Albert Ayler
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Albert Ayler was an influential American free jazz saxophonist known for his intensely spiritual, avant-garde improvisations that helped redefine the boundaries of jazz in the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Ayler canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6621748 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert Ayler Context triple: [Savoy Records, recordedArtist, Albert Ayler]
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A.
Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor was an American pianist and poet renowned as a pioneering figure in avant-garde and free jazz, celebrated for his highly percussive, complex, and improvisational playing style.
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B.
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman was a pioneering American jazz saxophonist and composer who helped launch the free jazz movement with his innovative, harmolodic approach to improvisation and composition.
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C.
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator known for his avant-garde style and politically charged works in the 1960s and beyond.
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D.
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders was an American jazz saxophonist renowned for his powerful, spiritual free jazz style and his influential work in the 1960s and beyond.
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E.
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy was an innovative American jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer known for his pioneering work in avant-garde jazz and his virtuosic performances on alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert Ayler Target entity description: Albert Ayler was an influential American free jazz saxophonist known for his intensely spiritual, avant-garde improvisations that helped redefine the boundaries of jazz in the 1960s.
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A.
Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor was an American pianist and poet renowned as a pioneering figure in avant-garde and free jazz, celebrated for his highly percussive, complex, and improvisational playing style.
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B.
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman was a pioneering American jazz saxophonist and composer who helped launch the free jazz movement with his innovative, harmolodic approach to improvisation and composition.
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C.
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator known for his avant-garde style and politically charged works in the 1960s and beyond.
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D.
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders was an American jazz saxophonist renowned for his powerful, spiritual free jazz style and his influential work in the 1960s and beyond.
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E.
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy was an innovative American jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer known for his pioneering work in avant-garde jazz and his virtuosic performances on alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Cecil Taylor
NERFINISHED
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Don Cherry NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Peacock NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Ornette Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunny Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-07-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-11-25 ⓘ |
| familyName | Ayler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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free jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Gayle
NERFINISHED
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David S. Ware NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Brötzmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Coltrane
NERFINISHED
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Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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bagpipes ⓘ clarinet ⓘ soprano saxophone ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | free jazz movement ⓘ |
| name | Albert Ayler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration of marches, hymns, and folk-like themes into free jazz
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intensely spiritual improvisational style ⓘ use of extended techniques on saxophone ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bells
NERFINISHED
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Ghosts NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Cry NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirits NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiritual Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| performedWith | Cecil Taylor Unit in early 1960s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel |
ESP-Disk
NERFINISHED
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Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
NERFINISHED
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Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Sweden ⓘ |
| servedAs | military bandsman in the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Albert Ayler Description of subject: Albert Ayler was an influential American free jazz saxophonist known for his intensely spiritual, avant-garde improvisations that helped redefine the boundaries of jazz in the 1960s.
Referenced by (7)
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