My Name Is Albert Ayler (2006)
• September 21st, 2006 • 1h 19min
Documentary, Music
Overview
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)
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"
Released on: 1979-01-01
Music
The two musical masters swing out.
Jazz Icons: Oscar Peterson Live in '63, '64 & '65
Released on: 2008-09-30
Music
Oscar Peterson is accompanied by the stellar duo of bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen for eac...
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Released on: 2019-02-27
Documentary, History
In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert...
Ella Fitzgerald: Best of the BBC Vaults
Released on: 2010-10-21
Music
BBC archivists recently unearthed a veritable treasure trove of Ella Fitzgerald shows recorded by th...
Filthy Betrayal
Released on: 2013-06-14
Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music
On the eve of graduation, a high school student finds herself dealing with both college applications...
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary, Music
Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...
Ella Fitzgerald Live in Australia
Released on: 1960-12-04
Music, TV Movie
Ella Fitzgerald visited Australia back in 1960. Gracefully stepping up to the microphone for the cel...
Hiromi's Sonicbloom: Live in Concert
Released on: 2009-01-01
Music
Recorded Live at Tokyo International Forum Hall A on December 9th, 2007
The Wurst Has a Master Plan
Released on: 2025-01-16
Music
A rain parade of sausages meets camels and kings in the 32 minute experimental syncing of Pharaoh Sa...
Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
Released on: 2010-12-06
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
A chronological look at the life and career of jazz musician, composer, and performer Dave Brubeck (...
Saxophone Colossus
Released on: 1998-01-01
Music, Documentary
Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in ja...
Joe Zawinul & WDR Big Band - Leverkusener Jazztage
Released on: 2005-05-17
Music
Zawinul is onstage with the WDR Big Band from Germany and a special international rhythm section. Th...
Al Jarreau at AVO Session Basel
Released on: 2004-05-17
Music
Tracklist: 1. Route 66 2. Medley: - Save Me - My Old Friend - Trouble In Paradise 3. Distracte...
The Blues Brothers
Released on: 1980-06-16
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home whe...
Space Is the Place
Released on: 1974-11-01
Science Fiction, Music
Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himsel...
The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy
Released on: 2022-11-26
Music, Documentary
Stories and music of Black artists who relied on an underground travel guide to navigate the injusti...
Ezra Collective Ground Control
Released on: 2023-03-23
Music
Ezra Collective has already shaken up the British jazz scene- Now the quintet has arrived on the con...
Kids on the Slope
Released on: 2018-03-10
Drama, Music, Romance
Two different students—a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent—f...
Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
Released on: 2020-08-29
Documentary, Music
Kansas City PBS is proud to present a documentary that looks back at the years Charlie “Bird” Parker...