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    Jazz

    Aug 09, 2022 4 minutes

    JAZZ CHOICE Ayler in blistering form

    Now released in full, this 1970 gig in France shows the avant-garde saxophonist’s full range

    Albert Ayler

    Revelations – The complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings

    Albert Ayler (saxophones, musette, vocals), Mary Maria (saxophone, vocals), Cal Cobbs (piano), Steve Tintweiss (bass), Allen Blairman (drums)

    Elemental 5990443 (4 discs)

    Ayler was arguably the most controversial member of the generation that developed the ‘New Thing’ in the early ’60s. Towards the end of his life he introduced elements of rock and soul on albums like (1969), but here his ‘purer’ style dominates, with echoes of gospel music and New Orleans marching bands. These performances, available

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