Ring Out Joy
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | April 1968 [1] | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde, free jazz, Christian | |||
| Length | 40:00[2] | |||
| Label | Avant-Garde [3]  | |||
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Ring Out Joy is the third album by tenor saxophonist Ed Summerlin, recorded in April 1968 and released later that year on the Avant-Garde label. The album marks a return to the religious concerns that characterized Summerlin's 1960 debut LP, Liturgical Jazz.
Track listing
All music is composed by Ed Summerlin.
| No. | Title | Length | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gift of Joy" | 4:06 | 
| 2. | "The Coming of Christ, Part I Prelude: The New Men" | 4:15 | 
| 3. | "Part II The New Humanity" | 5:30 | 
| 4. | "Part III Parousia" | 6:25 | 
| No. | Title | Length | 
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Agape" | 2:50 | 
| 6. | "Hymn" | 2:10 | 
| 7. | "Mysterium" | 5:24 | 
| 8. | "Offertory Anthem" | 4:50 | 
| 9. | "Hymn of the Commitment" | 1:40 | 
| 10. | "Epiklesis" | 2:16 | 
| 11. | "Recessional Hymn" | 2:13 | 
Personnel
- Ed Summerlin – tenor saxophone, conductor
 - Don Heckman – alto saxophone
 - George Marge – tenor saxophone
 - Marvin Stamm – trumpet
 - Bob Norden – trombone
 - Tony Studd – trombone
 - Ron Carter – double bass
 - Richard Davis – double bass
 - Ed Shaughnessy – drums
 - Rosemary Unutmaz – vocals on "Gift of Joy"
 - William Robert Miller – text
 - Choir recorded in London, April 14–20, 1968
 
References
- ^ Bruyninckx, Walter. Progressive Jazz: Free, Third Stream, Fusion: Volume 4, Sh-Z. Mechelin, Belgium: Mechelen Copy Express. p. 1305. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
 - ^ "Ring Out Joy (Musical LP, 1968)". Worldcat. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
 - ^ "Summerlin, Ed - Ring Out Joy". Audiophile USA. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
 
