Fontana du 688 603 zl, 888 603 zy, e sfjl 927 my name is albert ayler america f 30 am 6100 albert ayler free jazz 1964. Find albert ayler discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Particularly exhilarating is bye bye blackbird, on which ayler plays not tenor but soprano saxophone. Still, from the first track here, new grassmessage from albert, you wouldnt know it aylers sax screeches and wails in the altissimo register in one of his best performances on record, backed only by folwells squirrelly bass before cross fading into an oddly schmaltzy lounge band with ayler discussing his musical change above it. Ghosts is the second album release by american free jazz saxophonist albert aylers quartet featuring don cherry, gary peacock and sonny murray recorded in copenhagen in 1964 and first released on the dutch debut label then later released on the freedom label as vibrations.
The dream syndicate takes a wild trip to find the universe inside. Born in cleveland, ohio, ayler was first taught alto saxophone by his father edward, who was a semiprofessional saxophonist and violinist. My name is albert ayler documentary is currently being seeded at. Sure, the albums four tunes wiggle plenty, producing the agitated jazz ayler often preached. The album was recorded august 2629, 1969 at plaza sound studios in new york city. My name is albert ayler theatrical release movie waiting. With his documentary my name is albert ayler, swedish filmmaker kasper collin pays unbridled homage to the titular musician, one of the most.
Spirits, the twelveminute witches and devils, the elevenminute holy holy and saints. After the tentative my name is albert ayler january 1963, a quartet with trumpeter norman howard, drummer sunny murray and bassist henry grimes recorded spiritswitches and devils february 1964, that contains four lengthy pieces. Unfortunately this was in the days before video recorders and most of the tv companies involved did not preserve the original tapes, so most of the footage has been lost. Kasper collins documentary, my name is albert ayler, does include some tv footage from aylers 1966 tour. Still, aylers problem communicating with the rhythm section are clear on both bye bye blackbird and on green dolphin street the former finds him wailing away on soprano drifting in and out of key to meet his expression, the latter finds him trying to develop ideas and being reeled back in consistently by the rhythm section curiously. Aylers 1963 debut album is titled my name is albert ayler.
The ojbr the online journal of bass research has an extensive article by robert sabin, ph. Brazilian pianist, eliane rodrigues, literally taking the performance below the stage. The album consists of outtakes from the sessions for music is the healing force of the universe. On november 25, 1970, his body was found floating in the east river, at the foot of congress street pier, in brooklyn. Albert ayler my name is albert ayler 1997, paper sleeve. He spoke to alberts biographer, peterniklas wilson, appeared in kasper collins documentary my name is albert ayler, and collaborated on an autobiography. Unlike john coltrane or eric dolphy, albert ayler was not a virtuoso who had come up through the bebop ranks. A documentary by kasper collin the film is a spellbinding look at one of jazz most misunderstood geniuses. Out of mind, out of sight 2014 canadian documentary about patients who are housed on the dedicated forensic psychiatry floors of the brockville mental health centre after being found not criminally responsible of violent crimes. An apparently singletake recording by albert aylers trio albert ayler, tenor sax. There is a short segment in the movie of maybe 30 seconds of some insane footage him playing at the fillmore east with members of ten years after or some the band. In 20 disc 5 of the holy ghost box set was issued as a download only release by jazz all stars under the title, in concert. Recorded straight to mono in 1964 the recording was released in the following year, it includes two takes of aylers wonderful tune ghosts, and two other tracks, the wizard and spirits.
The album was released posthumously hence the title in 1971 on impulse. A quick word to mention that my name is albert ayler, a superb jazz documentaryone not available on dvdis back, tonight, at 7. Switching between tenor and alto, ayler is often ferocious on the six performances, jumping from simple melodies of which ghosts is the. But dont let that make you think that ayler hadnt reached maturity yet.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Albert ayler holy ghost rare and unissued recordings 196270 released. The mysterious death, in 1970, of albert ayler, the most visionary of jazz musiciansor, rather, the one. Albert ayler my name is albert ayler 1988, cd discogs. My name is albert ayler 2005 directed by kasper collin screenings november 8 and 9, 2007 anthology film archives new york city, new york. Kasper collins i called him morgan opens march 24th at the film society of. Amazon music stream millions of songs amazon advertising find, attract. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Luckily the movies missteps are eclipsed by its confident and appropriate style.
Albert ayler trio spiritual unity releases discogs. Even the records released during his lifetime often appeared under different titles as the rights to the material drifted round the world. A documentary on avantgarde saxophonist albert ayler. Crisis music is how aylers pre1964 recordings are habitually described as. Albert ayler born july, 1936 cleveland, ohio, died november 1970 was an american avantgarde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer, the older brother of donald ayler. Kasper collins my name is albert ayler, a fascinating swedish documentary about. Ayler could only develop his honking, squalling, screeching freejazz style after taking. Edward and albert played alto saxophone duets in church and often listened to jazz records together, including swing era jazz and thennew bop albums. My name is albert ayler is a 2005 swedishamerican documentary film about the american jazz musician albert ayler, written and directed by kasper collin. Since his death and with the advent of the cd and downloads, the situation has become even more confused.
For those interested, i have recorded the stream and have put the truth online. The selfproclaimed picasso of jazz is the subject of this affecting, if rather esoteric documentary. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. With contributions from drummer sunny murray, mary parks, don and edward ayler, my name is albert ayler captures the beauty as well as the turmoil of aylers short and sordid, controversial but significant life. My name is albert ayler is the debut album by american free jazz saxophonist albert ayler recorded in copenhagen in 1963 and first released on the dutch debut label. The last album was the last studio album albert ayler recorded before his death in 1969. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. By 1958, albert ayler and his horn had made some rounds. One of my main reasons for constructing this site was to make some sense of albert aylers discography. Its also the title of a recent swedish documentary on the firebrand saxophonist. Albert ayler my name is albert ayler 1964, vinyl discogs. Ayler made several appearances on tv during his career.