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Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
Born: Jun 20, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA
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Died: Jun 29, 1964 in Berlin, Germany
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Biography: Eric Dolphy was a true original with his own distinctive styles on alto, flute, and bass clarinet. His music fell into the "avant-garde" category yet he did not discard chordal improvisation altogether (although the relationship of his notes to the chords was often pretty abstract). While most of the ...Read full biography
Out To Lunch
Out To Lunch
Released: 1964
Label: EMI
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Out to Lunch stands as Eric Dolphy's magnum opus, an absolute pinnacle of avant-garde jazz in any form or era. Its rhythmic complexity was perhaps unrivaled since Dave Brubeck's Time Out, and its five ...Read full review
Iron Man
Iron Man
Released: 1963
Label: Celluloid
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The companion piece to Conversations (recorded at the same mid-1963 sessions with producer Alan Douglas), Iron Man is every bit as essential and strikes a more consistent ambience than its widely varied ...Read full review
More Eric Dolphy albums: Main Albums (35), Compilations (43), Singles & EPs (1), DVD/Video (4), Others (1)
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