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:   Out To Lunch (Blue Note Classic Series) (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Hat And Beard (8:24)

 2.  Something Sweet, Something Tender (6:02)

 3.  Gazzelloni (7:22)

Side 2:

 1.  Out To Lunch (12:06)

 2.  Straight Up And Down (8:19)

Personnel:

Eric Dolphy:  Bass Clarinet on Tracks:  1, 2, Flute on Track 3, Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 2 Side 2

Freddie Hubbard:  Trumpet

Bobby Hutcherson:  Vibraphone

Richard Davis:  Bass

Tony Williams:  Drums

Out To Lunch is a 1964 album by Eric Dolphy, originally released on August 1964 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on September 24, 2021 by Blue Note Records, featuring Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis, and Tony Williams.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.