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Eric Dolphy - Outward Bound (1960).

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Channel: Jazz · 2018 · Music

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I remember the sessions well,I remember how the musicians wanted to sound,and I remember their reactions to the playback.Today,I feel strongly that I am their messenger...Rudy Van Gelder
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"Outward Bound" features Dolphy on his first venture as a leader performing some post-bop works, recorded in 1960 at Englewood Cliffs at the famous Rudy Van Gelder studio. This album was a foreshadowing of what lay in store on following albums released by Eric Dolphy. The alto saxophone playing, bass clarinet donning, flute wielding compositional innovator, who peaked on "Out to Lunch", is heard here laying the foundation for his magnum opus.

Dolphy's alto saxophone was so unique and intelligent, belting out those fast notes in ways only he seemed to comprehend. He has influenced the entire genre of free jazz greatly and continues to do so each time some promising young artist stumbles upon his work. This Fantasy Jazz release of such a seminal and imperative album in the Dolphy repertoire belongs on your shelf, not a store shelf...(Swing King; April 28,2007; Amazon)
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Tracklist:
01.G.W. (Eric Dolphy)...(00:00)
02.Green Dolphin Street (B.Kaper/N.Washington)...(07:59)
03.Les (Eric Dolphy)...(13:44)
04.245 (Eric Dolphy)...(18:58)
05.Glad to Be Unhappy (L.Hart/R.Rodgers)....(25:48)
06.Miss Toni (Charles Greenlee)....(31:15).
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Personnel:
1.Eric Dolphy — flute,bass clarinet,alto saxophone
2.Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
3.Jaki Byard — piano
4.George Tucker — bass
5.Roy Haynes — drums. 
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Genre:Jazz/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Recorded: at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs; N.J; April 1,1960.
Label:Esquire – Esquire 32-123
Engineer (Recording) – Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes – Ron Eyre.

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