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Title: Quintessential Free Jazz
Review: Fiery, aggressive and deeply passionate, "Spiritual Unity" is a watershed album in free jazz/improvisation. Ayler and Co. hold nothing back, playing as if their very lives depended on it. The presence of only three musicians provide for ample amount of space, so while it's most definitely an intense recording, it isn't as suffocating as Coltrane's "Ascention". But don't let that fool you for a second. If you're not familiar with free or avant-garde-or whatever the hell you want to call it-jazz, you will loathe this with every last fiber of your being. But if you're a curious soul cutting your teeth on Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy and you're willing to take the plunge, go for it. You may never look back.Also recommended:Interstellar Space~John ColtraneRepent~Charles Gayle
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