Superior Viaduct · in the Kissa Kissa racks
In Greenwich Village
| Recorded | Dec 18, 1966 & Feb 26, 1967 |
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| Label | Superior Viaduct |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 26134 |
The record
Two basses, cello, and violin crowd the frontline here, with brother Donald's trumpet marching alongside full-throated tenor cries. Superior Viaduct's reissue preserves this Impulse-era set as the group edges toward ceremony, all holler and bowed-string weight.
Session personnel
- Albert Ayler — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Alan Silva — bass
- Bill Folwell — bass
- Henry Grimes — bass
- Joel Freedman — cello
- Beaver Harris — drums
- Donald Ayler — trumpet
- Michel Samson — violin
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 48 pressings on file.
| 1967 | Impulse! · A-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1967 | Impulse! · AS-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1967 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A 9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1967 | Impulse! · A-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Promo |
| 1967 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1967 | Impulse! · ASR 9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1968 | Impulse! · A-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1968 | Impulse! · A-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, MONO Cover · gatefold |
| 1968 | Impulse! · AS-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1971 | Impulse! · AS-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Impulse! · SR-3114 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1971 | Impulse! · A-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Impulse! · AS-9155 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1973 | Impulse! · IMP-88064 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
Follow the players
Albert Ayler also plays on
Alan Silva also plays on
Bill Folwell also plays on