Lörrach / Paris 1966

Lörrach / Paris 1966 is a live album by saxophonist and composer Albert Ayler, recorded in Europe in 1966 and first released on the Swiss hat MUSICS label in 1982.[1][2][3] The album was rereleased on CD in 2002 with additional recordings from the Paris concert.[4]

Lörrach / Paris 1966
Live album by
Albert Ayler
Released1982
RecordedNovember 7 & 13, 1966
VenueLörrach, Germany and Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
GenreJazz
Length65:19 CD reissue with additional tracks
LabelHatHut hat MUSICS 3500
ProducerWerner X. Uehlinger
Albert Ayler chronology
Albert Ayler Quintet at Slug's Saloon
(1966)		 Lörrach / Paris 1966
(1982)		 Albert Ayler in Greenwich Village
(1966)
CD Reissue Cover

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
All About Jazz[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[7]

Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek states: "The two concerts presented on this disc represent two of the finest dates of Albert Ayler's European tour of 1966. The band was in fantastic shape and performed beyond expectation on both evenings. What is most noticeable about these dates and how they fill in a part of the Ayler mystique as a performer was to hear how immediately he would dictate a marching rhythm, theme, or folk song melody, or even perhaps a child ballad ... This is an amazing document, like the Hilversum sessions but better, because the sound is respectable here and matches the grandeur and shocking emotional immediacy of the performances".[5] All About Jazz writer Glenn Astarita said: "Nearly five decades have passed, and Ayler's invigorating sound-designs and idiosyncratic technique remain fresh and somewhat unparalleled after all these years".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Albert Ayler except as indicated

  1. "Bells" – 13:10
  2. "Jesus" (Don Ayler) – 6:50
  3. "Our Prayer" (Don Ayler) – 6:00
  4. "Spirits" – 3:05
  5. "Holy Ghost" – 11:00
  6. "Ghost (1st Variation)" – 7:35
  7. "Ghost" – 4:25
  8. "Holy Family" – 10:40
  9. "Spiritual Rebirth/Light in Darkness/Infinite Spirit" – 11:05 Additional track on CD reissue
  10. "All/Our Prayer/Holy Family" (Albert Ayler/Donald Ayler/Albert Ayler) – 4:45 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

References
  1. Jazzdisco: Albert Ayler catalog accessed July 16, 2018
  2. Albert Ayler discography: album details accessed July 16, 2018
  3. Jazzlists: HatHut MUSICS discography accessed July 16, 2018
  4. Discogs album entry accessed July 16, 2018
  5. Jurek, Thom. Albert Ayler: Lörrach / Paris 1966 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  6. Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review accessed July 16, 2018
  7. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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