Eric Dolphy

Artist:  Eric Dolphy
Birth Name:  Eric Allan Dolphy, Jr.
Born:  June 20, 1928.  Los Angeles, California, USA
Died:  June 29, 1964 (Aged 36).  Berlin, Germany
Genre:  Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Bandleader, Saxophonist, Flutist, Bass Clarinetist, Composer, Sideman
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Soprano Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Piccolo

Eric Dolphy was an American Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Bass Clarinetist, and Flutist.  He was one of  several multi-Instrumentists to gain prominence around the same time.  He 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).

Artist:  Eric Dolphy Septet
Title:  Paris '64  (2018)
Genre:  Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Paris '64
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Springtime  (19:11)
 2.  245  (11:09)
 3.  G. W.  (6:00)
 4.  Serene  (7:42)
 5.  Ode To Charlie Parker  (5:32)
 6.  Naima  (15:15)

Personnel:

Eric Dolphy:  Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  2, 3, Bass Clarinet on Tracks:  1, 4, 6, Flute on Track 5
Donald Byrd:  Trumpet
Nathan Davis:  Tenor Saxophone
Jack Dieval:  Piano
Jacques Hess:  Bass
Franco Manzecchi:  Drums
Jacky Bambou:  Congas on Tracks:  2, 3, 6

Paris '64 is a live album by Eric Dolphy Septet, released on June 29, 2018 by Hi Hat, recorded live from the Qui Peche Club, Paris on June 11, 1964, just a few weeks before his death, featuring Donald Byrd, Nathan Davis, Jack Dieval, Jacques Hess, Franco Manzecchi and Jacky Bambou.