New York Eye and Ear Control [LP]

Albert Ayler – New York Eye and Ear Control [LP]

New York Eye and Ear Control documents a 1964 free-improvisation session for filmmaker Michael Snow. Albert Ayler is joined by Don Cherry, John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray, whose collective interplay moves between dense ensemble passages and sharply contrasting instrumental voices. Digitally remastered vinyl LP on ESP-Disk.

Track Listing:

A1. Dons Dawn
A2. A Y
B1. ITT

Press:

"This is a very interesting set, music that was freely improvised and used as the soundtrack for the 34-minute short film New York Eye and Ear Control. Tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler leads the all-star sextet (which also includes trumpeter Don Cherry, altoist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray) on two lengthy jams. The music is fiery but with enough colorful moments to hold one's interest throughout." -- Scott Yanow, AllMusic