This album wasn't the only production of the era to pick up on a C.S. Lewis theme (the Second Chapter of Acts' effort is better known,) but Bob Ayala does a creditable job on this one. The music drifts further to the middle of the road than one would like and is a little uneven, but \"To The Ancient of Days\" well deserved the radio play it got on nascent late 1970's contemporary Christian radio. Produced and engineered by Buddy King with an appearance by the omnipresent Al Perkins.
As Deacon Don Evans of Dallas' KPBC used to say, Bob Ayala is blind, but sees Jesus everywhere, and this album is a nice witness to that.
The performers:
Bob Ayala: acoustic guitar, vocals
Shirley Ayala: all background vocals except on \"New Beginnings\"
Bill Baker: tenor sax; all string arrangements except on \"New Beginnings\"
Billy Batstone: electric bass
Virgil Beekham: electric guitar
Robin Buck Choral: background vocals for \"New Beginnings\"
Darrel Gardner Quintet: brass
Dave Garland: piano, Fender Rhodes
Don Gerber: acoustic guitar, banjo
Pete Jacobs: piano, harpsichord for \"New Beginnings\"
