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.

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Side two: Liturgy of the Holy Spirit
No.TitleLength
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