Religious Imperatives, Boogaloo Rhythms: Taking another Listen to Albert Ayler's New Grass

In this article I discuss free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler's album New Grass, released in 1968. Although Ayler's early works have entered the jazz canon, this album has been seen as the beginning of his decline and also as a sellout. I argue that by taking Ayler's messianic religiou...

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Главный автор: Kaler, Michael (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: University of Saskatchewan [2013]
В: Journal of religion and popular culture
Год: 2013, Том: 25, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 264-272
Другие ключевые слова:B Свободный джаз
B Religious Experience
B Джаз
B Импровизация
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Итог:In this article I discuss free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler's album New Grass, released in 1968. Although Ayler's early works have entered the jazz canon, this album has been seen as the beginning of his decline and also as a sellout. I argue that by taking Ayler's messianic religious convictions into account, we cannot only understand New Grass better but can also see how it fits into his career as a whole and widen our understanding of the ways in which religious convictions and experimental music interact.
ISSN:1703-289X
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.25.2.264