The Last Album

~ Release by Albert Ayler (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Label: Impulse! - Catalog #: AS9208 - Format: LP
Label: Impulse! - Catalog #: MCA MVCZ122 - Format: CD (date?)
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York, USA
Recording Date:
#2, #5, 1969/08/26
#3, #4, #6, #7, 1969/08/27
#1, 1969/08/29
Personnel Extended Data:
Parks on #2 only.
Vestine on #1 and #4 only.
#1 features Ayler and Vestine only.
Ayler plays bagpipe on #2 and sings on #5.
Additional:
All but #1 are composed by Mary "Maria" Parks.
While this is the last studio album of Ayler, there are a number of live session after this.

Annotation last modified on 2006-05-09 01:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Untitled Duet
electric guitar:
Henry Vestine (on 1969-08-29)
practice chanter [bagpipe chanter] and tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-29)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-29)
4:32
2Again Comes the Rising of the Sun
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-26)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-26)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-26)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-26)
6:52
3All Love
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-27)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-27)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-27)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-27)
8:59
4Toiling
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-27)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-27)
electric guitar:
Henry Vestine (on 1969-08-27)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-27)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-27)
5:05
5Desert Blood
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-26)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-26)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-26) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-26)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-26)
5:57
6Birth of Mirth
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-27)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-27)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-27)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-27)
recording of:
Birth of Mirth (on 1969-08-27)
composer:
Albert Ayler
5:20
7Water Music
bass:
Stafford James (American jazz bassist) (on 1969-08-27)
bass [electric bass]:
Bill Folwell (on 1969-08-27)
membranophone:
Muhammad Ali (drummer) (on 1969-08-27)
piano:
Bobby Few (on 1969-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27)
vocals:
Albert Ayler (on 1969-08-27) and Mary Maria (on 1969-08-27)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1969-08-27)
6:08