Synopsis
The prophetic jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, who today is seen as one of the most important innovators in jazz, was obsessed with his radical music and by the thought that people one day would understand it. In 1962 he recorded his first album in Sweden. Eight years later he was found dead in New York's East River, aged 34. (TCM)
My Name Is Albert Ayler (2006) is a 1h 19min documentary feature film by Kasper Collin. The prophetic jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, who today is seen as one of the most important innovators in jazz, was o...
Key facts
Cast
Donald Ayler, Edward Ayler, Bill Folwell, Elliott Landy, Lionel Marshall, Bernard Stollman
Original language
English
First release
September 21, 2006 (Finland)
Production companies
Kasper Collin Produktion (Firm)
Crew
Screenplay
Kasper Collin
Editing
Eva Hillström, Kasper Collin, Patrick Austen
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Finland | September 21, 2006 |
Full credits
| Director | Kasper Collin |
| Cast | Donald Ayler, Edward Ayler, Bill Folwell, Elliott Landy, Lionel Marshall, Bernard Stollman (founder of ESP disk) |
| Screenplay | Kasper Collin |
| Editing | Eva Hillström, Kasper Collin, Patrick Austen |
Additional data: TMDB.
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