AYLER, ALBERT. Jazz saxophonist ( in Cleveland, Ohio; in New York, New York). He came from a musical family: his father played violin and tenor saxophone, and his brother
Donald (Don
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became a professional jazz trumpeter. The two brothers obtained musical education in the public schools of Cleveland, Ohio, and at the Bennie Miller Music School in Cleveland. During his service in the United States Armed Forces, Albert played with army bands; he spent the last...