Something Different!!!!! (The First Recordings)
Jazz Magazine, No. 166, May 1969 - France
Jazz Monthly, No. 187, September 1970, p. 15 - UK
My Name Is Albert Ayler
Down Beat, Vol. 32 No. 24, November 1965 - USA
Jazz Monthly, March 1966, p. 20 - UK
Jazz Forum, No. 10, Winter 1970, p. 112 - Poland
Spirits (Witches & Devils)
Jazz Monthly, January 1966, p. 3 - UK
Jazz Journal, January (or Feb.) 1966 - UK
Jazz Magazine, December 1972 - France
Down Beat, 11 March 1976, p.29 - USA
Coda, No. 152, December 1976 - pp.20-21 - Canada
Black Music, 1978 - UK
Swing Low Sweet Spiritual (Goin’ Home)
The Boston Phoenix, 11 January 1983 - USA
The Wire, No. 3, March 1983 - UK
Prophecy
Coda, No. 152, December 1976 - pp.20-21 - Canada
Spiritual Unity
Down Beat, Vol. 32 No. 15, July 15, 1965, pp. 29-31 - USA
Jazz Monthly, September 1965, p. 5 - UK
Jazz Journal, September (?) 1965 - UK
Coda, Dec. 65-Jan. 66 - Canada
Jazz Magazine, No. 135, October 1966, p.55 - France
Jazz Hot, 1966/67 (?), p. 31 - France
Musica Jazz, 1967(?), p. 29 - Italy
Jazz Monthly, No. 179, January 1970, p. 16 - UK
Jazz Magazine, No. 220, March 1974 - France
The Essential Jazz Records: Modernism to Postmodernism, pp. 492-495 - UK
New York Eye And Ear Control
Jazz Magazine, No. 141, April 1967, pp.48-49 - France
Ghosts
Jazzwereld, November 1965 - Netherlands
Jazz Hot, January/February 1966, p. 51 - France
Jazz Monthly, March 1966, p. 20 - UK
Jazz Magazine, No. 135, October 1966, p.55 - France
Jazz Monthly, No. 179, January 1970, p. 16 - UK
Jazz Magazine, No. 220, March 1974 - France
Ann Arbor Sun, 11 April, 1975 - USA
The Essential Jazz Records: Modernism to Postmodernism, pp. 495-497 - UK
The Hilversum Session
Melody Maker, 31 January, 1981 - UK
New Musical Express, (?) 1981 - UK
Leidse Courant, 7 March, 1981, p.22 - Netherlands
Bells
Down Beat, Vol. 32, No. 20, 23 September, 1965, p.34 - USA
Jazz Monthly, December 1965, p. 3 - UK
Melody Maker, 4 December,1965, p.20 - UK
Jazz Hot, 1966, p. 5 - France
Spirits Rejoice
Down Beat Vol. 33, No. 18, September 1966, p. 28 - USA
Jazz Magazine, No. 135, October 1966, p.55 - France
Jazz Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 11, January 1967, p. 14 - UK
Guerrilla, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1967, pp. 24-25) - USA (Detroit)
Jazzwereld, January,1967, p.25 - Netherlands
Jazz Hot, (?) 1966/67, p. 31 - France
Jazz Magazine, No. 222, May 1974 - France
Sonny’s Time Now
Jazz Monthly, May 1968, p. 21 - UK
At Slug’s Saloon
The Wire, No. 3, March 1983 - UK
Jazz Magazine, No. 753, October 2022 - France
Stockholm, Berlin 1966
Dusted (offsite)
Lorrach/Paris 1966 (aka Jesus)
La Stampa, 9 January 1982, p.7 - Italy
The Wire, No. 3, March 1983 - UK
Dusted (offsite)
In Greenwich Village
Down Beat, Vol. 35, No. 14, 11 July, 1968, p.26 - USA
Jazz Magazine, No. 162, January 1969, p.38 - France
The Village Concerts
Jazz Hot, May 1978, p. 44 -France
The Village Voice, 7 August, 1978, pp. 43-44 - USA
The Hoya (Georgetown University), 26 January, 1979, p. 8 - USA
Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings
Jazz Journal International, May 1999, pp. 21-22 - UK
Coda, No. 285, May/June, 1999, p. 28 - Canada
Love Cry
The New York Times, 23 June, 1968, p.148 - USA
Down Beat, Vol. 35, No. 12, 1968, pp 28-29 - USA
Jazz Magazine, No. 157, July/August 1968, p.60 - France
Kaleidoscope Chicago, Vol. 1, No. 10, March 28/April 10, 1969, p.18 - USA
2011 release twinned with The Last Album:
PopMatters, 18 October, 2011 (offsite)
Burning Ambulance, (offsite)
New Grass
The East Village Other, 14 March 1969, p.13 - USA
Ann Arbor Argus, Vol. 1, No. 4, 28 March/11 April 1969, p.9 - USA
Melody Maker, 30 August 1969 -p.19 - UK
Jazz Monthly, No. 177, November 1969, p. 3 - UK
The Cricket, November 1969, pp. 37-40 - USA
Jazz Magazine, No. 171, 1969, p. 43 - France
Coda, January, 2005 - Canada
Jazz Journal International, Vol. 59, No. 8, August 2006, pp. 17-18 - UK
Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe
Jazz Monthly, No. 186, August 1970, p. 8 - UK
The Last Album
The East Village Other , 14 July 1971, p.10 - USA
Jazz Magazine, No. 191, August 1971 - France
Ann Arbor Sun, 17 September 1971 - USA
2011 release twinned with Love Cry:
PopMatters, 18 October, 2011 (offsite)
Burning Ambulance (offsite)
Live On The Riviera
Dusted, 12 April, 2005 (offsite)
Paris Transatlantic Magazine, April 2005 (offsite)
All About Jazz, 24 April, 2005 (offsite)
Holy Ghost (Revenant box set, released in October 2004)
The Guardian, Free Rage by Richard Williams, 25 September, 2004 (offsite) - UK
Cleveland Plain Dealer, ‘A New Light’ by John Soeder, 26 September, 2004 - USA
clevescene.com, ‘Ghost Story’ by Carlo Wolff, 29 September, 2004 - USA
The Sunday Herald, ‘Spirit in the Sky’ by David Keenan, 3 October, 2004 - Scotland
The Austin Chronicle, ‘Holy Ghost’ by Harvey Pekar, 8 October, 2004 -USA
The Scotsman, ‘Spiritual renaissance’ by Brian Morton, 9 October, 2004 - Scotland
Denver Post, ‘New Light on mystery man’ by Bret Saunders, 10 October, 2004 - USA
The Village Voice, The Fire That Time by Francis Davis, 12 October, 2004 (offsite) - USA
Het Parool, ‘Muziek uit een kistje’ by Maartje den Breejen, 12 October, 2004 - Netherlands
Palm Beach Post, ‘The Legend: Albert Ayler’ by Joe Gross, 17 October, 2004 - USA
The New York Times, ‘Made Him Wanna Holler’ by Ben Ratliff, 24 October, 2004 - USA
The Chicago Tribune, ‘Spirit of Ayler's music lives on in “Holy Ghost”’ by Bill Meyer, 24 October, 2004 - USA
The Sunday Times, ‘Pop CD of the Week’ by Stewart Lee, 24 October, 2004 - UK
The Boston Globe, ‘Box sets: five from the vaults’ by Bill Beuttler, 29 October, 2004 - USA
Billboard, ‘Ayler’s Passionate Blast From The Past’ by Dan Ouellette, 30 October, 2004 - USA
24 Heures, ‘Prophète du jazz, Albert Ayler ressuscite enfin’ by Luca Sabbatini, 31 October, 2004 - France
All About Jazz, Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost by Andrey Henkin, 31 October, 2004 (offsite)
Culturevulture.net, ‘Holy Ghost’ by Phil Freeman, October 2004
Dusted, A Bouquet for Albert by Derek Taylor, October 2004 (offsite)
LA Weekly, ‘The Sound of Truth’ by Greg Burk, 4 November, 2004 - USA
Le Nouvel Observateur, ‘Albert Ayler, le revenant’ by Bernard Loupias, 4 November, 2004 - France
[Holy Ghost reviews - page 2]
Seattle Weekly, ‘The Ayler Set: Revenant's monument to a minor musician’ by Douglas Wolk, 9 Nov., 2004 - USA
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, ‘Zwischen Vision und Wirrnis’ by Christian Broecking, 11 November, 2004 - Germany
Metro Times Detroit, Silent Scream by Eric Waggoner, 17 November, 2004 (offsite) - USA
Svenska Dagbladet, Ayler krossar konventioner by Magnus Olsson, 19 November, 2004 (offsite) - Sweden
Jazz Break, Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost by Luc Bouquet, 19 November, 2004 - France
Billboard.com, ‘Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost’ by Ron Hart, 24 November, 2004 - USA
Philadelphia City Paper, ‘Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost’ by Nate Chinen, 24 November, 2004 - USA
Expresso, ‘O grito’ by Rui Tentúgal, 27 November, 2004 - Portugal
Newsday.com, ‘Blowing sax - and minds’ by Gene Seymour, 28 November, 2004 - USA
Mojo, ‘Speaking in tongues’ by David Fricke, November 2004 - UK
The Wire, ‘Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost’ by Tony Herrington, November 2004 - UK
Creem Magazine, ‘Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost’ by Brian J. Bowe, November 2004 - USA
One Final Note:Jazz & Improvised Music Webzine, Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost by Scott Hreha & Matthew Sumera, November 2004 (offsite) - USA
All Music Guide, Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost by Thom Jurek, November 2004 (offsite) - USA
Paris Transatlantic Magazine, Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost by Dan Warburton, November 2004 (offsite)
Coda, ‘Ayler Resurrected, A Look Into Revenant's Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost’ by Art Lange, Nov/Dec 2004 - Canada
The San Jose Mercury News, ‘A startling rediscovery of a jazz original’ by Richard Scheinin, 5 December,2004 - USA
The Observer Music Monthly, Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost by Stuart Nicholson, 12 December, 2004 (offsite) - UK
National Public Radio, Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost by Kevin Whitehead (radio review) 14 Dec. 2004 (offsite) - USA
The Portland Phoenix, A tale of two saints: Albert Ayler and Lenny Bruce get boxed by Jon Garelick, 16 December, 2004 - USA
SF Weekly, ‘Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost’ by Sam Prestianni, 22 December, 2004 - USA
WFIU Public Radio - Night Lights - Holy Ghost: Albert Ayler by David Brent Johnson (radio review), 25 December, 2004 (offsite) - US
Uncut, Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost Revenant (offsite)
‘Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost’ by Remco Takken, 2005 - Netherlands
Stereophile, ‘2005 Records To Die For: ALBERT AYLER: Holy Ghost’ by Richard J. Rosen, February, 2005 - USA
Double Bassist, ‘Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost’ by Matthew Simpkins, No. 33, Summer 2005 - UK
Compilations:
The New Wave In Jazz
Down Beat, 27 January, 1966, pp. 29-30 - USA
Jazz Monthly, April 1966, p. 20 - UK
Tribune de Lausanne, 17 April, 1966, p. 12 - Switzerland
Negro Digest, September, 1966 - USA
La Saga Héroïque d’Albert Ayler
Jazz Magazine, No. 192, September 1971, pp. 40-41 - France
Reevaluations: The Impulse Years
Ann Arbor Sun, 8 February, 1974 - USA
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In an appendix to his biography of Albert Ayler, Jeff Schwartz includes a section on the responses to the inclusion of Ayler tracks in the ‘Blindfold Test’ feature of Down Beat. During Ayler’s lifetime, his music was included in six ‘tests’ for the following musicians: Booker Ervin, Oliver Nelson, James Moody,Sonny Simmons & Prince Lasha, Jerome Richardson and Jean-Luc Ponty.
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