1962
The First Recordings, Vol. 1 (Bird Note (Sw) LP 1)
Albert Ayler (ts) Torbjorn Hultcrantz (b) Sune Spangberg (d)
"Main Hall", Academy of Music, Stoccolma, Svezia, Ottobre 25, 1962
I'll Remember April
Rollins' Tune (aka The Stopper)
Tune Up
Free
The First Recordings, Vol. 2 (Bird Note (Sw) LP 2)
Stessa session di registrazione
Moanin'
Good Bait
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
1963
My Name Is Albert Ayler (Debut (D) DEB 140)
Albert Ayler (ts -1,3/6, ss -2) Niels Brosted (p -1/5) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Ronnie Gardiner (d)
Danish National Radio Studios, Copenhagen,Danimarca, Gennaio 14, 1963
1. Introduction by Albert Ayler
2. Bye Bye Blackbird
3. Billie's Bounce
4. Summertime
5. On Green Dolphin Street
6. C.T.
1964
Spirits (Debut (D) DEB 146)
Norman Howard (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Henry Grimes (b -1,2,4) Earle Henderson (b -1,3) Sunny Murray (d)
Atlantic Studios, NYC, Febbraio 24, 1964
1. Witches and Devils
2. Spirits
3. Holy Holy
4. Prophecy (Saints)
Swing Low, Sweet Spiritual (Osmosis (H) 4001)
Albert Ayler (ts, ss) Call Cobbs (p) Henry Grimes (b -2,4/7) Sunny Murray (d -2,4/7)
Stessa data e luogo di registrazione
1. Goin' Home
2. Ol' Man River (take 2)
3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
4. When the Saints Go Marzoin' In
5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 3)
6. Deep River
7. Down by the Riverside (take 6)
** Ristampato anche su Black Lion (E) BLP 60197, BLCD 760197 intitolato "Goin' Home".
Goin' Home (Black Lion (E) BLCD 760197)
Stessa session di registrazione
Ol' Man River (take 1)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 1)
Down by the Riverside (take 5)
** Ristampato su Osmosis (H) 4001 intitolato "Swing Low, Sweet Spiritual" + 3 bonus tracks.
Prophecy (ESP-Disk' 3030)
Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)
"Cellar Cafe", NYC, Giugno 14, 1964
Spirits
The Wizard
Ghosts (1st variation)
Prophecy
Ghosts (2nd variation)
Albert Smiles with Sunny (In Respect IR 39501)
Stessa session di registrazione
Sweet (1st variation)
Ghosts (3rd variation)
Truth Is Marzoing In
No Head
Sweet (2nd variation)
Spiritual Unity (ESP-Disk' 1002)
Stessi musicisti
NYC, Luglio 10, 1964
Ghosts (1st variation)
The Wizard
Prophecy (Spirits)
Ghosts (2nd variation)
Albert Ayler, Don Cherry - New York Eye and Ear Control (ESP-Disk' 1016)
Don Cherry (cor) Roswell Rudd (tb) John Tchicai (as) Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)
NYC, Luglio 17, 1964
Don's Dawn
AY
ITT
Vibrations (Debut (D) DEB 144)
Don Cherry (cor) Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)
Copenhagen, Danimarca, Settembre 14, 1964
Ghosts (short ver.)
Children
Holy Spirit
Ghosts (long ver.)
Vibrations
Mothers
Albert Ayler Live in Europe 1964-1966 (Landscape (F) LS2 902)
Stessi musicisti
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen,Danimarca, Novembre 5, 1964
Mothers
Children
Holy Spirits
Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Bill Folwell (b) Beaver Harris (d)
'Berlin Jazz Festival' Berlin, Germania Ovest, Novembre 3, 1966
Our Prayer
Ghosts / Bells
Truth Is Marzoing In
Omega
The Hilversum Session (Osmosis (H) 6001)
Don Cherry (cor) Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)
Studi radio sconosciuti, Hilversum, Olanda, Novembre 9, 1964
Angels
The Wizard (C.A.C.)
Ghosts
Infant Happiness
Spirits
No Name
1965
Various Artists - The New Wave in Jazz (Impulse A 90)
Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Joel Freedman (cello) Lewis Worrell (b) Sunny Murray (d)
"Village Gate", NYC, Marzo 28, 1965
90375 Holy Ghost
** Ristampato anche su Impulse GRD 137.
Bells (ESP-Disk' 1010)
Donald Ayler (tp) Charles Tyler (as) Albert Ayler (ts) Lewis Worrell (b) Sunny Murray (d) sconosciuto (bells)
"Town Hall", NYC, Maggio 1, 1965
Bells: Spiritual Bells / Holy Ghost / No Name
Spirits Rejoice (ESP-Disk' 1020)
Donald Ayler (tp -1/3,5) Charles Tyler (as -1/3,5) Albert Ayler (ts) Call Cobbs (hpsc -4) Henry Grimes, Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)
"Judson Hall", NYC, Settembre 23, 1965
1. Spirits Rejoice
2. Holy Family
3. D.C.
4. Angels
5. Prophet
Sunny Murray - Sonny's Time Now (Jihad 663)
Don Cherry (cor) Albert Ayler (ts) Henry Grimes, Lewis Worrell (b) Sunny Murray (d) Leroi Jones (recit -4)
Brooklyn, NY, Novembre 17, 1965
1. Virtue
2. Justice, Pt. 1
3. Justice, Pt. 2
4. Black Art
Sunny Murray - Sonny's Time Now (DIW (J) 25002)
Don Cherry (cor) Albert Ayler (ts) Henry Grimes, Lewis Worrell (b) Sunny Murray (d)
Stessa data e luogo di registrazione
The Lie (non in vendita)
1966
Albert Ayler Quintet at Slug's Saloon, Vol. 1 (ESP-Disk' 3031)
Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Lewis Worrell (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (d)
"Slug's Saloon", NYC, Maggio 1, 1966
Truth Is Marzoing In
Our Prayer
Albert Ayler Quintet at Slug's Saloon, Vol. 2 (ESP-Disk' 3032)
Stessa session di registrazione
Bells
Ghosts
Albert Ayler at Slug's Saloon 1966 (ESP-Disk' (J) TKCZ 79158)
Stessa session di registrazione
Initiation
The Berlin Concerts 1966 (Relyable (It) 001)
Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Bill Folwell (b) Beaver Harris (d)
'Berlin Jazz Festival' Berlin, Germania Ovest, Novembre 3, 1966
Alpha
A.C.
Omega
Our Prayer
Ghosts
Bells
Jesus
Lorrach/Paris 1966 (hatHUT (Swt) 3500)
Stessi musicisti
Lorrach, Baden-Baden, Germania Ovest, Novembre 7, 1966
Bells
Jesus
Our Prayer
Spirits
Holy Ghost
Stessi musicisti
'Parigi Jazz Festival', Parigi, Francia, Novembre 13, 1966
Ghosts (1st variation)
Ghosts (2nd variation)
Holy Family
Albert Ayler in Greenwich Village (Impulse AS 9155)
Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Bill Folwell, Henry Grimes (b) Beaver Harris (d)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, Dicembre 18, 1966
90858 Truth Is Marzoing In
90860 Our Prayer
Donald Ayler (tp -2) Albert Ayler (ts, as) Joel Freedman (cello) Bill Folwell, Alan Silva (b) Beaver Harris (d -2)
"Village Theatre", NYC, Febbraio 26, 1967
1. 90863 For John Coltrane
2. 90862 Change Has Come
**Solo su Impulse IMPD 2-273.
The Dedication Series, Vol. VII: The Village Concerts (Impulse IA 9336-2)
Donald Ayler (tp -1,2) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln -1,2) Call Cobbs (p -3) Bill Folwell, Henry Grimes (b -1,2) Beaver Harris (d -1,2)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, Dicembre 18, 1966
1. 90859 Spirits Rejoice
2. 90861 Divine Peacemaker
3. Angels
Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts, as) Joel Freedman (cello) Bill Folwell, Alan Silva (b) Beaver Harris (d)
"Village Theatre", NYC, Febbraio 26, 1967
Light in the Darkness
90864 Heavenly Home
Spiritual Rebirth
Infinite Spirit
90857 Omega Is the Alpha
**Solo su Impulse IMPD 2-273.
1967
Albert Ayler Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings (Impulse IMPD 2-273)
Donald Ayler (tp) George Stell (tb) Albert Ayler (ts, as) Joel Freedman (cello) Bill Folwell, Alan Silva (b) Beaver Harris (d)
"Village Theatre", NYC, Febbraio 26, 1967
Universal Thoughts (inc.)
** same contents as Impulse AS 9155 + IA 9336-2 + 2 bonus tracks.
Love Cry (Impulse AS 9165)
Donald Ayler (tp -1/3,5) Albert Ayler (ts, as, vo -1, ts -2/6) Call Cobbs (hpsc -3,4,6) Alan Silva (b) Milford Graves (d)
Capitol Studios, NYC, Agosto 31, 1967
1. 90829 Love Cry
2. 90830 Ghosts
3. 90831 Omega
4. 90832 Dancing Flowers
5. 90833 Bells
6. 90834 Love Flower
Donald Ayler (tp -2) Albert Ayler (ts, as -1, vo -2) Call Cobbs (hpsc -1) Alan Silva (b) Milford Graves (d)
Capitol Studios, NYC, Febbraio 13, 1968
1. 90914 Zion Hill
2. 90915 Universal Indians
** Ristampato anche su Impulse GRD 108.
Love Cry (Impulse GRD 108)
Donald Ayler (tp -1,3) Albert Ayler (ts -1,2, vo -3) Call Cobbs (hpsc -2) Alan Silva (b) Milford Graves (d)
Stessa data e luogo di registrazione
1. 90911 Love Cry, II
2. 90912 Zion Hill (alt. take)
3. 90913 Universal Indians (alt. take)
** Ristampato su Impulse AS 9165 + 3 bonus tracks.
1968
New Grass (Impulse AS 9175)
Burt Collins, Joe Newman (tp -1/4) Garnett Brown (tb -1/4) Seldon Powell (ts, fl -1/4) Albert Ayler (ts, whistler, vo) Buddy Lucas (bars -1/4) Call Cobbs (p, org, hpsc) Bill Folwell (el-b) Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (d) Rose Marie McCoy, Mary Maria Parks (vo -1/4) Bert DeCoteaux (arr, cond -1/4)
NYC, Settembre 5, 1968
1. 90967 Free at Last
2. 90968 Everybody's Movin'
3. 90969 New Generation
4. 90970 Heart Love
5. 90972 New Ghosts
Burt Collins, Joe Newman (tp -3) Garnett Brown (tb -3) Seldon Powell (ts, fl -3) Albert Ayler (ts, bagpipe chanter -1,2, recit -3) Buddy Lucas (bars -3) Call Cobbs (p, org, hpsc -1) Bill Folwell (el-b -1,2) Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (d -1) Bert DeCoteaux (arr, cond -3)
NYC, Settembre 6, 1968
1. 90973 Sun Watcher
2. 90974 New Grass
3. 90974A Message from Albert
1969
Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe (Impulse AS 9191)
Albert Ayler (ts, vo) Bobby Few (p) Stafford James (b) Bill Folwell (el-b) Muhammad Ali (d) Mary Maria (vo)
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Agosto 26, 1969
91092 Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
91093 A Man Is Like a Tree
Albert Ayler (ts, vo -1,2,4, ts, bagpipe chanter, vo -3) Bobby Few (p) Henry Vestine (el-g -4) Stafford James (b) Bill Folwell (el-b) Muhammad Ali (d) Mary Maria (vo)
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Agosto 27, 1969
1. 91101 Oh! Love of Life
2. 91102 Island Harvest
3. 91103 Masonic Inborn
4. 91107 Drudgery
** Ristampato anche su Impulse 440 065 383-2.
The Last Album (Impulse AS 9208)
Albert Ayler (ts, vo) Bobby Few (p) Stafford James (b) Bill Folwell (el-b) Muhammad Ali (d) Mary Maria (vo)
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Agosto 26, 1969
91094 Again Comes the Risting of the Sun
91095 Desert Blood
Albert Ayler (ts, vo) Bobby Few (p) Henry Vestine (el-g -4) Stafford James (b) Bill Folwell (el-b) Muhammad Ali (d) Mary Maria (vo)
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Agosto 27, 1969
1. 91100 Birth of Mirth
2. 91104 All Love
3. 91106 Water Music
4. 91108 Toling
Henry Vestine (el-g) Albert Ayler (bagpipe chanter)
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Agosto 29, 1969
91110 Untitled Duet
1970
Albert Ayler Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 1 (Shandar (F) SR 10 000)
Mary Maria (ss) Albert Ayler (ts, ss) Call Cobbs (p) Steve Tintweiss (b) Allen Blairman (d)
"St. Paul de Vence", Francia, Febbraio 25-27, 1970
In Heart Only
Spirits
Holy Family
Spirits Rejoice
**Solo su Shandar (F) SH 83503/04.
Albert Ayler Quintet 1970: Live (Blu Jazz (It) BJ 023CD)
Mary Maria (ss, vo) Albert Ayler (ts, ss, vo) Steve Tintweiss (b) Allen Blairman (d)
"St. Paul de Vence", Francia, Febbraio 25, 1970
Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
Birth of Mirth
T.C.A.
Oh! Love of Life
A Little Prayer
Heart Love
Holy Ghost
Albert Ayler Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 2 (Shandar (F) SR 10 004)
Mary Maria (ss -1/3, ss, vo -4) Albert Ayler (ts, ss) Call Cobbs (p) Steve Tintweiss (b) Allen Blairman (d)
"St. Paul de Vence", Francia, Febbraio 27, 1970
1. Truth Is Marzoing In
2. Universal Message
3. Spiritual Reunion
4. Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
**Solo su Shandar (F) SH 83503/04.
