191(LP)
(P)(C)1969 ABC RECORDS, DENMARK
RECORDED: AUGUST 26,27, 1969
RELEASED: 1969, USA
RE-ISSUED: VERVE RECORDS, 440 065 383-2(CD)
(P)(C)2003 VERVE MUSIC GROUP, USA
RELEASED: MARCH 11, 2003, USA

CREDITS (productions) :
Produced by Ed Mitchell
Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
trks 1,3 on August 26 and trk 2,4,5,6 on August 27, 1969
Engineer: George Sawtelle
Cover photos by Bert Abdrews
Liner photos by Chuck Stewart
Design by George Whiteman
Henry Vestine appears courtesy of Liberty Records
CREDITS (musicians) :
Albert Ayler: tenor saxophone, bagpipes, vocals
Bobby Few: piano
Henry Vestine: guitar
Bill Folwell: bass (left channell)
Stafford James: bass (right channel)
Muhammad Ali: drums
Mary Maria: vocals (on 1-5)
TRACKS (total time 42:32) :
1. Music Is The Healing Force of the Universe (8:36) [Mary Parks]
2. Masonic Inborn (Part 1) (12:08) [Mary Parks]
3. A Man Is Like a Tree (4:31) [Mary Parks]
4. Oh! Love of Life (3:47) [Mary Parks]
5. Island Harvest (5:00) [Mary Parks]
6. Drudgery (8:09) [Mary Parks, Henry Vestine, Bill Folwell]
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