First official vinyl reissue of Arthur Doyle’s masterpiece Alabama Feeling which was originally released in a limited run of only 1000 copies on the AK-BA label in 1978 and has become one of the most sought after free-jazz records of all time which always commands a premium whenever it turns up for sale. Limited edition of 500 copies. Inner Sleeve features reprint of an article by Dan Warburton about Arthur Doyle that first appeared in Wire Magazine. Highly recommended.

"Here's a personal favorite from the Arthur Doyle vaults - Alabama Feeling. This album was originally released in 1978, and then reissued on CD 20 years later. It's an intense ride from beginning to end. Doyle has made an art form out of lo fi free jazz recordings, as well as serving up a unique style of sax playing: the cat can sound like he's playing multiple reeds with just one instrument, and views the various instruments he plays (tenor sax, bass clarinet, and flute on this album; recorder on other albums) as an extension of the human voice. His approach may be an acquired taste, but as far as I'm concerned it's a taste well worth acquiring. I first got turned on to Doyle when I picked up a Blue Humans recording (Live NY 1980), and was intrigued not only with his work from that gig, but also a review of Doyle's earlier work on Noah Howard's classic album Black Arc included in the liner notes:-

"Doyle is another matter. This man is dangerous - he never plays anything you could recognize, just furious blasts of rage. His solo on "Domiabra" couldn't be written down, or even sorted out. It sounds more like raw energy than anything I've ever heard. He's nasty, man."

Given my unabashed love of all sorts of unorthodox music, the moment I read descriptions of an artist as "dangerous" and "nasty" - I want to know more. I've been spending the better part of this decade trying to get a hold of as much of Doyle's recorded work as possible." - Nothing Is.

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