The Impulse Story

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1	Holy Ghost Bass – Lewis WorrellCello – Joel FreedmanDrums – Sunny MurrayTrumpet – Donald Ayler	7:39
2	Truth Is Marching In Bass – Bill Folwell, Henry GrimesDrums – Beaver HarrisTrumpet – Donald AylerViolin – Michel Samson*	12:36
3	Angels Bass – Unknown ArtistPiano [Probably] – Call Cobbs	9:53
4	Love Cry Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Albert AylerBass – Alan SilvaDrums – Milford GravesTrumpet – Donald Ayler	3:54
5	Bells Bass – Alan SilvaDrums – Milford GravesTrumpet – Donald Ayler	3:07
6	New Grass/Message From Albert Baritone Saxophone – Buddy LucasComposed By, Arranged By, Conductor – Bert DeCoteauxElectric Bass – Bill FolwellFlute – Seldon PowellTrombone – Garnett BrownTrumpet – Burt Collins, Joe NewmanVoice [Recitation] – Albert Ayler	3:51
7	Free At Last! Arranged By, Conductor – Bert DeCoteauxBaritone Saxophone – Buddy LucasComposed By – Mary Maria Parks*, Rose Marie McCoyDrums – Bernard PurdieElectric Bass – Bill FolwellHarpsichord [Electric] – Call CobbsTenor Saxophone – Seldon PowellTrombone – Garnett BrownTrumpet – Burt Collins, Joe NewmanVocals – Albert Ayler, Mary Maria Parks*, Rose Marie McCoy	3:05
8	Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe Bass [Left Channel] – Bill FolwellBass [Right Channel] – Stafford JamesComposed By, Vocals – Mary Maria Parks*Drums – Muhammad AliPiano – Bobby Few	8:37
9	Water Music Bass [Left Channel] – Bill FolwellBass [Right Channel] – Muhammad AliComposed By – Mary Maria Parks*Piano – Bobby Few	6:07
10	Untitled Duet Chanter [Bagpipe] – Albert AylerComposed By – Henry Vestine, Mary Maria Parks*Electric Guitar – Henry Vestine	4:31

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – The Verve Music Group
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Verve Music Group
• Record Company – Universal Music
• Recorded At – Village Gate
• Recorded At – Village Vanguard
• Recorded At – Capitol Studios, New York City
• Recorded At – Plaza Sound Studios
• Mastered At – Sundazed Studios

Credits

• Art Direction – Hollis King
• Art Direction [Art Production Directed By] – Sherniece Smith
• Compiled By, Sequenced By, Liner Notes – Ashley Kahn
• Composed By – Albert Ayler (tracks: 1 to 7)
• Design – Kazumi Matsumoto
• Design [Original-LP Cover Art: Love Cry] – Robert And Barbara Flynn*
• Design [Original-LP Cover Art: Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe] – George Whiteman
• Mastered By – Bob Irwin, Jayme Pieruzzi
• Photography By – Chuck Stewart
• Photography By [Original-LP Cover Art: Love Cry] – Chuck Stewart
• Photography By [Original-LP Cover Art: Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe] – Bert Andrews
• Producer [Original Recordings Produced By] – Bob Thiele (tracks: 1 to 7), Ed Michel (tracks: 8 to 10)
• Supervised By [Compilation] – Bryan Koniarz
• Tenor Saxophone – Albert Ayler (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9)

Notes

Track 1 recorded March 28, 1965 at the Village Gate, New York City; Original LP issue: Various - The New Wave In Jazz (AS-90), available on CD: Albert Ayler - Live In Greenwich Village - The Complete Impulse Recordings(IMPD-2-273) (2 CDs).
Track 2 recorded December 18, 1966 at the Village Vanguard, New York City; Original LP issue: Albert Ayler - In Greenwich Village (AS-9155), available on CD: Albert Ayler - Live In Greenwich Village - The Complete Impulse Recordings (IMPD-2-273) (2 CDs).
Track 3 recorded December 18, 1966 at the Village Vanguard, New York City; Original LP issue: Albert Ayler - The Village Concerts (IA-9336/2), available on CD: Albert Ayler - Live In Greenwich Village - The Complete Impulse Recordings (IMPD-2-273) (2 CDs).
Tracks 4 and 5 recorded August 31, 1967 at Capital Studios, New York City; Original LP issue: Albert Ayler - Love Cry (AS-9165), available on CD: Albert Ayler - Love Cry (GRD-108).
Tracks 6 and 7 recorded September 5 and/or 6, 1968 in New York City; Original LP issue: Albert Ayler - New Grass (AS-9175), available on CD: Albert Ayler - New Grass.
Track 8 recorded August 26, 1969 at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City; Original LP issue: Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe (AS-9191), available on CD: Albert Ayler - Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe (440 065-2).
Track 9 recorded August 27, 1969 at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City; Original LP issue: Albert Ayler - The Last Album (AS9208).
Track 10 recorded August 29, 1969 at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City; Original LP issue: Albert Ayler - The Last Album (AS9208).

Made in the E.U.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 602498551035
• Label Code: LC 00236

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
0602498551035	Albert Ayler	The Impulse Story ‎(CD, Comp)	Impulse!	0602498551035	Ukraine	2007
B0006560-02	Albert Ayler	The Impulse Story ‎(CD, Comp)	Impulse!	B0006560-02	US	2006
B0006560-02	Albert Ayler	The Impulse Story ‎(CD, Comp, Club)	Impulse!	B0006560-02	US	2006