France Musique –  Jazz Bonus : Albert Ayler

France Musique – Jazz Bonus : Albert Ayler

Finally the complete version of the mythical "Nuits de la Fondation Maeght" by Albert Ayler: "Revelations", remastered, transferred from the original ORTF tapes, offers more than 2 hours of unreleased music. Released by Elemental in partnership with the Albert Ayler estate and the INA.

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The Wire Magazine – The Boomerang: New reissues and archive releases

The Wire Magazine – The Boomerang: New reissues and archive releases

In July 1970, Albert Ayler played his last recorded concerts at the Fondation Maeght in France.

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The Quietus – Reissue Of The Week: Albert Ayler’s Revelations

The Quietus – Reissue Of The Week: Albert Ayler’s Revelations

Daniel Spicer gets to grips with the newly minted five LP set, Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings, and finds the crowning triumph of Albert Ayler's career as a live performer.

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Daniel Spicer
NPR Music : “Albert Ayler made sublime music. The world was not ready”

NPR Music : “Albert Ayler made sublime music. The world was not ready”

The saxophonist's last recorded concerts appear on 'Revelations'

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Lars Gotrich
France Musique - Chet Baker, unreleased concerts in Paris in 1983 and 84.

France Musique - Chet Baker, unreleased concerts in Paris in 1983 and 84.

Release on April 30 of a double album of unreleased Chet Baker material! Two concerts of the trumpet player and singer, recorded by Radio France at La Défense in 1983 and at the Petit Opportun in 1984).

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Alex Dutilh
The New Yorker - The Jubilant Glory of Albert Ayler’s “Revelations”

The New Yorker - The Jubilant Glory of Albert Ayler’s “Revelations”

A pair of concerts toward the end of the jazz musician’s life capture his quest for new styles.

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Richard Brody
USA Today – Record Store Day 2022: Exclusive vinyl releases out Saturday

USA Today – Record Store Day 2022: Exclusive vinyl releases out Saturday

Vinyl record lovers, on your mark, get set, shop.

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Mike Snider
The Arts Fuse - Jazz Album Review: Chet Baker Trio’s “Live in Paris”

The Arts Fuse - Jazz Album Review: Chet Baker Trio’s “Live in Paris”

Live in Paris: The Radio France Recordings 1983-1984 is an example of solid, appealing late Chet Baker, doing what he did best with standards and the occasional original.

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Michael Ullman
Variety – Record Store Day 2022’s Most Wanted – Albert Ayler "Revelations", Jackson 5 "ABC" – April 2022

Variety – Record Store Day 2022’s Most Wanted – Albert Ayler "Revelations", Jackson 5 "ABC" – April 2022

Record Store Day 2022’s Most Wanted: 25 Vinyl Pieces Worth Hunting Down.

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Chris Willman
Pitchfork – 8.4 Best New Reissue – Albert Ayler "Revelations"

Pitchfork – 8.4 Best New Reissue – Albert Ayler "Revelations"

In 1970, just four months before his death, the avant-jazz saxophonist played two concerts to a rapturous crowd in France. A new 5xLP set collects the complete recordings for the first time.

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Marc Masters
Vinyl Talk With Tavis (Youtube) - RSD 2022 UBOXING

Vinyl Talk With Tavis (Youtube) - RSD 2022 UBOXING

3:30 - 4:37

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Tavis
The Free Jazz Collective – Albert Ayler "Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings"

The Free Jazz Collective – Albert Ayler "Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings"

What can any of us add to the legacy of Albert Ayler? What can be said that hasn’t been said better by his own horn and vocals? 

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Lee Rice Epstein
FLOOD Magazine – FLOOD’s Guide to Record Store Day 2022 Part 1 – Albert Ayler Revelations

FLOOD Magazine – FLOOD’s Guide to Record Store Day 2022 Part 1 – Albert Ayler Revelations

The world as a whole may be experiencing a return to pandemic infection’s highs, but as far as big spending shoppers go, for April 23’s Record Store Day—the annual celebration of independent record stores, vinyl releases, and the collectors who love their vinyl, cassette, and CD rarities—they won’t have to face smaller, monthly RSDDs (those would be the more manageable “RSD Drops” that come with fewer releases and lesser crowds).

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Paste Magazine – RSD 2022: New & Notable Vinyl Releases – Albert Ayler & Chet Baker releases

Paste Magazine – RSD 2022: New & Notable Vinyl Releases – Albert Ayler & Chet Baker releases

Record Time is Paste’s monthly column that takes a glimpse into the wide array of new vinyl releases currently flooding record stores around the world, and all the gear that is part of the ongoing surge in vinyl culture. Rather than run down every fresh bit of wax in the marketplace, we’ll home in on special editions, reissues and unusual titles that come across our desk with an interest in discussing both the music and how it is pressed and presented. 

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Robert Ham
Jazztimes - Chet Baker Trio - The Radio France Recordings 1983-1985

Jazztimes - Chet Baker Trio - The Radio France Recordings 1983-1985

At its best, Chet Baker’s music wasn’t just warm, lyrical, and inviting—it was transportive.

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Morgan Enos
WFUV-FM – Record Store Day Picks

WFUV-FM – Record Store Day Picks

FUV encourages you to head to your local music haven and pick up some Record Store Day exclusives, or another album or EP that you've been hankering to add to your collection. 

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Kara Manning
Analog Planet – An RSD Special: Albert Ayler Revelations The Complete ORTF 1970 Foundation Maeght Recordings

Analog Planet – An RSD Special: Albert Ayler Revelations The Complete ORTF 1970 Foundation Maeght Recordings

For now this 5 LP set released by Elemental Music split into a double gatefold and trifold jacket housed in a deluxe slipcase mastered by Kevin Gray from digital transfers made by INA of the original Radio France tapes and well-pressed on 180gram black vinyl at GZ Media—is a major event.

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Michael Fremer
Jazztimes – Albert Ayler "Revelations"

Jazztimes – Albert Ayler "Revelations"

A review of the recently discovered performances from the saxophonist released in their entirety for the first time.

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The Vinyl Factory - The best Record Store Day 2022 releases

The Vinyl Factory - The best Record Store Day 2022 releases

To help you navigate the hundreds exclusives on offer, we’ve delved into the hundreds of records that are incoming.

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VF Team
Billboard – Record Store Day Returns: RSD 2022 Releases Worth Digging For

Billboard – Record Store Day Returns: RSD 2022 Releases Worth Digging For

After two years of navigating fragmented drop days due to a pandemic that cared very little about your shopping agenda, Record Store Day once again returns to its rightful place on the penultimate Saturday in April.

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Ron Hart
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