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Albert Ayler biography/buying guide (MusicHound Jazz)
ALBERT AYLER (b. July 13, 1936, Cleveland, OH, d. Nov. 25, 1973, New York City) Albert Ayler’s first “professional” gigs were as a ten-year-old alto player in a Cleveland group … more →
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Free Jazz: The Jazz Revolution of the '60s (2003)
wrote 2 weeks ago: (Revised and expanded here, this piece originated as an oral essay for an installment of the Cosmoet … more →
The Wire: Darius Jones Trio's Man'ish Boy (AUM Fidelity)
wrote 2 weeks ago: Philip Clark reviews alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones‘ acclaimed debut, Man’ish Bo … more →
Monday, 9/21/09
wrote 3 months ago: Here, on this last day of summer, saxophonist Albert Ayler takes the Gershwin classic to the far sho … more →
Notes from a Season at the Center of the Universe: Cecil Taylor at The Take 3
wrote 3 months ago: (Excerpted and adapted from a work-in-progress, Going Outside: A Memoir of Free Jazz & the ‘60s. … more →
In the musical world, all of us are kind of kinsmen
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wrote 5 months ago: It’s not often that a Kannadiga gets written about in The New Yorker. In 1985, Akumal Ramachan … more →
"Goin' Home" (1964) — Albert Ayler
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wrote 6 months ago: Happy Fathers’ Day to all! I’ve been thinking about my father as I wrote this weeks blog … more →
Shakers n' Bakers
wrote 7 months ago: I en tidligere post om Jamie Saft (myspace) henviste jeg til bandet Shakers n’ Bakers (myspace … more →
Sunny Tells Me a Story
wrote 1 year ago: The following is excerpted from a work-in-progress, Going Outside: A Memoir of Free Jazz & the ‘ … more →
Jeggae, Part 01
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Albert Ayler, Holy Ghost (Revenant)
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wrote 1 year ago: Finally it has arrived: that other great Revenant box set. I baulked at paying £100 for this on rele … more →
Marc Ribot-Saints
wrote 1 year ago: Marc Ribot Saints (Atlantic 2001) http://www.mediafire.com/?s5uawdkaipt As a bored and lonely teenag … more →
The dancing Swedish visitor rides at the Merc playing jazz with his eyes wide shut (Abridged)
wrote 1 year ago: Recent items of note: I meant to say so a long, long time ago, but you should really go see The Visi … more →
Albert Ayler: Music is the Healing Force of the Universe CD review (Orlando Weekly)
wrote 6 years ago: In the late ’60s, just when “The New Thing” heralded by avant-garde players like J … more →
Albert Ayler: The Copenhagen Tapes CD review (Orlando Weekly)
wrote 7 years ago: Much like many other American musicians in the mid-’60s, Albert Ayler wound up a creative expa … more →
Albert Ayler biography/buying guide (MusicHound Jazz)
wrote 11 years ago: ALBERT AYLER (b. July 13, 1936, Cleveland, OH, d. Nov. 25, 1973, New York City) Albert Ayler’s … more →
