{"product_id":"2cd-albert-ayler-bells-prophecy-expanded","title":"2CD - Albert Ayler - Bells\/Prophecy - Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003e2CD - Import - on E.S.P.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbert Ayler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's trio with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Peacock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunny Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is best known for the July 10, 1964, recording of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiritual Unity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ESPDISK 1002CD), the album that made both Ayler and ESP-Disk' famous when it was released in 1965. A decade after that, in 1975, ESP-Disk' also released, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eProphecy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ESP-3030), the first documentation of the group, recorded a month before \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiritual Unity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Canadian poet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Haines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at a concert at a 91st Street club. These Cellar Café recordings are augmented here beyond the five cuts from the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eProphecy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e release by another six tracks from the same gig. (This edition uses the more accurate titles found on their release in the 2004 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoly Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e box set on Revenant, rather than the fanciful titles from their 1996 first issue, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert Smiles with Sunny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the German label InRespect. Note also that \"Wizard\" on CD 1 and \"The Wizard\" on CD 2 are different compositions.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1965 yielded Ayler treasures as his style shifted. The transitional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was just under 20 minutes, originally released in 1965 as one side of a clear vinyl LP, with the other side empty of music. It was recorded at a May 1, 1965, Town Hall concert of ESP artists, displaying Ayler's new group. Murray remained, Albert's brother \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e joined on trumpet, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLewis Worrell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e held down the bass slot. The denser sound of \"Bells\" shows Ayler moving toward the bigger sonic statement made on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirits Rejoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ESPDISK 1020CD\/LP, 1965), his September 23, 1965, Judson Hall session. By the way, \"Bells\" as heard here is not, in fact, a single composition; rather, it is a medley moving from \"Holy Ghost\" to an unnamed theme and then into \"Bells\" proper. ESP-Disk' founder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Stollman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was so excited by \"Bells\" that he released it on one side of an LP without delaying to record additional music to fill the other side. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Encore Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48485409587454,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1546\/6351\/files\/ESPDISK4076CD_CU.jpg?v=1782656295","url":"https:\/\/encorerecords.ca\/products\/2cd-albert-ayler-bells-prophecy-expanded","provider":"Encore Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}