Kasper Collin
2007 - Suède - Couleur et Noir & Blanc - 79'
The prophetic free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler, who today is seen as one of the most important innovators in jazz, was obsessed while making his radical music by the thought that people one day would understand it. As he said in his own words: “If people don’t like it now, they will.” In 1962 he recorded his first album in Sweden. Eight years later he was found dead in New York’s East River, aged 34. This documentary follows the trail of Albert from his native town of Cleveland by way of Sweden to New York, meeting family, friends and close colleagues. Albert himself guides us with his voice and music. Seven years in the making, the film includes newly discovered footage of Ayler and his band. "Remarkable" (New Yorker) " One of the most starkly beautiful and moving documentaries ever made about a jazz musician." (Jazz Times)
Photography : Peter Palm
Sound : Mario Adamsson, Carolina Jinde
Editing : Kasper Collin, Eva Hillström, Patrick Austin
Production : Kasper Collin
Distribution : Kasper Collin (contact@mynameisalbertayler.com, +46 (0)8 661 21 51)