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December 01, 2004
SEASON TWO, WEEK ONE
This week is brought to you by the letters J, A, and Z.
That's right folks. These next few weeks we're gonna visit some songs I've been revisiting lately in the jazz world. And when I say jazz, I don't mean the Bill Cosby sweater wearing type either.
Let's start off with one that's either going to make you laugh, cringe or sing along for the rest of the day:
In celebration of the freshly minted box set with an assload of new material that's never been released, I decided to pull this little gem (or heap of coal, depending who you ask) from one of Ayler's most controversial albums, 1968's New Grass on Impulse. Ayler was received with a shitload of hostility when this release came out, sprinkled with measure the cries of being a sellout. But while the backup singers, horn section and funky drum/bass combo smack of mainstream, Ayler's still all over the place on this track. For better or worse, this tune definitely makes people have an opinion one way or another. And for that, I include it here.
This is not indicative of Ayler's body of work, so if you don't dig on this don't let it deter you from digging further.
Oh yeah, and this blog will now be updated regularly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also: seeking guest contributors to the subject at hand. Suggestions always welcome. Email me.
Posted by robthe at December 1, 2004 06:20 AM