My Name Is Albert Ayler is a 2005 Swedish-American documentary film about the American Jazz musician Albert Ayler, written and directed by Kasper Collin.
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| Directed by | Kasper Collin |
| Written by | Kasper Collin |
| Produced by | Kasper Collin |
| Cinematography | Peter Palm, Askild Vik Edvardsen |
| Edited by | Eva Hillström, Kasper Collin, Patrick Austen |
| Music by | Albert Ayler and more |
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| Language | English |
Described by Thomas Conrad of JazzTimes as "one of the most starkly beautiful and moving documentaries ever made about a jazz musician,"[1] the film was produced and edited over a period of seven years (1998 to 2005),[2] and features footage of live performances as well as interviews with Ayler conducted between 1963 and 1970.[3] In addition, the filmmakers interviewed surviving family members, including Ayler's father Edward and brother Donald, and associates such as drummer Sunny Murray, double bassist Gary Peacock, and photographer and writer Val Wilmer.[4][5]
The film met with mixed reviews when released in Sweden in 2005, but was praised by UK and US critics when theatrically released in those countries in 2007.[6][7][8][9][10][11] Metacritic gave the film 83/100 based on reviews from 7 critics, and awarded it the 19th best film from 2007.[12] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 94% based on reviews from 17 critics.[13]
My Name Is Albert Ayler was director Kasper Collin's first feature documentary. The second was I Called Him Morgan, a documentary about trumpeter Lee Morgan.[2]
References
edit- ^ Conrad, Thomas (2006). "Reviews". JazzTimes. Vol. 36, no. 1–5. p. 95.
- ^ a b Effinger, Shannon J. (March 28, 2017). "Q&A with 'I Called Him Morgan' Filmmaker Kasper Collin". DownBeat. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (March 4, 2008). "My Name Is Albert Ayler". Variety. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "My Name Is Albert Ayler". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Seitz, Matt Zoller (November 8, 2007). "Free-Jazz Pioneer, Aware of His Legacy". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "My Name is Albert Ayler". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "My Name Is Albert Ayler | Village Voice". Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "My Name Is Albert Ayler - Film4". www.film4.com. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ Sandhu, Sukhdev. "Human drama and animal magic". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "There's No Catching Up With Albert Ayler". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "MY NAME IS ALBERT AYLER | Film Journal International". www.filmjournal.com. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "My Name Is Albert Ayler". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "My Name Is Albert Ayler". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2017-05-30.