Albert Ayler – Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe LP Sale

Released on the Impulse label in 1969, Albert Ayler s album Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe was entirely written by Ayler s partner, Mary Maria Parks. Along with The Last Album, which contains outtakes from the same session, this was Ayler s last studio album (he would die in November of 1970). According to AllMusic reviewer Al Campbell, this is a powerful and often ignored recording from the Albert Ayler catalog. It is a prophetic statement dealing with guilt, confusion, sorrow, and hopes of redemption. While not easy listening, it provides an important portrait of a man facing a life and death inner struggle beyond the boundaries of jazz.