Albert Ayler - New York Eye & Ear Control

New York Eye & Ear Control LP isn’t strictly an Albert Ayler album but a very interesting collaborative freely improvised soundtrack project for Michael Snow’s film of the same name. Recorded in July 1964 by Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray. Liner notes, photos and more… digitally remastered from the original tapes.

Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Gary Peacock, John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, Sunny Murray

New York Eye & Ear Control

ESP-Disk'
Cat No: ESP1016LP
Format: LP
Country: USA
Region: North America
Genre: Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz

New York Eye & Ear Control LP isn’t strictly an Albert Ayler album but a very interesting collaborative freely improvised soundtrack project for Michael Snow’s film of the same name. Recorded in July 1964 by Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray. Liner notes, photos and more… digitally remastered from the original tapes.

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Listen to: New York Eye & Ear Control

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1. Don's Dawn
01:04
2. A.Y.
21:21
3. ITT
23:25

Item Description

Michael Snow, the Toronto based film maker and pianist and catalyst for free improvisational performers everywhere; painter, sculptor and record producer, and the pride of Canada, used the image of pianist-composer Carla Bley as the inspiration for ah art film, NY EYE & EAR CONTROL. For his sound track, he assembled a group of ESP artists in his loft, and recorded them on July 17, 1964.

Albert Ayler: tenor sax
Don Cherry: trumpet, cornet
John Tchicai: alto saxophone
Roswell Rudd: trombone
Gary Peacock: bass
Sunny Murray: drums

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