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Albert Ayler Trio · 1964 · Thème à la fanfare, trio sans piano

Context

Piece from Spiritual Unity, recorded July 10, 1964 in New York (7 min 20 sec), the first record on the ESP-Disk label. Ayler plays in a trio with Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray; the album is considered a landmark of free jazz.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Free jazz, Spiritual jazz. Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.

By the same artist

• Spirits (1964)
• Ghosts: Second Variation (1964)
• Spirits Rejoice (1965)

Sources

• EN: Spiritual Unity

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