First Name |
Albert
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Last Name |
Ayler
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Birthday |
13th July, 1936
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Birthplace |
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
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Died |
25th November, 1970
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Place of Death |
New York City
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Buried |
Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Black
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Hair Color |
Black
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Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Black
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Saxophonist, bandleader, composer
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Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
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Music Genre |
Jazz
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Year(s) Active |
1952–1970
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Music Style |
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
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Music Mood |
Intense, Spooky, Bittersweet, Passionate, Fiery, Earnest, Exuberant, Earthy, Organic, Spiritual, Volatile, Cathartic, Sophisticated, Cerebral, Aggressive, Provocative, Complex, Confrontational, Searching, Urgent, Uncompromising, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
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Instrument (text) |
Tenor saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, bagpipes
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Record Label |
Bird Notes, ESP-Disk, Impulse!, Ayler Records, Ayler
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Associated Acts |
Gary Peacock, Don Cherry, Sunny Murray, Roswell Rudd, Alan Silva, Donald Ayler, Henry Vestine, John Coltrane
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Albert Ayler (; July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer.