Eric Dolphy
Born: 20th June 1928, Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 29th June 1964, Berlin, Germany
Nationality: American
Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence in the same era. His use of the bass clarinet helped to establish the instrument within jazz. Dolphy extended the vocabulary and boundaries of the alto saxophone, and was among the earliest significant jazz flute soloists.
His improvisational style was characterized by the use of wide intervals, in addition to employing an array of extended techniques to emulate the sounds of human voices and animals.
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John Coltrane, 'Africa/Brass'
24th Aug 2023
Whilst underappreciated upon its release, Trane's bombastic first album for Impulse! from 1961 would seal his fate as one of the label's most iconoclastic artists and performers.
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John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy - Evenings At The Village Gate
14th Jul 2023
Our Recording of the Week is a formidable new release that captures an exciting and transitional phase in both artists' careers, in a live quintet recording from 1961.
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The Blues And The Abstract Truth
Oliver Nelson (saxophone), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Eric Dolphy (flute), George Barrow (baritone saxophone), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (upright bass), Roy Hanes (drums)
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Impressions
John Coltrane (sopranosaxophone, tenorsaxophone, saxophone), McCoy Tyner (piano), Elvin Jones (drumkit), Eric Dolphy (bassclarinet, altosaxophone), Reggie Workman (doublebass), Jimmy Garrison (doublebass, uprightbass)
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Evenings at The Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy
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Presto Best Jazz Reissue/Archive, Finalist 2023
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