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The Hilversum Session

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[LP cover of Osmosis 6001.
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[CD cover of Coppens 6001
second version]

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THE HILVERSUM SESSION

 

Tracks

1. Angels (6:50)

2. C.A.C. (4:58)

3. Ghosts (7:28)

4. Infant Happiness (6:04)

5. Spirits (9:10)

6. No Name (5:40)

(Track 4 by Don Cherry. The rest by Albert Ayler)

 

Personnel

Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone)

Don Cherry (cornet)

Gary Peacock (bass)

Sunny Murray (drums)

 

Recording Details

November 9, 1964

Radio studio at Hilversum, The Netherlands

 

Release Details

Released as The Hilversum Session on Osmosis (Holland) 6001, DIW (Japan) 25009, Coppens (Holland) 6001 (CD), DIW (Japan) 330 (CD), ESP (US) 4035, Modern Silence (Malta) OI 021LP (2017 vinyl release) and Our Swimmer (Germany) WELLE0000109 (2022 vinyl release).

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EUROPEAN RADIO STUDIO RECORDINGS 1964

 

Tracks

Tracks 1 to 6 as on ‘The Hilversum Session’

7. Vibrations (7:41)

8. Saints (7:03)

9. Spirits (4:42)

 

Personnel details the same as ‘The Hilversum Session’.

 

Recording Details

Tracks 1 - 6:

November 9, 1964

Radio studio at Hilversum, The Netherlands

Tracks 7 - 9:

September 10, 1964

Danish Radio Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Release Details

Released (in 2016) as European Radio Studio Recordings 1964 on Hat Hut Records (Switzerland) hatOLOGY 678.

Tracks 1-6 previously released as The Hilversum Session on Osmosis (Holland) 6001, DIW (Japan) 25009, Coppens (Holland) 6001 (CD), DIW (Japan) 330 (CD), ESP (US) 4035.
Tracks 7-9 previously released on The Copenhagen Tapes Ayler Records (Sweden) aylCD-033.

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EUROPEAN RECORDINGS AUTUMN 1964 REVISITED

Released in 2020, European Recordings Autumn 1964 Revisited on Hat Hut (Switzerland) ezz-thetics1107 is a 2 CD set comprising The Copenhagen Tapes and The Hilversum Session, previously released by Hat Hut as Copenhagen Live 1964 (hatOLOGY 665) and European Radio Studio Recordings 1964 (hatOLOGY 678).

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ALBERT AYLER WITH DON CHERRY 1964 RECORDINGS FIRST VISIT COMPLETED

Released in September, 2024, Albert Ayler with Don Cherry 1964 Recordings First Visit Completed on Hat Hut (Switzerland) ezz-thetics 2-105 is a 2 CD set comprising The Copenhagen Tapes, The Hilversum Session and Ghosts previously released by Hat Hut as Copenhagen Live 1964 (hatOLOGY 665), European Radio Studio Recordings 1964 (hatOLOGY 678) and Albert Ayler Quartets 1964 Spirits To Ghosts Revisited (ezz-thetics 1101).

From the sleevenotes

“HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES NEVER RELEASED BEFORE”

 

(Album covers)

(Reviews)

[Bert Vuijsje’s article about the recording session (published in Vrij Nederland on 5th December, 1964) is available in the Articles section, translated into English by Kees Hazevoet.]

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