18 March 2005
Friday 18 March 2005 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Julian Joseph in conversation with author James Wylie about one of the giants of free jazz, Albert Ayler.
Nicknamed Little Bird due to his early similar tone to Charlie Parker, Ayler started on the R&B circuit and later moved on to collaborate with multi instrumentalist Don Cherry. Ayler's compositions take in Irish Jigs and Marches, and Coltrane's music most definitely takes on Albert Ayler overtones.
Playlist
1.
Title: TUNE UP
Artist: ALBERT AYLER
Composer: Miles Davis
Publisher: Copyright Control
Album: The First Recordings
Label: Sonet
Number: SNTF 604
2.
Title: ROLLINS' TUNE
Artist: ALBERT AYLER
Composer: Sonny Rollins
Publisher: Copyright Control
Album: The First Recordings
Label: Sonet
Catalogue Number: SNTF 604
3.
Title: HOLY HOLY
Artist: ALBERT AYLER
Composer: Albert Ayler
Publisher: Art Music
Album: Witches and Devils
Label: Polydor/Freedom
Catalogue Number: 2383 089
4.
Title: GHOSTS: FIRST VARIATION
Artist: ALBERT AYLER TRIO
Composer: Albert Ayler
Publisher: Mecolico
Album: Spiritual Unity
Label: Fontana
Catalogue Number: SFJL 933
5.
Title: ANGELS
Artist: ALBERT AYLER
Composer: Albert Ayler
Album: Spirits Rejoice
Label: ESP
Number: 1020
6.
Title: OUR PRAYER
Artist: ALBERT AYLER QUINTET
Composer: Donald Ayler
Publisher: Mention Music BMI
Album: Live at Slugs Saloon 1966
Label: Base Records
Number: ESP 3031
7.
Title: HEART LOVE
Artist: ALBERT AYLER with THE SOUL SINGERS
Composer: Ayler/Parks
Publisher: Mecolico/NCB
Album: New Grass
Label: Impulse
Number: SIPL 519
8.
Title: DRUDGERY
Artist: ALBERT AYLER
Composer: Albert Ayler
Album: Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe
Label: Impulse
Number: AS 9191
