Albert Ayler - More Lost Performances revisited (2023)

The almost five year span bookended in this particular Albert Ayler revisitation marks, in a certain sense, the beginning and end points of the most lasting and creative portion of his remarkable, though sadly brief, career. (Brian Olewnick)

Tracks #1-3: Live Newport Festival, Rhode Island, June 30 / July 1, 1967
Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone, alto & soprano saxophone (on #1), vocal (on #2)
Don Ayler - trumpet
Michel Samson - violin
Bill Folwell - double bass
Milford Graves - drums

Track #4: Live John Coltrane Funeral, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, New York City, July 1967
Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone
Don Ayler - trumpet
Richard Davis - double bass
Milford Graves - drums

Track #5: Albert Ayler with The Cecil Taylor Trio, Live Copenhagen, Denmark, November 16, 1962
Cecil Taylor - piano
Jimmy Lyons - alto saxophone
Albert Ayler - tenor saxophone
Sunny Murray - drums