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Albert Ayler Used Traditional Techniques to Move Jazz Forward.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a new reissue of the late tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler. A key part of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, Ayler's sound has been likened to speaking in tongues.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 31, 1989: Interview with Barry Tuckwell; Review of Albert Ayler's album "Albert Ayler in Greenwich Village"; Interview with Otto Friedrich; Review of Frank Zappa's…
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Conductor and French Horn Player Barry Tuckwell.

Musician Barry Tuckwell. He played French horn with the London Symphony Orchestra for 13 years before leaving in 1966 to begin a solo career. He's the first French horn player to have a career as a soloist, and he recently began conducting as well. (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Wednesday, January 4, 1989.)

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