The almost five year span bookended in this particular Ayler revisitation marks, in a certain sense, the beginning and end points of the most lasting and creative portion of his remarkable, though sadly brief, career. – Brian Olewnick
Newport Festival, Rhode Island, June 30 / July 1, 1967 (Tracks 1-3)
Albert Ayler alto saxophone (track 1), tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (track 1) vocal (track 2)
Don Ayler trumpet
Michel Samson violin
Bill Folwell double bass
Milford Graves drums
John Coltrane Funeral, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, New York City July 1967 (Track 4)
Albert Ayler tenor saxophone
Don Ayler trumpet
Richard Davis double bass
Milford Graves drums
Albert Ayler with the Cecil Taylor Trio, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 16, 1962 (Track 5)
Cecil Taylor piano
Jimmy Lyons alto saxophone
Albert Ayler tenor saxophone
Sunny Murray drums