It is inevitable to remember Albert Ayler listening to this record. The painful sax, the prevailing abstractionism, the use of string instruments, the paroxysm of thematic cantability combined with the free explosion leave no doubts. And in fact Tyler was for years, and also in many famous records, an integral part of the circle of the unfortunate Albert. A giant that apparently has also marked its solo history. To be convinced of this it is enough to pay attention (it doesn't take much) to the analogy of the song "Three Spirits" with many Aylerian themes. All in all, this reissue offers us the opportunity to rediscover a musician today almost completely forgotten (he June 1992), who in his 1966 debut seems to apply some personal ideas to Ayler's dictates, in I use, for example, keyboards that seem to give a magical and celestial area to the highest moments of total improvisation developed starting from the themes. Circularity is counterpointed by horizontal lines in which polyphonies characterized by freedom and solo moments are found in which stands the sax of Tyler and the cello. And it is precisely the spirals created by the sax with the cello and double bass from the first piece that envelop themselves along a vertical of considerable visionary power. sign of freedom and solo moments in which Tyler's sax and cello stand out. And it is precisely the spirals created by the sax with the cello and double bass from the first piece that envelop themselves along a vertical of considerable visionary power. sign of freedom and solo moments in which Tyler's sax and cello stand out. And it is precisely the spirals created by the sax with the cello and double bass from the first piece that envelop themselves along a vertical of considerable visionary power. - Aaj Italy Staff. (May 17, 2010)
Tracks
1. Strange Uhuru
2. Lacy's Out East
3. Three Spirits
4. Black Mysticism
CHARLES TYLER alto saxophone
HENRY GRIMES bass
ROLAND JACKSON drums
CHARLES MOFFET vibraphone
All music composed by Charles Tyler
ESP Disk - 1029