Flotation Device 2022-11-13 - Albert Ayler's ghost

Albert Ayler takes the spotlight via a new box set that documents his last public performance. Join us as we reflect on his unique and edgy style of saxophone (and bagpipe) playing, the impact that his brilliant but brief career had on the trajectory of jazz history, and the controversial influence of Mary Parks over his later projects.

Plus, Silvestrov channels Beethoven, Zorn channels Deleuze, Paul Giger channels Bach, and Vladimir Rannev channels Thomas Bernhard. Gity Razaz revisits an Azerbaijani folk legend while Malin Bång revisits the Gothenberg cityscape. Dima Nikolaienko purveys dark ambient while the Chicago quintet Honest Same combines those sensibilities with free improv. And Trevor Dunn reconvenes Trio-Convulsant in the company of Folie à Quatre for an unusual collection of hybrid compositions.

Creative and improvised music with host Michael Schell. Annotated playlist and photo credits under Comments.