Latin Jazz Quintet - Caribe (1960)

1.Caribé 10:08
2.Blues In 6/8 5:47
3.First Bass Line 4:07
4.Mambo Ricci 6:57
5.Spring Is Here 5:08
6.Sunday Go Meetin'5:50.

Eric Dolphy (flute,clarinet,bass clarinet,alto saxophone)

Juan Amalbert (congas)

Gene Casey (piano)

Charlie Simons (vibraphone)

Manuel Ramos (drums,timbales).

Recording information: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (08/19/1960).

How this session got set up we may never know. The mainstream, Latin-oriented, mellow bebop of the Latin Jazz Quintet meets the iconoclastic Eric Dolphy, one of the first wave of 1960s avant-jazz players--and things work out very nicely for concerned.

Dolphy's saxophone, usually one of the most vocalized horn sounds of the '60s, is slightly restrained here. But his flute playing is always extremely lyrical even at its most abstract, and he fits in well with the Quintet's soul-jazz groove on "Sunday Go Meetin'." "Blues in 6/8" is another soul-jazz mid-tempo cooker, and Dolphy, indulging in some straight-ahead blues playing, sounds as if he's having a swell time. Gene Casey plays a direct, lyrical, sparkling piano in the vein of Horace Silver, and the percussionists keep everything percolating steadily throughout.

Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch (1964)

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Eric Dolphy - Here and There (1961)

1.Status Seeking
2.God Bless The Child
3.April Fool
4.G.W.
5.Don't Blame Me.

Track 1: Booker Little (tp) Eric Dolphy (as) Mal Waldron (p) Richard Davis (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Track 2: Eric Dolphy (bcl) Tracks 3, 4: Freddie Hubbard (tp) Eric Dolphy (as, fl) Jaki Byard (p) George Tucker (b) Roy Haynes (d) Track 5: Eric Dolphy (fl) Bent Axen (p) Erik Moseholm (b) Jorn Elniff (d).

Review by Scott Yanow

This CD reissue has rarities from three different Eric Dolphy sessions. "April Fool" and the alternate take of "G.W." are drawn from Dolphy's initial date as a leader, a quintet outing with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and pianist Jaki Byard. "Don't Blame Me" is taken from a Copenhagen concert but it is the two remaining numbers ("Status Seeking" and an unaccompanied rendition on bass clarinet of "God Bless the Child") that are of greatest interest. The latter cuts are taken from Dolphy's legendary gig at the Five Spot Cafe with trumpeter Booker Little, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Ed Blackwell, not duplicating the seven more famous performances that are often thought of as the group's entire output. Although it is easy to think of this set on a whole as containing "leftovers," Dolphy's strong playing on alto, flute and bass clarinet makes the music of strong interest to his fans.

Clifford Brown & Eric Dolphy

Clifford Brown & Eric Dolphy - Together (1954)

1. DECEPTION
2. FINE AND DANDY
3. ORIGINAL TUNE
4. CRAZEOLOGY
5. OLD FOLKS
6. THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
7. OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY

Clifford Brown (Trumpet),Eric Dolphy (Sax (Alto),Harold Land (Sax (Tenor),
George Morrow (Bass),Richie Powell (Piano),Max Roach (Drums).