Artist: Albert Ayler
Genre: Free Jazz
Albert Ayler was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist who became one of the most influential and controversial figures in free jazz. Born in 1936, Ayler developed a radical approach emphasizing raw emotion, spiritual expression, and freedom from conventional structures. His playing was characterized by intense, wailing tones and extreme vibrato. Albums like 'Spiritual Unity' and 'Bells' are considered landmarks of free jazz. His mysterious death by drowning in 1970 at age 34 cut short a revolutionary career.
Albert Ayler vinyl records (10)
ALBERT AYLER Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Volume 1 (1971 French first issue 4-track LP featuring Mary Maria chanting & on soprano sax Call Cobbs on piano bassist Steve Tintweiss & drummer All Blairman recorded in July 1970 housed in a laminated gatefold sleeve with gold Grand Prix Du Disque sticker & liner notes in French
£34.00 used
ALBERT AYLER TRIO Spiritual Unity (1969 first UK issue of the 1965 4-track mono LP one of the crowning achievements in Free Jazz instantly propelling Ayler to fame in avant-garde circles. Also features the stream-of-consciousness playing of Gary Peacock on Bass & Sunny Murray on Drums fully laminated picture sleeve
£217.00 used
ALBERT AYLER My Name Is Albert Ayler (1969 UK 6-track stereo LP the debut album from Ayler created shortly after his relocation to Sweden. This session features a collection of standards recorded January 14 1963 for a Copenhagen radio station with local musicians including Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & drummer Ronnie Gardiner with Ayler playing tenor & soprano on tracks like Summertime
£39.00 used
ALBERT AYLER Swing Low Sweet Spiritual (Scarce 1971 Dutch 7-track LP recorded at Atlantic Studios NY on February 24 1964 with Call Cobbs Henry Grimes & Sunny Murray including two alternate takes of Old Man River. The pasted picture sleeve shows very little age wear & the vinyl is Near Mint. Its a Spiritual Free-Jazz belter
£56.00 used
ALBERT AYLER In Greenwich Village (2016 UK 4-track LP pressed on 180gram vinyl with gatefold picture sleeve. Originally released on Impulse in 1967 and Includes For John Coltrane & Change Has Come recorded at the Village Theatre on the 26thof February 1967 alongside Joel Friedman [cello] Beaver Harris [drums] Alan Silva & Bill Folwell alternating on bass plus Truth Is Marching In & Our Prayer captured at the Village Vanguard concert on the 18th of December 1966 with brother Track Listing: Donald [trumpet] Michel Sampson [violin] Beaver Harris [drums] Bill Folwell & Henry Grimes on bass
£27.99 used
ALBERT AYLER Vibrations (1975 US 6-track LP originally released as Ghosts & recorded in Copenhagen on 14th September 1964 with backing from Gary Peacock & Sunny Murray. Comes housed in a pasted sleeve variant. The sleeve has a couple of smallmarks and some edge fading but is otherwise Excellent the vinyl reveals little evidence of play AL1000) Track Listing: A1 Ghosts 2:04 A2 Children 6:50 A3 Holy Spirit 8:29 B1 Ghosts 7:58 B2 Vibrations 4:55 B3 Mothers 7:06
£23.00 used
ALBERT AYLER Vibrations (2017 US 6-track LP originally released as Ghosts & recorded in Copenhagen on 14th September 1964 with backing from Gary Peacock & Sunny Murray. The sleeve shows a little wear to corner but the item is sealed and therefore the contents are Mint ORGM2096) Track Listing: A1 Ghosts 2:04 A2 Children 6:50 A3 Holy Spirit 8:29 B1 Ghosts 7:58 B2 Vibrations 4:55 B3 Mothers 7:06
£33.99 new
ALBERT AYLER Witches & Devils (1978 UK 4-track LP recorded at Atlantic Studios NY on 24 February 1964. Albert casts all kinds of spells on the listener as both the teacher & preacher of Freeform Music. The picture sleeve shows some edge pinching and creasing. The vinyl reveals minimal signs of play FLP41018) Track Listing: A1 Witches And Devils 11:55 A2 Spirits 6:35 B1 Holy Holy 11:00 B2 Saints 6:05
£17.00 used
ALBERT AYLER In Greenwich Village (2016 UK/EU 4-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl first released on Impulse in 1967 housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the heavyweight vinyl appears barely played AS-9155) Track Listing: 1. For John Coltrane 2. Change Has Come 3
£20.00 used
ALBERT AYLER Prophecy (2017 US 5-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl originally recorded on the 14th of June 1964 at the Cellar Café West 90th Street NYC backed by Gary Peacock on bass & Sunny Murray on drums. The picture sleeve shows minimal shelf wear & the vinyl is Near Mint ESP-3030) Track Listing: 1
£17.00 used










