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).

Title:  Musical Prophet:  The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Box Set 3 CD)  (2018)

Genre:  Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Resonance Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Jitterbug Waltz  (7:19)
 2.  Music Matador  (9:40)
 3.  Love Me  (3:22)
 4.  Alone Together  (13:39)
 5.  Muses For Richard Davis #1  (7:37)
 6.  Muses For Richard Davis #2  (8:21)

Disc 2:

 1.  Iron Man  (9:13)
 2.  Mandrake  (4:48)
 3.  Come Sunday  (6:30)
 4.  Burning Spear  (12:02)
 5.  Ode To Charlie Parker  (8:07)
 6.  A Personal Statement  (15:04)

Disc 3:  

 1.  Music Matador (Alternate Take)  (7:59)
 2.  Love Me  (Alternate Take #1)  (2:23)
 3.  Love Me (Alternate Take #2)  (3:42)
 4.  Alone Together (Alternate Take)  (12:17)
 5.  Jitterbug Waltz (Alternate Take)  (9:25)
 6.  Mandrake (Alternate Take)  (6:43)
 7.  Burning Spear (Alternate Take)  (10:33)

Personnel:

Eric Dolphy:  Alto Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet
Williams "Prince" Lasha:  Flute on Music Matador, Iron Man, Mandrake, Burning Spear
Huey "Sonny" Simmons:  Alto Saxophone on Music Matador, Iron Man, Mandrake, Burning Spear
Clifford Jordan;  Soprano Saxophone on Music Matador, Iron Man, Mandrake, Burning Spear
Woody Shaw:  Trumpet on Music Matador, Iron Man, Mandrake, Burning Spear
Garvin Bushell:  Bassoon on Iron Man, Mandrake, Burning Spear
Bobby Hutcherson;  Vibes on Jitterbug Waltz, Iron Man, Mandrake, Burning Spear
Richard David:  Bass on Music Matador, Alone Together, Come Sunday, Mandrake, Burning Spear, Ode To Charlie Parker
Eddie Kahn:  Bass on Jitterbug Waltz, Iron Man, Burning Spear
J.C. Moses:  Drums on Jitterbug Waltz, Iron Man, Mandrake, Burning Spear
Charles Moffett:  Drums

Musical Prophet:  The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions is the first official release of previously-unissue of Eric Dolphy studio recordings in over 30 years, includes 100-page booklet with rare photos,  released on January 25, 2019 by Resonance Records.