Albert ayler, don ayler, gary peakcock dont think about tempo. He spoke to alberts biographer, peterniklas wilson, appeared in kasper collins documentary my name is albert ayler, and collaborated on an autobiography. My name is albert ayler and whos ever in charge of my discography now that ive passed away is going to keep putting the same songs on. It was produced and edited over a period of seven years 1998 to 2005. Stream albert ayler thank god for women live 1968 footage from my name and watch movie online free in good quality. Its as if ayler is saying to the audience, i continue reading kasper collin. My name is albert ayler march 31, 2010 by pat padua during the month of april, the pickford theater will host jazz in the spring at the nations library, curated by larry appelbaum, reference specialist in the music division. Albert aylers life and death in the jazz capital the saxophone great, whose music exploded with free energy and nakedly emotional spirituality, had a tangled.
Albert ayler is one of the most revered historical figures in the genre of free jazz along with the likes of sun ra, cecil taylor, john coltrane, ornette coleman, and milford graves who drummed with ayler. The prophetic free jazz saxophonist albert ayler, who today is seen as one of the most important innovators in jazz, was obsessed with his radical music and by. Music consisting of simultaneous improvisation in the total absence of structure. Of all the protagonists of free jazz, ohioborn tenor saxophonist albert ayler 1936 had the shortest career he first recorded in 1962 and committed suicide in 1970 at 34, but he nonetheless managed to articulate one of the most radical aesthetics, second only to cecil taylors. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external websites. The first ayler album i acquired was called may name is albert ayler and i played it until the grooves bled. Documentarian kasper collinwho previously made my name is albert ayler, also about a jazz musicianlooks at the difficult, abbreviated life of trumpeter lee morgan, who was shot dead in the. Providing a brief biographical sketch with directness and honesty. More stateside screenings have been announced for kasper collins acclaimed documentary on the life and music of the starcrossed pioneer of free spiritual music. Stream my name is albert ayler 2007 movie online free hd. My name is albert ayler 2007, directed by kasper collin. My name is albert ayler is a documentary that needed to be made. A quick word to mention that my name is albert ayler, a superb jazz documentaryone not available on dvdis back, tonight, at 7. Listen to your favorite songs from my name is albert ayler by albert ayler now.
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. My name is albert ayler 2005 directed by kasper collin screenings november 8 and 9, 2007 anthology film archives new york city, new york. My name is albert ayler theatrical release movie waiting. Archie shepp albert ayler changed my music youtube. My name is albert ayler is a 2005 swedishamerican documentary film about the american jazz musician albert ayler, written and directed by kasper collin. The ohioborn tenor saxophonist albert ayler probably would have gotten a kick out of kasper collins documentary about his life, my name is albert ayler, which opens today at the. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Directed by swedish filmmaker kasper collins, the film is a spellbinding look at one of jazz most misunderstood geniuses.
Its not about notes any more declared albert ayler famously. Read about the my name is albert ayler dvd and browse other dvd movies. It goes without saying that my name is albert ayler represents the only. More recently i was gifted by a dear friend a box set truly a beautiful box with all manner of ayler memorabilia inside photos, posters, facsimile articles, petals from his favourite flowers and nine cds of unreleased material. A documentary on avantgarde saxophonist albert ayler. Albert ayler my name is albert ayler 1994, cd discogs. Avantgarde jazz free jazz jazz instrument saxophone jazz. Free jazz musician albert ayler was another such person and his story is revealed in kasper. 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.
My name is albert ayler a wellrounded portrait created by a doggedly determined filmmaker and the calm, detached audio of its deceased subject, my name is albert ayler brings a. Albert ayler celebrity profile check out the latest albert ayler photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. He died on november 25, 1970 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa. Ljc hands over the microphone to freedomloving dottorjazz, to show off his marvelous collection of rare ayler records. Tenor and alto saxophonist, radical at the time, now recognised as a pivotal figure of 1960s avant garde jazz. John robinson finds albert aylers radical sounds still resonate. Its a blackandwhite film clip in which hes standing shirtless, silent, staring into the camera, the white patch on his beard beaming like a headlight. This was the mantra of freejazz pioneer albert ayler, crazybearded hepcat saxist and the subject of this new documentary.
My name is albert ayler 2006 kasper collin, albert ayler. A documentary by kasper collin the film is a spellbinding look at one of jazz most misunderstood geniuses. Albert ayler was born on july, 1936 in cleveland, ohio, usa. Well, thats because, originally kasper collins my name is albert ayler was on the list, so presumably downbeat got a call from the lawyers and pulled it. Aylers obscurity is at least as attributable to his short lifespan as it is to his musical. A haunting image of albert ayler appears throughout a new documentary that explores the freejazz saxophonists tooshort life and legacy. Aylers 1963 debut album is titled my name is albert ayler. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join already a fandango vip. My name is ivan watch my name is ivan movies online free.
My name is albert ayler brings a sense of logic and humanity to a. He often sounded like someone who wanted to create a virtuoso art out of antivirtuoso playing. Watching kasper collins film, also called my name is albert ayler, in the shetland. With his documentary my name is albert ayler, swedish filmmaker kasper collin pays unbridled homage to the titular musician, one of the most innovative and electric but leastknown figures in. Kasper collin, sweden, 2005, 79 minutes, english some scenes with subtitles starring. To this day his albums are among the best selling in the narrow genre of free jazz, along with the aforementioned legends. My name is albert ayler by albert ayler on amazon music. My name is albert ayler, recorded in copenhagen by the danish radio on january 14th, 1963, beautifully illustrates that tension.
My name is albert ayler, an album by albert ayler on spotify. 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. Its also the title of a recent swedish documentary on the firebrand saxophonist. This was confirmed by mats gustafsson who emailed me in 2012 with the following. My name is albert ayler 2006 kasper collin, albert ayler, donald ayler, edward ayler, documentary, music may 4, 2017 the prophetic jazz saxophonist albert ayler, who today is seen as one of the most important innovators in jazz, was obsessed with his radical music and by the thought that people one day would understand it. My name is albert ayler theatrical release movie waiting to be released on dvd movie video at cd universe, a documentary on avantgarde saxophonist albert ayler. Watch albert ayler thank god for women live 1968 footage. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my name is albert ayler near you. I dont know whether this is still the case, but the film was available at the internet archive, to watch or download.
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