Released 1964 Producer Ole Vestegaard Jensen Label Debut Records | Length 44:38 Release date 1963 | |
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Recorded January 14, 1963 at the Danish National Radio Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark Albert Ayler albums Spirits, Goin' Home, New Grass, Love Cry, Spiritual Unity | ||
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.
Contents
Reception
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".
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
Songs
1[introduction]1:16
2Bye Bye Blackbird7:17
3Billie's Bounce6:00
References
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