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Eric Dolphy playing in Mingus's band in Oslo.

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Wow... in one short ... ( 2 months ago by Angryjazz)

Wow... in one short, poorly-executed sentence you've dismissed one of the truest innovators of modern avant-garde jazz as akin to some Charvel-stroking hair farmer masturbating to an Yngwie transcription AND set yourself up as an authority on the True Nature of Jazz. It's one thing to not care for this music, but that comment really displays some serious ignorance on many levels. Now take your Windham Hill CDs and run along before someone puts on "Interstellar Space" and scars you for life.

i religiously ... ( 2 months ago by 3chocolate3clock3)

i religiously listen to all kinds of jazz and recently tryed to get into his album "out to lunch" but just couldn't quite get it, any suggestions for other works of his?

LOL. Wow that's a ... ( 2 months ago by ghostofdolphy)

LOL. Wow that's a tough one to start with. It's his most popular though, and compared to the other notable Free albums, his is easily some of the most accessible IMHO, the Vibes really grounded it, yet kept it open. Hmm. I'd start with Outward Bound by all means. It's worth it just for his flute work on Glad To Be Unhappy and April Fool. By any means it's a great starter album for his work. Illinois Concert (Herbie on piano.), Last Date, and Far Cry with the late great Booker Little on Trumpet

ok ill give you 1 ... ( 2 months ago by saxgod09)

ok ill give you 1 and 2 i love coltrane and brecker is b4 jesus in my bible but dolphy i wouldnt mention under the same breathe and as far as the comment "i think i played this the first time i picked up my horn" was a joke to me thats what he sounds like is someone wiggling fingers and being retarted on a sax but thats just me

I hooked on Eric ... ( 2 months ago by smokex2)

I hooked on Eric Dolphy with Five spot recordings. Vol 1 is my favorite.

Hi Fireballkiller. ... ( 2 months ago by BruceKeddieArmstrong)

Hi Fireballkiller. Coltrane loved Dolphy's playing and played with him on several albums. So if you love Coltrane but don't immediately 'get' Dolphy, maybe it's worth persevering and trying to hear what Coltrane heard in his playing.

If this doesn't ... ( 1 month ago by oudevoida)

If this doesn't excite you, check your pulse! Or your ears.

An absolute ... ( 1 month ago by AlannahBabalon156)

An absolute inspiration! It by listening to guys like this that keeps me going back to the sax for more and more woodshedding! This is Class!

I got t'hear the ... ( 1 month ago by Plinblox)

I got t'hear the Gil Evans orchestrated Eric Dolphy album 'bout 17 years ago and I've still not recovered. Mr Dolphy's work defies the simple while discovering the simple. He knew that there are only so many notes and broke against the simple interpretation of said notes. His was the genius of Charles Ives discordance. His re-invention of 'God Bless the Child' stands today as the definitive portrayal of that blest song. Mr Dolphy described the inexpressible madness of living on this earth.

wella, firstly the ... ( 1 month ago by Plinblox)

wella, firstly the word you're looking for is: retarded. Or at least I think that may be what you're looking for, though I don't believe you're looking at all. Good Luck to you.

saxgod your a bitch ( 1 month ago by rexious5)

saxgod your a bitch

dolphy is amazing! ... ( 1 month ago by trepanatedman)

dolphy is amazing! and this is one of the most exciting drum parts ive ever heard in jazz

WOW!! That's ... ( 3 weeks ago by kcm1024)

WOW!! That's amazing!!!!

Brecker isn't my ... ( 2 weeks ago by NoirMusic)

Brecker isn't my cup of tea. But Dolphy and Coltrane are the Emperor's new musicians. Everyone talks about them as gods because no one wants to say Coltrane's tone on S. Sax is pinched and 20+ cents sharp on a lot of notes...and his tone quality is hard, brittle, and unattractive. Parker are on the other hand....Parker is more my guy...

what song is this? ( 2 weeks ago by bleedinggunfilms)

what song is this?

you are a noob. ... ( 1 week ago by roftedele)

you are a noob. stop with sax please. you don't know anything about music. succhiapalle vattilla ficcari in to u culu

Jackie Maclean ... ( 1 week ago by musictflo)

Jackie Maclean intonation was off in the different ranges of his alto. He couldn't play? He didn't know that? Trane didn't?I am sure they did know and it was purposeful. You don't have to like their conception or tone, but to imply that they were clueless about their own intonation is a little clueless on your part.What contemporary musician meets Dolphy's standard? Or Parker's for that matter?I'll take 20 cents over the contemporary young turk conservatory clones any day of the week.

To me it seems that ... ( 1 week ago by NoirMusic)

To me it seems that Coltrane was so concerned with what note, and what harmony etc...that he paid almost no attention to the sound. The tone color, the vibrato, the nuance and the shading. Combine that with the need to play an 11* mouthpiece with a 5 reed... To each there own but the fact that his early stuff was pretty decent (Miles Davis era) and it got progressively less musical and less ear pleasing while his compulsive practicing got worse...Me thinks he had some demons...

Never heard such ... ( 1 week ago by otnas01)

Never heard such bull in my life NoirMusic.If you can't feel the spirit of a true Jazz prophet best shut up.Coltrane is way too deep for your mind.You're talking about his horn like it was important.Coltrane could have played a kazoo and still be more musical and spiritual than you could ever comprehend.

applauso !!!...well ... ( 1 week ago by bebop54)

applauso !!!...well said !...a

Eric Dolphy could ... ( 1 week ago by dec15)

Eric Dolphy could play the most beautiful, soulful, melodic solos on alto saxophone since Charlie Parker to my ears.

I agree that his ... ( 1 week ago by musictflo)

I agree that his perfectionism overshadowed much that was more important in his life- like his family.He could have hardly not known it, but he may have chosen to ignore it in chasing his harmonic obsessions. I disagree that his music was less musical, more convoluted and laden with advanced concepts perhaps, but compelling never-the-less.Heroin addiction substituted for musical? Yeah-probably. McCoy Tyner said as much when thought Trane's life was out of balance.

he can make ... ( 1 week ago by Nuxunumo)

he can make absolutely ANY sound using that saxophone! haha. thats dolphy for ya. they all look so exited in the beginning! :D

absolutely amazing! ... ( 2 days ago by galasax)

absolutely amazing! this solo is a milestone of inspiration, at least for me ^^ guess i'll never close up to his grandeur but just feels great to know some people achieve it!