''Ghosts'' is the second album release by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler's quartet featuring Don Cherry,

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label as ''Vibrations''.Albert Ayler discography
accessed October 28, 2014

Reception

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating: "It helps greatly to have open ears to appreciate this music, although Ayler's jams would become a bit more accessible the following year. Recommended".Yanow, S.
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accessed October 28, 2014 Michael Toland wrote: "''Vibrations'' is practically a primer on sixties free jazz... Both horn blowers are in top form here, with Cherry blazing on the second version of 'Ghosts' like a man possessed and Ayler powering through the title track as in pursuit of the demons that did it. ''Vibrations'' is a fine introduction to the style for free jazz neophytes." Ethan Iverson wrote that ''Vibrations'' is "well-recorded and has marvelous playing by all members of the quartet. Don Cherry's casual, unfettered melodies offset Ayler's fulminations perfectly; Gary Peacock's initial virtuosic salvo with Ayler remains one of the glories of his extensive discography."

Track listing

All compositions by Albert Ayler. # "Ghosts (short version)" - 2:08 # "Children" - 6:53 # "Holy Spirit" - 8:30 # "Ghosts (extended version)" - 7:58 # "Vibrations" - 5:00 # "Mothers" - 7:06

Personnel

* Albert Ayler -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

* Don Cherry -

cornet The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B, though there is also a so ...

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* Sonny Murray -

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References

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