Joëlle Léandre Rocks On, Freely
You ask, ‘Why’?” says Joëlle Léandre, 71, when asked about recording somewhere between 140 and 200 albums since 1981, with three times as many gigs … Read More “Joëlle Léandre Rocks On, Freely”
3. Albert Ayler Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondations Maeght Recordings (Ina/Elemental)
To hear Albert Ayler is to behold genius without being beaten over the head by it; he may have been a titanic figure who inspired John Coltrane, but his music never gives you the impression of an arteest. The four-CD live album Revelations is an excellent gateway into Ayler’s universe; even when compositions like “Birth of Mirth” grow tempestuous and unwieldy, the music is charged with imagination, a sense of play, and superlative love. MORGAN ENOS
