MY NAME IS ALBERT AYLER Tracks 1. Introduction by Albert Ayler (1:20) 2. Bye, Bye Blackbird (Dixon, Henderson) (7:30) 3. Billie`s Bounce (Parker) (6:05) 4. Summertime (Gershwin, Heyward) (9:00) 5. On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper, Washington) (9:20) 6. C.T. (Ayler) (12:20) Personnel Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone [track 2]) Niels Bronsted (piano [tracks 2 - 5]) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Ronnie Gardiner (drums) Recording Details January 14, 1963 Studios of Danish National Radio, Copenhagen Release Details Released as My Name is Albert Ayler or Free Jazz on Debut (Denmark) DEB140, Fontana (UK) SFJ927, (Europe) 688.603ZL, (Japan) SFON7053, America (France) 30 AM 6100, Freedom (Japan) PA9709, King Records (Japan) K32Y 6117, Vogue (France) VG405.511016, Freedom (France) 511016, Black Lion 760211 (1996 CD release), Tokuma (Japan) TKCB-71262.
Tracks 2 - 6 released on Fantasy/Debut (USA) 86016 and "Introduction" may have been left off some of the international versions as well. From the sleevenotes “Summertime was the most extraordinary recording of this session, with Ayler’s tenor at its most pathetic, gentle and caressing, so different from anything that has been heard from other tenors playing ballads.” Erik Wiedemann (from the sleevenotes of the Fontana release) (Review of My Name Is Albert Ayler) |
