Magnet (p.108) - "What's most startling about SPIRITUAL UNITY, particularly given Ribot's aggressively interpretive aesthetic, is the sheer note-perfect reverence with which the quartet approaches Ayler's melodic lines."
The Wire (p.63) - "[T]he instrumentation transforms Ayler's marching band melodies into raucous stomps....[It] works quite well over the long haul..."
Down Beat (p.77) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "The musicians convey lucidity during these embryonic, harmonic-melodic structures interlaced with guts and glory."
JazzTimes (pp.102-103) - "The nimble-fingered six-stringer is forever picking energetic, angular lines that weave a half-century's worth of jazz, rock, and whatsis into every measure."
Personnel: Marc Ribot (guitar); Roy Campbell (trumpet, pocket trumpet); Henry Grimes (double bass); Chad Taylor (drums).
Recording information: Tonic, New York, New York (10/27/2004); Orange Music, Orange, New Jersey (10/28/2004).