My Name Is Albert Ayler
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| Studio album by Albert Ayler | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | January 14, 1963 at the Danish National Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | Debut (Denmark) DEB 140 | |||
| Producer | Ole Vestegaard Jensen | |||
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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.[1][2]
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is a strange record, like a soloist mismatched with the recording of another band, but nonetheless there is that singular tenor voice to contend with, and, on "Summertime," it is unfathomably beautiful".[3]
Track listing
- Introduction by Albert Ayler - 1:15
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 7:19
- "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) - 5:59
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 8:46
- "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 9:05
- "C.T." (Albert Ayler) - 12:01
Personnel
- Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone (tracks 3-6), soprano saxophone (track 2), voice (track 1)
- Niels Brosted - piano (tracks 2-5)
- Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass (tracks 2-6)
- Ronnie Gardiner - drums (tracks 2-6)
References
- ↑ Albert Ayler discography accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Albert Ayler sessionography, accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed October 28, 2014
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