Albert Ayler Catalog

1962 (The age of 26)

Albert Ayler - The First Recordings, Vol. 1  (Bird Note (Swd) LP 1)

Albert Ayler (ts) Torbjorn Hultcrantz (b) Sune Spangberg (d)

	I'll Remember April
	Rollins' Tune (The Stopper)
	Tune Up
	Free

Albert Ayler - The First Recordings, Vol. 2  (Bird Note (Swd) LP 2)

Albert Ayler (ts) Torbjorn Hultcrantz (b) Sune Spangberg (d): same session

	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)

1.	Introduction By Albert Ayler
2.	Bye Bye Blackbird
3.	Billie's Bounce
4.	Summertime
5.	On Green Dolphin Street
6.	C.T.

1964

Albert Ayler - 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)

1.	Witches And Devils
2.	Spirits
3.	Holy Holy
4.	Prophecy (Saints)

Albert Ayler - 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)

1.	Goin' Home
2.	Ol' Man River (take 2)
3.	Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
4.	When The Saints Go Marchin' In
5.	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 3)
6.	Deep River
7.	Down By The Riverside (take 6)

** also issued on Black Lion (E) BLP 60197, BLCD 760197 entitled "Goin' Home".

Albert Ayler - Goin' Home  (Black Lion (E) BLCD 760197)

Albert Ayler (ts, ss) Call Cobbs (p) Henry Grimes (b) Sunny Murray (d): same session

	Ol' Man River (take 1)
	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 1)
	Down By The Riverside (take 5)

** reissue of Osmosis (H) 4001 entitled "Swing Low, Sweet Spiritual" + 3 bonus tracks.

Albert Ayler - Prophecy  (ESP-Disk' ESP 3030)

Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)

	Spirits
	Wizard
	Ghosts (1st variation)
	Prophecy
	Ghosts (2nd variation)

** also issued on ESP Base (It) ESP 3030; ESP-Disk' ESPCD 3030.
** part of ESP-Disk' ESP 4006.

Albert Ayler - Albert Smiles With Sunny  (In Respect IR 39501)

Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d): same session

	Sweet (1st variation)
	Ghosts (3rd variation)
	Truth Is Marching In
	No Head
	Sweet (2nd variation)

Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity  (ESP-Disk' ESP 1002)

Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d): same personnel

	Ghosts (1st variation)
	The Wizard
	Prophecy (Spirits)
	Ghosts (2nd variation)

** also issued on ESP-Disk' ESPCD 1002.

Albert Ayler/Don Cherry, and others - New York Eye And Ear Control  (ESP-Disk' ESP 1016)

Don Cherry (tp, cor) Roswell Rudd (tb) John Tchicai (as) Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sonny Murray (d)

	Don's Dawn
	AY
	ITT

** also issued on ESP-Disk' ESPCD 1016.

Albert Ayler - Vibrations  (Debut (D) DEB 144)

Don Cherry (cor) Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)

	Ghosts (short version)
	Children
	Holy Spirit
	Ghosts (long version)
	Vibrations
	Mothers

Albert Ayler Live In Europe 1964-1966  (Landscape (F) LS2 902)

Don Cherry (cor) Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d): same personnel

	Mothers
	Children
	Holy Spirits

Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Bill Folwell (b) Beaver Harris (d)

	Our Prayer
	Ghosts / Bells
	Truth Is Marching In
	Omega

Albert Ayler - The Hilversum Session  (Osmosis (H) 6001)

Don Cherry (cor) Albert Ayler (ts) Gary Peacock (b) Sunny Murray (d)

	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)

90375

Holy Ghost

** also issued on Impulse GRD 137.

Albert Ayler - Bells  (ESP-Disk' ESP 1010)

Donald Ayler (tp) Charles Tyler (as) Albert Ayler (ts) Lewis Worrell (b) Sunny Murray (d) unknown (bells)

Bells: Spiritual Bells / Holy Ghost / No Name

** also issued on ESP-Disk' ESPCD 1010.
** part of ESP-Disk' ESP 4006.

Albert Ayler - Spirits Rejoice  (ESP-Disk' ESP 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)

1.	Spirits Rejoice
2.	Holy Family
3.	D.C.
4.	Angels
5.	Prophet

** also issued on ESP-Disk' ESPCD 1020.

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)

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)

The Lie (not for sale)

1966 (The age of 30)

Albert Ayler Quintet At Slug's Saloon, Vol. 1  (ESP Base (It) ESP 3031)

Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Lewis Worrell (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (d)

	Truth Is Marching In
	Our Prayer

Albert Ayler Quintet At Slug's Saloon, Vol. 2  (ESP Base (It) ESP 3032)

Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Lewis Worrell (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (d): same session

	Bells
	Ghosts

Albert Ayler Quintet At Slug's Saloon, Vol. 2  (ESP-Disk' ESPCD 3032)

Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Lewis Worrell (b) Ronald Shannon Jackson (d): same session

Initiation

** part of ESP-Disk' ESP 4025.

Albert Ayler - The Berlin Concerts 1966  (Relyable (It) 001)

Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Bill Folwell (b) Beaver Harris (d)

	Alpha
	A.C.
	Omega
	Our Prayer
	Ghosts
	Bells
	Jesus

Albert Ayler - Lorrach/Paris 1966  (hatMuscis (Swt) 3500)

Donald Ayler (tp) Albert Ayler (ts) Michel Sampson (vln) Bill Folwell (b) Beaver Harris (d): same personnel

	Bells
	Jesus
	Our Prayer
	Spirits
	Holy Ghost

same personnel

	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)

90858	Truth Is Marching In
90860	Our Prayer

Donald Ayler (tp -2) Albert Ayler (ts, as) Joel Freedman (cello) Bill Folwell, Alan Silva (b) Beaver Harris (d -2)

1. 90863	For John Coltrane
2. 90862	Change Has Come

** part of Impulse IMPD 2-273.

Albert Ayler - 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)

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)

	Light In The Darkness
90864	Heavenly Home
	Spiritual Rebirth
	Infinite Spirit
90857	Omega Is The Alpha

** part of 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)

Universal Thoughts (incomplete)

** same contents as Impulse AS 9155 + IA 9336-2 + 2 bonus tracks.

Albert Ayler - 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)

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)

1. 90914	Zion Hill
2. 90915	Universal Indians

** also issued on Impulse GRD 108.

Albert Ayler - 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)

1. 90911	Love Cry, II
2. 90912	Zion Hill (alt. take)
3. 90913	Universal Indians (alt. take)

** reissue of Impulse AS 9165 + 3 bonus tracks.

1968

Albert Ayler - 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 Purdie (d) Rose Marie McCoy, Mary Maria Parks (vo -1/4) Bert DeCoteaux (arr, cond -1/4)

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 Purdie (d -1) Bert DeCoteaux (arr, cond -3)

1. 90973	Sun Watcher
2. 90974	New Grass
3. 90974A	Message From Albert

1969

Albert Ayler - 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)

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)

1. 91101	Oh! Love Of Life
2. 91102	Island Harvest
3. 91103	Masonic Inborn
4. 91107	Drudgery

** also issued on Impulse 440 065 383-2.

Albert Ayler - 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)

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)

1. 91100	Birth Of Mirth
2. 91104	All Love
3. 91106	Water Music
4. 91108	Toling

Henry Vestine (el-g) Albert Ayler (bagpipe chanter)

91110

Untitled Duet

1970

Albert Ayler - Nuits De La Fondation Maeght, Vol. 1  (Shandar (F) SR 10000)

Mary Maria (ss) Albert Ayler (ts, ss) Call Cobbs (p) Steve Tintweiss (b) Allen Blairman (d)

	In Heart Only
	Spirits
	Holy Family
	Spirits Rejoice

** part of Shandar (F) 83.503/83.504.

Albert Ayler - Live On The Riviera  (ESP-Disk' ESP 4001)

Mary Maria (ss, vo) Albert Ayler (ts, ss, museme, vo) Steve Tintweiss (b) Allen Blairman (d)

	Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe
	Birth Of Mirth
	Masonic Inborn
	Oh! Love Of Life
	Island Harvest
	Heart Love
	Ghosts

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)

	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 10004)

Mary Maria (ss, vo) Albert Ayler (ts, ss) Call Cobbs (p) Steve Tintweiss (b) Allen Blairman (d)

	Truth Is Marching In
	Universal Message
	Spiritual Reunion
	Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe

** part of Shandar (F) 83.503/83.504.