Albert Ayler – Revelations - The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings 4CD Box Set

Albert Ayler – Revelations - The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings

Remastered audio by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, transferred directly from the original ORTF stereo tape reels, including over 2 hours of previously unreleased music. Released in partnership with the Albert Ayler Estate & Ina France.

Includes a massive 100-page booklet with previously-unpublished photos from the actual concerts; essays by jazz historian/radio host Ben Young, co-producers Zev Feldman and Jeffrey Lederer, and Pascal Rozat from Ina; plus words by Sonny Rollins, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Carlos Santana, Joe Lovano, Carla Bley, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Reggie Workman, James Brandon Lewis, Patty Waters, Carla Bley, Annette Peacock, Marc Ribot, Thurston Moore and Zoh Amba.

PERSONNEL:
Albert Ayler (tenor & soprano sax, vocals)
Mary Parks (soprano sax, vocals)
Call Cobbs (piano)
Steve Tintweiss (bass)
Allen Blairman (drums)

Tracklist:
Recorded At The Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, July 25, 1970
1-1 Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe 7:37
1-2 Birth Of Mirth 10:11
1-3 Masonic Inborn 6:39
1-4 Revelations 1 5:35
1-5 Oh! Love Of Life 3:37
1-6 Island Harvest 4:47
1-7 Heart Love 5:12
2-1 Ghosts 10:30
2-2 Love Cry 7:18
2-3 Desert Blood 12:44
2-4 Revelations 2 9:01
2-5 Revelations 3 8:35
2-6 Revelations 4 11:31
2-7 Speaking In Tongues 4:21

Recorded At The Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, July 27, 1970
3-1 Truth Is Marching In 8:09
3-2 Zion Hill, Aka Universal Message 8:34
3-3 Again Comes The Rising Of The Sun 4:24
3-4 Holy Family 11:32
3-5 Revelations 5 20:46
3-6 In Heart Only 5:10
3-7 Revelations 6 6:54
3-8 A Man Is Like A Tree 6:29
4-1 Holy Holy 19:27
4-2 Spirits Rejoice 7:19
4-3 Spirits 15:00
4-4 Thank God For Women 5:32
4-5 Spiritual Reunion 7:42
4-6 Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe 9:57
4-7 Mark Parks Vocal Announcement / Curtain Call 1:45

Label: Elemental Music 
Released: 2022