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Spirits Rejoice is a live album by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded in New York City in 1965 and first released on the ESP-Disk label. The recording session took place without an audience at Judson Hall, which had been rented solely for recording purposes.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars, calling it “one of Albert Ayler’s wildest, noisiest albums”, and stating: “For all its apparent chaos, Spirits Rejoice is often surprisingly pre-arranged – witness all the careening harmony passages that accompany the theme statements, and the seamless transitions of the title track. Spirits Rejoice is proof that there was an underlying logic even to Ayler’s most extreme moments, and that’s why it remains a tremendously inspiring recording”.

Track listing
All compositions by Albert Ayler

“Spirits Rejoice” – 11:41
“Holy Family” – 2:11
“D. C.” – 8:00
“Angels” – 5:30
“Prophet” – 5:36

Personnel
Albert Ayler – tenor saxophone
Donald Ayler – trumpet (tracks 1–3 & 5)
Charles Tyler – alto saxophone (tracks 1–3 & 5)
Call Cobbs – harpsichord (track 4)
Henry Grimes, Gary Peacock – bass
Sunny Murray – drums

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Released: 1965
Recorded: September 23, 1965 at Judson Hall, NYC
Length: 32:58
Label: ESP-Disk ESP 1020