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 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Cecil Taylor
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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
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David S. Ware NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Brötzmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Coltrane
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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
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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
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Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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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 ⓘ |
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