| Ayler, Albert / Live on the Riviera |
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| Album: | Live on the Riviera | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ayler, Albert | Added: | Apr 2005 | |
| Label: | Esp | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-04-24 | Pull Date: | 2005-06-26 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jun 12 | Jun 5 | May 29 | May 22 | May 8 | May 1 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 10, 2005: | Memory Select Masonic Inborn | 4. | Jun 03, 2005: | Memory Select Birth of Mirth | |
| 2. | Jun 07, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program Birth of Mirth | 5. | May 27, 2005: | Memory Select Island Harvest | |
| 3. | Jun 04, 2005: | Morning Glroy Birth of Mirth | 6. | May 20, 2005: | Memory Select Birth of Mirth |
| Album Review |
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| Ben Reviewed 2005-04-19 | ||
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Albert Ayler – Live on the Riviera One of Ayler’s final live appearences (his body was found the following November) finds him in a quartet featuring his wife/collaborator Mary Parks. Ayler is at a creative zenith here, he’s playing with more dynamic and thematic range while his intensely spiritual style remains undiminished. With that said, Parks is often at the fore reciting poetry or singing in a very dated 60s style. Her voice is actually pretty good, but sadly not always that musical, and on the whole it takes some getting used to. Start with the instrumentals! *1. Amazing wild gospel sax separated by rather banal spoken word **2. Folky Ayler melody leads to sax / vocals improv duel **3. Fast high energy instrumental *4. Good solos featuring Ayler’s favorite “La Marseillaise” quote. Vocals start around (-3:50), you might want to fade out around there. *5. Caribbean melody with vocals deconstructed Ayler-style, an interesting glimpse of what might have happened had he stuck around 6. Strange pop/free jazz hybrid **7. Awesome soulful rendition of his classic spiritual. Ben B 4/19/05 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Music Is the Healing ... | 4. | Oh! Love of Life | |||
| 2. | Birth of Mirth | 5. | Island Harvest | |||
| 3. | Masonic Inborn | 6. | Heart Love | |||
| 7. | Ghosts | |||||