Despite the title, this was not
Albert Ayler's final album.
Music Is the Healing Force was recorded at the same sessions (although it came out first) and a concert from a year later was released on two albums. In any case this date is a bit infamous due to the R&Bish material and a few throwaway tracks.
Albert Ayler, an important avant-garde tenor innovator, plays bagpipes on a weird duet with the rock guitarist
Henry Vestine, takes an odd vocal on "Desert Blood," backs Mary Maria's singing on "Again Comes the Rising of the Sun" and does what he can on a few passionate but weak instrumentals;
Ayler sounds as if he had definitely lost his way. This album is of more interest for its novelty value and historical importance than it is musically. ~ Scott Yanow