Bells (album)

Bells
Bells
Live album by Albert Ayler
Released	1965
Recorded	May 1, 1965
Venue	The Town Hall, NYC
Genre	Free jazz
Length	20:03
Label	ESP-Disk 1010
Producer	Richard L. Alderson
Albert Ayler chronology

Bells is a live album by American free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler recorded at The Town Hall in New York City in 1965 and first released as a single sided LP on the ESP-Disk label.^[1]^[2] The album was released in many variations including clear and coloured vinyl and with a variety of colored covers and most recently on CD combined with Prophecy.^[3]^[4]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[6]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos states: "As Albert Ayler recorded several definitive recordings before or after this one, and due to the very short length of Bells, it cannot be considered a magnum opus. But it does contain music played by his most powerful unit, a small window into the mind and heart of the most iconic maverick in the free jazz movement, and a magnet for discussion that lingers on well past his death".^[5]

All About Jazz commented: "Part of the lasting brilliance of Bells is that the group is much more roughshod at this early stage, the ensemble not yet formed into a cohesive, balanced whole but a rickety patchwork, its seams (and therefore process) showing proudly through".^[7]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Albert Ayler

"Bells" - 20:03

Personnel[]

References[]

^ Albert Ayler discography accessed October 29, 2014
^ Albert Ayler sessionography, accessed October 29, 2014
^ ESP-Disk catalog, accessed October 29, 2014
^ Ayler.com album entry, accessed October 29, 2014
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed October 28, 2014
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 15. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Allen, C., Albert Ayler: Prophecy/Bells Review, July 14, 2005

[Albert_Ayler_discography-1] Albert Ayler discography accessed October 29, 2014

[2] Albert Ayler sessionography, accessed October 29, 2014

[3] ESP-Disk catalog, accessed October 29, 2014

[4] Ayler.com album entry, accessed October 29, 2014

[Allmusic-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed October 28, 2014

[RSJRG-6] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 15. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[7] Allen, C., Albert Ayler: Prophecy/Bells Review, July 14, 2005

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