Free Jazz

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 076

3 COLORS BLACK SONNY SHARROCK (1969-70) A1: BLACK WOMAN (5:17); A2: PEANUT (9:17). B1: PORTRAIT OF LINDA IN 3 COLORS, ALL BLACK (9:06); B2: SOON (7:45). CATEGORY: FREE NOISE | DURATION: 31 MINUTES Somewhere on the experimental axis from Albert Ayler to the Japanese avant-garde,…

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Free Jazz

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 012

OM JOHN COLTRANE (1965) A1: OM, PART 1 (15:02). B1: OM, PART 2 (13:58). CATEGORY: FREE JAZZ | DURATION: 29 MINUTES Released in 1967 but recorded in October 1965, Om is John Coltrane’s fusion of spiritual music (as featured in his famous A Love Supreme of 1964), free…

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Free Jazz

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 009

HOLY GHOSTS ALBERT AYLER (1964) A1: THE WIZARD (7:23); A2: SPIRITS (6:49). B1: HOLY SPIRIT (8:31); B2: VIBRATIONS (5:00). CATEGORY: FREE JAZZ | DURATION: 28 MINUTES 1964 was a pivotal year for tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler, who recorded several albums of free jazz during its twelve months,…

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Free Jazz

THE ELECTRIC BIBLE | CHAPTER 006

FREE JAZZ ORNETTE COLEMAN DOUBLE QUARTET (1960) A1: FREE JAZZ, PART 1 (19:55). A2: FREE JAZZ, PART 2 (16:28). CATEGORY: FREE JAZZ | DURATION: 36 MINUTES Released by Atlantic Records in 1961, Free Jazz was a modernist masterpiece from its Jackson Pollock cover image to its ground-breaking, genre-defining music.…

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