LIVE AT SLUG’S SALOON

Tracks

1.   Truth Is Marching In          (10.08)

2.   Our Prayer                           (12.18)

3.   Bells                                      (18.02)

4.   Ghosts                                  (23.07)

5.   Initiation                               (16.34)

(Track 2 by Donald Ayler. The rest by Albert Ayler)

Personnel

Albert Ayler   (tenor saxophone)

Donald Ayler   (trumpet)

Michel Sampson   (violin)

Lewis Worrell   (bass)

Ronald Shannon Jackson   (drums)

Recording Details

May 1, 1966

Slug`s Saloon, New York

Release Details

Tracks 1 and 2 released as Albert Ayler Quintet Live at Slug's Saloon Volume 1, ESP Base (Italy) 3031, DIW (Japan) 1001, and as Truth is Marching In, Magic Music (Germany) LP10003, and CD30003.

Tracks 3 and 4 released as Albert Ayler Quintet Live at Slug's Saloon Volume 2, ESP Base (Italy) 3032, DIW (Japan) 1002, and as Black Revolt, Magic Music (Germany) LP10004, and CD30004.

Tracks 1 - 4 (in the order 3,4,1,2) released as the CD, In Memory of Albert Ayler, Jazz Door 1203, and (in the order 1 - 4) as Complete Live At Slug’s Saloon, Lonehill Jazz (Spain) LHJ 10101.

Tracks 1 - 3 released as Slug's Saloon Volume 1, ESP (USA) ESPCD 3031.

Tracks 4 - 5 released as Slug's Saloon Volume 2, ESP (USA) ESPCD 3032.

All tracks issued as Albert Ayler at Slug’s Saloon 1966 ESP-DISK (Japan) TKCZ-79158, and as
Slugs Saloon Get Back (Italy) GET 1018CD (2 CD set) and GET 1018LP (2 LP set), Fruit Tree (2005 release -2 CD digipack)
 

(The timings given above are taken from the Get Back and ESP CD releases. They differ slightly from the In Memory Of Albert Ayler version which is as follows: ‘Bells’ (18.15), ‘Ghosts’ (23.30), ‘Truth Is Marching In’ (8.56), ‘Our Prayer’ (14.55). I have no information regarding track times on the other versions.)

From the sleevenotes

“..., AND SOMEBODY, JUST SOMEBODY, PLEASE, LISTEN!”

Peter Brotzmann (from the sleevenotes to the Jazz Door release)
 
 

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