Albert Ayler Quartet - Love Cry, Truth Is Marching In, Our Prayer

July 21, 1967, John Coltrane Funeral, New York City

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[Robusto103]

where did you find this recording??? I want it!!!!

[cooks37]

Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)

[postmeback]

(continued) the echo in the church enhances the grandeur. the vocalisations at the end (graves), spirits shouting and departing, the last post for coltrane. this is music of occasion, of solemnity and power.

[postmeback]

despite the recording quality (which is any case is ok, by bootleg standards - you can hear all the instruments clearly) this is clearly a performance of great power. ensemble melody playing with a specially passioante quality imparted by the elvin-jones inspired (?) rollings and crashings of milford graves' superlative drum accompaniment. at times donald takes the lead, at times albert.

[vontrenter]

Jag är uppriktigt glad att Ayler överlevde Coltrane så han fick den här musiken på begravningen. Det var han värd!!!

[panckko]

@LGLG69 For me, some of Albert's music takes time to feel it or warm up to it, including this. Spirtual Unity is a better listen than this.

What a pointless post. This is important for historical reasons. There are lots of things I prefer to listen to but that's not the point.

[lowgrau]

@nypunkeer Yeah, it was recorded on little cassette recorder, and I think what you got here is pretty much it.

You can hear Ornette's tune, with a name change, now called Garden of Souls, on a Blue Note album New York is Now. Highly recommended.

[nypunkeer]

@lowgrau Do you know if that is recorded/available anywhere?

[mantaishere]

This is really incredible...

[hazardous541]

music from another place

[lowgrau]

The other band was Ornette. They played Holiday for a Graveyard

[lowgrau]

The other band was Ornette

[edcerc]

well this would objectively have to be the best funeral in history.

[themindtransferral]

HOLY SHIT!