- Format: CD
- Label: ESP
- Genre: Jazz
not only did these four recordings define the ethos of esp as the quintessential free-music label of the '60s and '70s, but they also represented (and still remain) some of the most devastating and profound expressions in avant-garde jazz, making history for albert ayler and esp-disk' as a vital and influential part of american free music.
includes: spiritual unity (esp1002), ayler's beyond essential 1964 debut release for esp-disk'; bells (esp1010), ayler's 20 min revolution in jazz recorded live in nyc 1965; new york ear and eye control (esp1016), an improvised soundtrack to filmmaker michael snow's 1964 film; and spirits rejoice (esp1020), a challenging free-wailing document featuring a stellar line-up and recorded in nyc in sept. 1965.
tracks: cd1 (spiritual unity - esp1002): 1. ghosts (first variation) 2. the wizard 3. spirits 4. ghosts (second variation) cd2 (bells- esp1010): 1. bells cd3 (new york eye and ear control - esp1016): 1. dons dawn 2. ay 3. itt cd4 (spirits rejoice - esp1020): 1. spirits rejoice 2. holy family 3. d.c. 4. angels 5. prophet
