Albert Ayler - New GrassAlbert Aylers 1969 album New Grass has been misunderstood from the day of its release. The album finds Ayler experimenting with soul music and digging back into his R&B roots (he started his career playing saxophone with Chicago bluesman Little Walter), fusing it with the avant garde free jazz (the one element of the record which garnered consistent praise) and adding the vocals of Rose Marie McCoy, The Soul Singers and Ayler himself. As if predicting

“Whoosh is our first concerted effort to make something with a bit more sonic depth

riding the top 10 charts to sonic stardom and glory

Love is real

True Stories

Andru Chapman

chaotic rhythms

pulsing electronics get swept away with lush orchestrations

of seeing your life flash before your eyes

who was convinced they were going to be big

The latter song includes a brief interlude of the Velvet Underground song

Ryan AdamsåÊ& The Cardinals) also joins on guitar throughout

dyspeptic jazz traditions—the organ trio