Revenant

Revenant Records
	Artist: Title: Label: Format: Price:	Albert Ayler The Holy Ghost Revenant 3LP $40
Three LPs worth of material from Revenant's incredible Albert Ayler box set. Mostly live material from Ayler's '66 and '67 groups, this also includes gigs with Pharoah Sanders in '68, Burton Greene's band at Slugs Saloon in '66, and Cecil Taylor's seminal '62 group with Jimmy Lyons and Sunny Murray. Double gatefold sleeve and poster. Last copies. There are also a couple copies with a bit of spine damage that are $30. Please specify which you'd like when ordering.
	Artist: Title: Label: Format: Price:	Derek Bailey Music and Dance Revenant LP $15
“British guitarist Derek Bailey has plied his wholly original brand of free improvisation for over three decades. These live recordings of Bailey's 1980 ‘accompaniment’ to Japanese dancer Min Tanaka, previously available only on a privately-released cassette, amply document Bailey’s command of a highly individualized atonal language. ‘Rain Dance’ is the work of a remarkable ensemble: Bailey's ringing tones, Tanaka’s percussive movements, rumbling thunder, a downpour, and the patter of rain dripping from a leaky roof. ‘Saturday Dance’ chimes and burns; a concentrated assault equaling the incendiary ‘Incus Taps.’” – Revenant
	Artist: Title: Label: Format: Price:	Stanley Brothers Earliest Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s (1947-1952) Revenant LP $14
“For a truly despairing, spectral high-lonesome sound, Ralph (keening tenor, banjo) and Carter (earthy baritone, guitar) Stanley--the Stanley Brothers--stand alone in bluegrass. This collection features their earliest recordings, beginning in 1947 for the Rich-R-Tone label, and presents the duo at their rawest and most unbridled.” Packaged with Revenant’s usual class, it features a gatefold sleeve, clear vinyl, and informative liner notes.
	Artist: Title: Label: Format: Price:	Cecil Taylor Nefertiti, the Beautiful One has Come Revenant 3LP $40
“By 1962, American pianist Cecil Taylor had been at the fringes of the jazz establishment for several years. His angular, percussive attack and unconventional harmonic sense bred controversy among players and listeners alike and proved at odds with most rhythm sections. While embraced by progressive critics--even voted ‘new star’ by Down Beat--Taylor passed most of that year with few gigs and many hours of work as a dishwasher to show for it. At least, he has said, he knew why he was washing dishes: a personal decision following the death of his father in 1961 to be faithful to his own artistic vision at all costs. This commitment, combined with an intensely creative gestation period during which Taylor's Unit firmly meshed, led to his decisive break through the last barrier hindering his musical voice: the barline. “The Café Montmartre recordings of November 23, 1962 capture the birth of the mature Taylor style. The boppish lines of Jimmy Lyons retain ties to the past, while Sunny Murray's coruscating, arrhythmic washes point the way to the future (just as they would for Albert Ayler only a few years later). Originally issues by Freedom in 1975 but heretofore unavailable domestically, Nefertitihas attained cult status as one of the crucial recordings of Taylor's career.” Cecil Taylor: piano Jimmy Lyons: alto saxophone Sunny Murray: drums