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Eric Dolphy

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Eric Dolphy was a true original with his own distinctive styles on alto, flute, and bass clarinet. His music fell into the "avant-garde" category yet he did not discard chordal improvisation altogether (although the relationship of his notes to the chords was often pretty abstract). While most of the other "free jazz" players sounded very serious in their playing, Dolphy's solos often came across as ecstatic and exuberant. His improvisations utilized very wide intervals, a variety of nonmusical speechlike sounds, and its own logic. Although the alto was his main axe, Dolphy was the first flutist to move beyond bop (influencing James Newton) and he largely introduced the bass clarinet to jazz as a solo instrument. He was also one of the first (after Coleman Hawkins) to record unaccompanied horn solos, preceding Anthony Braxton by five years.

Eric Dolphy first recorded while with Roy Porter & His Orchestra (1948-1950) in Los Angeles, he was in the Army for two years, and he then played in obscurity in L.A. until he joined the Chico Hamilton Quintet in 1958. In 1959 he settled in New York and was soon a member of the Charles Mingus Quartet. By 1960 Dolphy was recording regularly as a leader for Prestige and gaining attention for his work with Mingus, but throughout his short career he had difficulty gaining steady work due to his very advanced style. Dolphy recorded quite a bit during 1960-1961, including three albums cut at the Five Spot while with trumpeter Booker Little, Free Jazz with Ornette Coleman, sessions with Max Roach, and some European dates.

Late in 1961 Dolphy was part of the John Coltrane Quintet; their engagement at the Village Vanguard caused conservative critics to try to smear them as playing "anti-jazz" due to the lengthy and very free solos. During 1962-1963 Dolphy played third stream music with Gunther Schuller and Orchestra U.S.A., and gigged all too rarely with his own group. In 1964 he recorded his classic Out to Lunch for Blue Note and traveled to Europe with the Charles Mingus Sextet (which was arguably the bassist's most exciting band, as shown on The Great Concert of Charles Mingus). After he chose to stay in Europe, Dolphy had a few gigs but then died suddenly from a diabetic coma at the age of 36, a major loss.

Virtually all of Eric Dolphy's recordings are in print, including a nine-CD box set of all of his Prestige sessions. In addition, Dolphy can be seen on film with John Coltrane (included on The Coltrane Legacy) and with Mingus from 1964 on a video released by Shanachie.

Title: Dolphin Street

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: It's Magic

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: When Lights Are Low

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: April Fool

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Let It Snow

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Super Bright Hits

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Carnival King

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Fallen

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Two Birds

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Bee Vamp

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: One By One

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Evergreen Super Hits

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Festive Tones

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Xmas Angel

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hot And Cool Latin

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Play My Favorite Hits

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Music Arena

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Feathers

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Last Date

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Pussy Cat

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Live In Germany

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Left Alone

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best Christmas Wishes

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sugar

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Walkin'

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mystic Moments

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: The King In Europe

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Pop

Title: Super Top Hits

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: How You Look Like

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Pop

Title: Dancing Couple

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Timeless

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Title: Time To Relaxe

Artist: Eric Dolphy

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Blue Note 75

Genre: Jazz

Title: Post-Bop Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best of Jazz Flute

Genre: Jazz

Title: Greatest Jazz Flute

Genre: Jazz

Title: Newport Rebels

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best of Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best of Free Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Super Rad Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Avant Garde Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Jazz Moods

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Kings Of Sax

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Best Jazz Flute

Genre: Jazz

Title: Post-Bop Essentials

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: The Art of the Saxophone

Artist: Al Cohn

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Great Jazz Solos

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Plenty Of Horn

Artist: Hy Weiss

Genre: Jazz

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