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:  Far Cry With Booker Little (Limited Edition) (2025)

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

Label:  WaxTime

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (8:03)

 2.  Ode To Charlie Parker (8:42)

 3.  Far Cry (3:55)

 4.  Serene (6:37) *

Side Two:

 1.  Miss Ann (4:17)

 2.  Left Alone (6:41)

 3.  Tenderly (4:20)

 4.  It's Magic (5:40)

 5.  Feathers (5:00) *

Personnel:

Eric Dolphy:  Bass Clarinet on Tracks:  A1, B4, Flute on Tracks: A2, B2, Alto Saxophone on Tracks All Other Tracks

Booker Little:  Trumpet on All Tracks except on Tracks: B2, 4

Jaki Byard:  Piano on All Tracks except B3

Ron Carter:  Bass on All Tracks except B3

Roy Haynes:  Drums on All Tracks except B3

Bonus Tracks:

A4:   

Same as the above , from the same session

B5:

Eric Dolphy:  Alto Saxophone

Ron Carter:  Cello

George Duvivier:   Bass

Roy Haynes:  Drums

Far Cry With Booker Little is the third album by Eric Dolphy, originally released in 1962 by New Jazz, remastered and reissued on September 12, 2025 by WaxTime.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.