album · October 6, 1998

Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings

Albert Ayler

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The complete 1966-1967 run of Ayler's performances at the fabled NYC club, compiled in 1998.

• The performances feature Ayler's working groups of the period, including bassist Alan Silva and drummer Beaver Harris on some tracks.
• The recordings were made by Bob Thiele for Impulse! Records.
• This collection was released decades after the original live performances.

Albert Ayler was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer. He emerged in the early 1960s as a key figure in the free jazz movement.