Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe

Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
Studio album by Albert Ayler
Released	1969
Recorded	August 26–29, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Ken Druker
Albert Ayler chronology
New Grass (1968) Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe (1969) The Last Album (1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe is a 1969 studio album by Albert Ayler, written by Ayler's partner, Mary Maria Parks. This was Ayler's last album recorded before his death in November 1970. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe" – 8:41
2. "Masonic Inborn, Pt. 1" – 12:11
3. "A Man Is Like a Tree" – 4:35
4. "Oh! Love of Life" – 3:50
5. "Island Harvest" – 5:04
6. "Drudgery" (James Folwell, Parks, Henry Vestine) – 8:08

All music and lyrics written by Mary Maria Parks, except where noted.

Personnel

Performance

• Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone, bagpipes, vocal
• Mary Maria Parks - vocal
• Henry Vestine - guitar
• Bobby Few - piano
• Stafford James - double bass
• James Folwell - electric fender bass
• Muhammad Ali - drums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 16. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe at AllMusic