Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe

~ Release by Albert Ayler (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: Impulse! - Catalog #: AS-9191 - Format: LP
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York, USA
Recording Date:
#1, #3, 1969/08/26
#2, #4-#6, 1969/08/27
Personnel Extended Info:
Mary Maria Parks performs on #1, #3 and #5.
Henry Vestine performs only on track #6.
Ayler plays bagpipes and ocarina on track #2.
Additional:
One of the four studio records Ayler made for Impulse! (with New Grass, Love Cry, and The Last Album) it's possibly the least known [[2 Vanguard live cds also exist on this label].
Obscurely reissued on cd, it's still a very interesting experience for Ayler's fans.
A 2003 remastered edition exists.

Annotation last modified on 2007-07-04 15:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-26)
bass [electric bass]:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-26)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-26)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-26)
recording of:
Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
writer:
Mary Parks
8:41
2Masonic Inborn, Part 1
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-27)
bass [electric bass]:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-27)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-27)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-27)
recording of:
Masonic Inborn, Part 1 (on 1969-08-27)
writer:
Mary Parks
12:12
3A Man Is Like a Tree
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-26)
bass [electric bass]:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-26)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-26)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-26)
recording of:
A Man Is Like a Tree (on 1969-08-26)
writer:
Mary Parks
4:35
4Oh! Love of Life
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-27)
bass [electric bass]:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-27)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-27)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-27)
recording of:
Oh! Love of Life (on 1969-08-27)
writer:
Mary Parks
3:50
5Island Harvest
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-27)
bass [electric bass]:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-27)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-27)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-27)
recording of:
Island Harvest (on 1969-08-27)
writer:
Mary Parks
5:05
6Drudgery
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-27)
bass [electric bass]:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-27)
electric guitar:
Henry Vestine (on 1969-08-27)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-27)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-27)
recording of:
Drudgery (on 1969-08-27)
writer:
Bill Folwell, Mary Parks and Henry Vestine
8:09