Sheet Music

Steve Tintweiss sent me these lead sheets which were originally on the Jeff Schwartz site. Clicking the title will open a new page. Click your back button to return to the site.

Change Has Come

D. C.

Everybody’s Movin

Our Prayer (by Donald Ayler)

Truth Is Marching In - Dikko Faust’s arrangement

Universal Indians

Universal Message

Untitled Songs from 5-1-66

Vibrations

Water Music

The Wizard

Witches And Devils (by Norman Howard)

The Wizard

The following scans are taken from Peter Niklas Wilson’s Spirits Rejoice: Albert Ayler und seine Botschaft (Hofheim, Germany: Wolke Verlag, 1996) and were provided by Dirk Goedeking.

Angels

Down By The Riverside (take 6) (trad.)

Down By The Riverside (trad.)

Truth Is Marching In 1

Truth Is Marching In 2

Vibrations

The following scans are taken from Ekkehard Jost’s Free Jazz (Graz: Universal Edition, 1974) and were provided by Dirk Goedeking.

Billie’s Bounce (by Charlie Parker)

Witches and Devils (by Norman Howard) - solo shapes

And here’s a transcription of ‘Ghosts’ from Lars Larsson.




		And another which can be purchased from Jellynote:



		And this one for Bb Clarinets:



		The OJBR (The Online Journal of Bass Research) has an extensive article by Robert Sabin, Ph.D., concerning ‘Ghosts: first variation’ from Spiritual Unity with detailed transcriptions. * Matt Smiley has kindly made available his transcriptions of a number of Ayler tunes, which can be downloaded here. * And here’s Victor Aubert’s transcription of ‘Truth Is Marching In’ (In Greenwich Village: 1 Theme A, 2 Interlude: "Omega" / "Tune Y", 3 Theme B) from freejazzinstitute.org. * Musescore has a version of ‘Ghosts’ which includes the intro from the ‘First Variation’ on Spiritual Unity. * ‘Children’ from Ghosts, taken from the booklet for the Fabbri Editori’s ‘I Grandi Del Jazz 12: Albert Ayler’. (Dirk Goedeking found this and added this note: ‘Although titled "The solo of the week" (‘L’Assolo Della Settimana’ in Italian) it is a transcription of the theme not of the solo.’



		Ayler Upbeat Windups Dikko Faust has provided these transcriptions of Ayler’s ‘Upbeat Windups’. Dikko explains: “This began comparing Spirits Rejoice & Infinite Spirit and expanded. Every example starts with an upbeat dominant (fifth) resolving to the tonic downbeat of the first measure of a song, tune, anthem, carol, nursery song, bugle call. A very common device, for Ayler as well as everyone else. A technical name for this musical device is ‘dominant pickup’.”






	Lyrics (by Mary Maria Parks) 1. ‘New Generation’ It’s a new generation Telling it the way they feel (new generation) It’s a new generation singing it loud and clear (new generation) It’s a new generation really know what’s happening here. (new generation) It’s a new generation looking for a peace of mind (new generation) New generation groovin’ it down the line (new generation) new generation groovin’ it all the time (new generation) take it over take it over, sock it to ’em sock it to ’em, let ’em have it let ’em have it, give it to ’em give it to ’em [2x] It’s a new generation Telling it the way they feel (new generation) It’s a new generation singing it loud and clear (new generation) It's a new generation really know whats happening here. (new generation) It's a new generation looking for a peace of mind (generation, new generation) New generation groovin’ it down the line (generation, new generation) new generation groovin’ it all the time (generation, new generation) take it over take it over, sock it to ’em sock it to ’em, let ’em have it let ’em have it, give it to ’em give it to ’em [2x] new generation new generation new generation it’s a new generation new generation new generation new generation new generation. (From AZLyrics.) 2. ‘Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe’ Music is the healing force of the universe, Music of love, Music is the spirit, Music is life, Life is music, Music is played, listened to, danced to, Sometimes not understood but felt, Music causes all bad vibrations to fade away, It makes one want to love instead of hate, It puts the mind in a healthy state of thought. It reconciles, unites, becomes oneness, It brings about a state of wholeness and purifies, Oh, let it come in, Oh, let it come in, The music of the universe, The music of love, Be healed. Music is the healing force of the universe, Music of love, Music is giving, Music is greatness, It’s never complete, it is a being, It’s always there, To feel, To let in, To become obsessed by, To be healed by, So open up your door, And let it come in, Let it into the very interior of your soul, Sometime our very soul is in need of spiritual medication, We do not always need the pill and its contents, Just open up your heart and soul and let it come in, Oh, let it come in, Oh, let it come in, The music of the universe, The music of love, Be healed. Oh, let it come in, Oh, let it come in, The music of the universe, The music of love, Be healed. (From Musixmatch.) 3. ‘Oh! Love of Life’ Oh love of life Do you hear me calling Do you hear me calling for universal love Universal love Oh love of life Peace is all I'm asking Peace is all I'm asking I want to be with you Can you hear the angels singing their music? Yes I can, yes I can They are telling of his love Telling of his love. I love you Oh love of life Do you hear me calling? Do you hear me calling? For universal love Can you hear, can you hear the angels singing their music? Yes I can, yes I can, they are telling of his love Oh love of life, do you hear me calling for universal love I want to be with you 4. ‘Desert Blood’ Oh this land is a desert And we dwell in this land We separate, we join, and we separate again In this land we are one great big band Passing through the night We fought with the sword and shed each other's blood Just like it happened once before We bring brotherhood which is often misunderstood Like in the days of Noah God warned him of the flood In this land in this century We fight with the gun We are wandering on this desert We are still on the run In this land we are one great big band Passing through the night 5. ‘Again Comes the Rising of the Sun’ Again comes the rising of the sun Another day when we've begun The unfinished chores of yesterday We set about to find our way We always finish and begin We go through life until the end And here are the things we do We build it up, and tear it down We start all over, and make it round We can make it short, make it long Before we know it, our time is gone But tomorrow is always another day Yes we'll keep going the same old way But again comes the rising of the sun Another day when our work has begun We look for the better things in life Seeking to find an answer day and night Always studying and planning to make a profit And in the end we sometimes wonder if it's worth it And here are the things we do We build it up... 6. ‘A Man is Like a Tree’ A man is like a tree A tree is like a man Comes a change of the season He dies and he's born again A man is like a tree That grows from a seed Never cut his growth Give him a chance to be He will answer to the call Like a tree he'll stand up tall A man is like a tree A tree is like a man The arms of a man Like branches of a tree Forever reaching out Because man was meant to be Winter, spring, summer, and fall Like a tree he'll stand up tall A man is like a tree A tree is like a man A man is like a tree A tree is like a man (From Patrick Bruhns’ Ayler site, now preserved by the Internet Archive’s WayBackMachine.) 7. ‘Everybody’s Movin’’ Everybody’s movin’ in a different direction Movin’ so fast they have no perfection Everybody’s running yes to and fro Sometimes I wonder where could it be. Caught up in the wave they just can’t decide They run away and they have no place to hide. Everybody’s movin’ in a different direction Movin’ so fast they have no perfection Sometime I wonder where could I go Everybody’s acting strange I just can’t see Sometimes I wonder what could it be. 8. ‘Heart Love’ Heart that is full of love, love that comes from above Heart full of tenderness, brings about togetherness Heart that is kind and true, brings eternal life to you Heart love is never sad, love peace within your heart Love is full of many things, makes you happy as a king Let our voices laugh and ring, songs of praise that children sing Heart love. (From ‘Heart Love’ by Shakers n’ Bakers.) ‘Message From Albert’ (from New Grass) The music I bring to you is of a different dimension in my life. I hope you will like this record. Through meditation, dreams and visions I have been made a universal man through the power of The Creator who made us all. The music I have played in the past I know I have played in another place at a different time. And I was sent once again to give the people of Earth a spiritual message. The message I bring to you is one of spiritual love, peace, and understanding. We must restore universal harmony. Everybody is only thinking of themself, a selfish ego. We must have love for each other and our fellow man. Woe, woe unto the false prophet that prophesizes out of his own heart. This is a sin against the Lord. We must understand this. We must get ourselves together soon because there will be nothing left. Pray to the Lord, repent, pray again, and repent. Please do that, for your sake. (From The Over-Educated Negro) Back to The Music

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