Not a review, but here’s a reconstruction of the Ayler section of the programme from the concert:

I’m grateful to Maarten Derksen for sending me a photocopy of the Doelen Festival programme. He also included this note about the concert:

“The Albert Ayler Quintet played the Rotterdam concerthall The Doelen November 8 1966. This was part of a three day festival: Newport Jazz Festival in Europe1966. The Max Roach Quintet (with Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding and others) and Sonny Rollins also played that night. Rollins with Max Roach and Jymie Merritt on bass, did not really do well. Michael Samson was warming up before their appearance playing Bach. Beaver Harris (instead of the announced 'Roundhouse' Shannon Jackson) was having enormous trouble keeping  his drums together, because parts fell down or moved away. So a stagehand had to sit next to it. I met Beaver after the concert and we went to the jazzclub B14. There Harris worked down an enormous amount of meatballs.”

Rotterdam, 08-11-66
Don Ayler, ALbert Ayler, Michel Sampson
Photo: Boudewijn van Grevenbroek

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