The Astral Revelations is a live album by the Jemeel Moondoc Quartet, led by saxophonist Moondoc, and featuring pianist Matthew Shipp, double bassist Hilliard Greene, and drummer Newman Taylor Baker.
[1][2][3] Ken Weiss of Cadence included the album in his list of the "Top Ten Recordings" of 2018.
"[4] The Free Jazz Collective's Stef Gijssels called the album "great stuff," and commented: "Warmth and openness are the key ingredients of this music, inviting listeners in without any degree of shock or alienation, giving them a common platform of familiarity to explore its boundaries, but without overdoing it.
"[5] Steve Loewy of The New York City Jazz Record described the album as "a splendid, though not critical, addition to [Moondoc's] discography," and remarked: "Moondoc does not set out to impress but, in his understated way, does exactly that: his performances are devoid of grandstanding, instead focusing on tightly structured group playing and intense solos.
"[7] Writing for Point of Departure, Ed Hazell noted that the album "ranks with [Moondoc's] best efforts, an example of the unquenchable creative fire that lasted into his final years.