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Spiritual Unity
The 564th greatest album of all time
Spiritual Unity is a 1965 album by the Albert Ayler Trio that presents Ayler's raw, tenor saxophone-led improvisations supported by the elastic, time-free interplay of bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray. The music foregrounds simple, hymnlike or folk-derived motifs that are stretched into intense, collective improvisations with wide vibrato and a raw tonal edge rather than conventional harmony. Its sparse trio setting and uncompromising sound are often cited as an influential statement in the development of free jazz and avant garde saxophone playing.
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