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Eric Dolphy (20 Jun 1928 - 29 Jun 1964)

Male Person - United States

Releases (43)

Official

Album

  1. Outward Bound 1960 Dolphy debut album released on New Jazz
  2. Out There Sep 1961 Dolphy second studio album released on Prestige / New Jazz
  3. Conversations Sep 1963 Dolphy studio album released on FM, alternatively reissued as Music Matador or Memorial Album
  4. Out to Lunch! Aug 1964 Dolphy studio album released posthumously on Blue Note
  5. Last Date 1965 Dolphy broadcast from Hilversum released posthumously by Fontana
  6. Here and There 1966 posthumous Dolphy release consisting of previously unreleased Prestige material from Five Spot, Outward Bound, Copenhagen 61
  7. Iron Man 1968 Dolphy studio album released posthumously by Douglas - same recording sessions as Conversations
  8. Stockholm Sessions 1981 Dolphy broadcast from Sweden released posthumously by enja
  9. Dash One 1982 posthumous Dolphy release containing alternate takes and unreleased material from Prestige' sessions Outward Bound / Far Cry / Five Spot
  10. Other Aspects 22 Sep 1987 Dolphy collection of unreleased tapes released posthumously by Blue Note
  11. Candid Dolphy 1989 Dolphy collection of alternate/unreleased takes from Candid sessions as a sideman, released posthumously
  12. WHERE ? + THE QUEST 2018

Album - Live

  1. At the Five Spot, Volume 2 1964 1961/07/16, Five Spot, NYC, US, "Volume 2"
  2. Vintage Dolphy 1986 1963/04/14 & 1963/04/18, "Carnegie Hall", NYC, US | 1962/03/10 "Everson Museum", Syracuse, NY, US
  3. Eric Dolphy in Europe, Volume 1 1989 1961/09/08, "Studenterforeningen", Copenhagen, Denmark - Prestige Volume 1
  4. Berlin Concerts 1990 1961/08/30, "Club Jazz Salon" and "Funkturm Exhibition Hal", Berlin, West Germany
  5. Eric Dolphy in Europe, Volume 2 1990 1961/09/06, "Berlingske Has", Copenhagen, Denmark, Volume 2
  6. Eric Dolphy in Europe, Volume 3 1990 1961/09/06, "Berlingske Has", Copenhagen, Denmark &1961/09/08, "Studenterforeningen", Copenhagen, Denmark - Prestige Volume 3
  7. Live in Germany 1992 1961/12/01, Munich, West Germany, presumably transcribed from a broadcast
  8. The Uppsala Concert 1993 1961/09/04, "Västmanland-Dala Nation", Uppsala, Sweden
  9. The Illinois Concert 05 Oct 1999 1963/03/10, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
  10. Left Alone 26 Mar 2003 1962/10/07, Gaslight Inn
  11. In Europe. The Complete 1961 Copenhagen Concerts 2012 1961/09/06 & 1961/09/08 Copenhagen

Album - Compilation

  1. Fire Waltz 1978 bundles Looking Ahead / The Quest
  2. The Essential Eric Dolphy 1991 best-of from Prestige material
  3. The Complete Prestige Recordings 1995 complete edition of all Prestige sessions (Outward Bound / Screamin' / Looking Ahead / Out There / Caribé / Trane Whistle / Far Cry / Straight Ahead / Where? / The Quest / Five Spot / In Europe)
  4. Hot & Cool Latin 1996 dumb bundle of That Hamilton Man and Latin Jazz Quintet, missing the tracks where Dolphy is not there
  5. Original Jazz Classics Collection 1997 best-of from Prestige material
  6. Eric Dolphy 1997 best-of from Prestige material released by Warner
  7. Prestige Profiles, Volume 5: Eric Dolphy 01 Jan 2004 best-of from Prestige material
  8. Complete Memorial Album Sessions 2004 Conversations/Iron Man sessions, bootlegs and late / shady reissues with no master provenance
  9. Out There 2011 bundles Out There / Outward Bound
  10. 7 Classic Albums 2012 bundles Outward Bound / Far Cry / Out There / Screamin' the Blues / The Latin Jazz Quintet / Five Spot / Here and There
  11. 12 Classic Albums: 1959 - 1962 02 Dec 2014 bundles Caribé / Outward Bound / Out There / Looking Ahead / Here and There / Where? / Far Cry / Five Spot / The Blues / The Quest / Straight Ahead / In Europe
  12. Four Classic Albums 2014 bundles Outward Bound / Out There / Far Cry / At the Five Spot
  13. Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions 23 Nov 2018 complete 1963/07 NYC studio sessions (Iron Man + Conversations + additional tracks)

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. 1958-1961 1995 garbage release
  2. Eric Dolphy 2000 garbage release using various made up names
  3. The Complete Latin Jazz Sides 2009 bundles Caribé / The Latin Jazz Quintet

Album - Compilation / Live

  1. Serene 1991 looks like garbage - bits from Last Date, bits from Last Recordings, and some Mingus live track, making it akin to the Complete Last Recordings
  2. The Complete Last Recordings · In Hilversum & Paris 1964 2010 bundles Last Date & Last Recordings

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. Jazz Artists Guild
  2. John Coltrane Quintet flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone

Recordings by (135)

  1. Out There 6:55 (Sep 1961) studio, "Out There", 1960/08/15
  2. Serene 7:02 (Sep 1961) studio, "Out There", 1960/08/15
  3. The Baron 2:58 (Sep 1961) studio, "Out There", 1960/08/15
  4. Eclipse 2:45 (Sep 1961) studio, "Out There", 1960/08/15
  5. 17 West 4:52 (Sep 1961) studio, "Out There", 1960/08/15
  6. Sketch of Melba 4:39 (Sep 1961) studio, "Out There", 1960/08/15
  7. Feathers 5:00 (Sep 1961) studio, "Out There", 1960/08/15
  8. Bee Vamp 12:27 (1961) live, "Five Spot", 1961/07/16, main take
  9. The Prophet 21:25 (1961)
  10. The Way You Look Tonight 9:08 (1962) live, "Berlingske Has", Copenhagen, Denmark, September 6, 1961
  11. God Bless the Child 7:08 (1962) live, "Copenhagen", 1961/09/08
  12. Oleo 7:23 (1962) live, "Copenhagen", 1961/09/08
  13. Hi Fly 13:29 (1962) live, "Copenhagen", 1961/09/08
  14. Jitterbug Waltz 7:12 (Sep 1963) studio, "Conversations/Iron Man", 1963/07/01 & 1963/07/03
  15. Music Matador 9:31 (Sep 1963) studio, "Conversations/Iron Man", 1963/07/01 & 1963/07/03
  16. Alone Together 13:30 (Sep 1963) studio, "Conversations/Iron Man", 1963/07/01 & 1963/07/03
  17. Love Me 3:19 (Sep 1963) studio, "Conversations/Iron Man", 1963/07/03, main take
  18. Hat and Beard 8:24 (Aug 1964) studio, "Out to Lunch", 1964/02/25, main take
  19. Something Sweet, Something Tender 6:03 (Aug 1964) studio, "Out to Lunch", 1964/02/25, main take
  20. Gazzelloni 7:22 (Aug 1964) studio, "Out to Lunch", 1964/02/25
  21. Out to Lunch 12:08 (Aug 1964) studio, “Out to Lunch”, 1964/02/25
  22. Straight Up and Down 8:19 (Aug 1964) studio, "Out to Lunch", 1964/02/25
  23. Epistrophy 11:13 (1965) broadcast, "Hilversum", 1964/06/02
  24. South Street Exit 7:14 (1965) broadcast, "Hilversum", 1964/06/02
  25. Mandrake 4:46 (1965) broadcast, "Hilversum", 1964/06/02
  26. Hypochristmutreefuzz 5:27 (1965) broadcast, "Hilversum", 1964/06/02
  27. You Don’t Know What Love Is 11:21 (1965) broadcast, "Hilversum", 1964/06/02
  28. Miss Ann 5:36 (1965) broadcast, "Hilversum", 1964/06/02
  29. Don't Blame Me (take 2) 13:07 (1966) live Denmark 1961, second of two takes
  30. Status Seeking 13:18 (1966) live at the Five Spot
  31. G.W. (alternate take 1) 12:11 (1966) studio, 1960-04-01: 2101 Prestige (Outward Bound), alternate take 1, originally unreleased
  32. Iron Man 9:13 (1968) studio, "Iron Man", 1963/07/01 | 1963/07/03
  33. Come Sunday 6:29 (1968) studio, "Iron Man", 1963/07/01 | 1963/07/03
  34. Burning Spear 11:59 (1968) studio, "Iron Man", originally "Half Note Triplets", 1963/07/03
  35. Ode to Charlie Parker 8:10 (1968) studio, "Iron Man", 1963/07/01 | 1963/07/03
  36. Les 3:58 (1981) broadcast, "Stockholm Sessions", 1961/09/03 or 04, mis-titled as "Loss", mis-dated as 1961-09-25
  37. Left Alone 5:23 (1981) broadcast, "Stockholm Sessions", 1961/09/05, mis-titled as "Alone", mis-dated as 1961-11-19
  38. G.W. 6:03 (1981) broadcast, "Stockholm Sessions", 1961/09/05, mis-titled as "GeeWee", mis-dated as 1961-11-19
  39. Don’t Blame Me 12:10 (1981) broadcast, "Stockholm Sessions", 1961/09/03 or 04, mis-dated as 1961-09-25
  40. 245 (alternate take 1) 8:11 (1982) studio, 1960-04-01: 2102 Prestige (Outward Bound), alternate take 1, originally unreleased
  41. Bee Vamp (alternate take) 9:45 (1982) live, "Five Spot", 1961/07/16, alternate take
  42. Half Note Triplets 8:57 (1986) live, "Vintage, Carnegie Hall", 1963/04/18
  43. Densities 4:59 (1986) live, "Vintage, Carnegie Hall", 1963/03/14
  44. Night Music 3:57 (1986) live, "Vintage, Everson Museum", 1962/03/10
  45. Variants on a Theme by Thelonious Monk: Intro and Theme 1:14 (1986) live, "Vintage, Everson Museum", 1962/03/10
  46. Variants on a Theme by Thelonious Monk: Variant I 5:32 (1986) live, "Vintage, Everson Museum", 1962/03/10
  47. Variants on a Theme by Thelonious Monk: Variant II 2:05 (1986) live, "Vintage, Everson Museum", 1962/03/10
  48. Variants on a Theme by Thelonious Monk: Variant III 5:22 (1986) live, "Vintage, Everson Museum", 1962/03/10
  49. Variants on a Theme by Thelonious Monk: Variant IV 2:38 (1986) live, "Vintage, Everson Museum", 1962/03/10
  50. Abstraction 4:59 (1986) live, "Vintage, Carnegie Hall", 1963/03/14
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. The Story of Love 2:43 Charles Mingus (1949) flute, alto saxophone, clarinet
  2. Inspiration 4:04 Charles Mingus (1949) flute, alto saxophone, clarinet
  3. Andante 2:30 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  4. Speak Low 2:28 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  5. Don’s Delight 3:50 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  6. Strange 3:09 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  7. Modes 6:38 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  8. Ev’rything I’ve Got 2:02 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  9. Tuesday at Two 3:00 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  10. Far East 4:06 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  11. Champs Elysees 2:31 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  12. Cawn Pawn 2:31 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  13. Lullaby for Dreamers 2:59 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  14. Opening 1:39 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  15. Lady ''e'' 2:40 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  16. Truth 3:08 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  17. Something to Live For 3:56 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  18. Long Ago and Far Away 3:01 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  19. Nature by Emerson 5:07 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  20. Passion Flower 3:18 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  21. Where I Live 4:03 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  22. Gongs East 4:51 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  23. Lost in the Night 3:18 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  24. Fat Mouth 2:56 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  25. Theme for a Starlet 2:46 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  26. Pottsville, U.S.A. 5:43 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  27. Beyond the Blue Horizon 3:07 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  28. Close Your Eyes 4:38 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  29. Pretty Little Theme 1:51 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  30. Frou Frou 3:19 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  31. I Gave My Love a Cherry 4:43 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  32. Fair Weather 3:00 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) reeds
  33. Little Lost Bear 1:48 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  34. Good Grief, Dennis 3:07 The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1959) woodwind
  35. MDM 19:52 Charles Mingus (1960) bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  36. Jaws 4:36 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band (1960) reeds
  37. Folk Forms, No. 1 13:05 Charles Mingus (1960) alto saxophone
  38. What Love? 15:23 Charles Mingus (1960) bass clarinet
  39. Original Faubus Fables 9:15 Charles Mingus (1960) alto saxophone
  40. Stormy Weather 13:25 Charles Mingus (1960) alto saxophone
  41. All the Things You Could Be by Now If Sigmund Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother 8:34 Charles Mingus (1960) alto saxophone
  42. Trane Whistle 6:19 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band (1960) reeds
  43. 245 6:49 Eric Dolphy Quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard (1960) alto saxophone
  44. There Is No Greater Love 2:31 Sammy Davis Jr. (1960) reeds
  45. Whole Nelson 3:34 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band (1960) reeds
  46. Les 5:14 Eric Dolphy Quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard (1960) alto saxophone
  47. Lock ’em Up 6:42 Charles Mingus (1960) bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  48. On Green Dolphin Street 5:45 Eric Dolphy Quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard (1960) bass clarinet
  49. Miss Toni 5:41 Eric Dolphy Quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard (1960) bass clarinet
  50. Variants on a Theme of John Lewis (Django): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III 10:15 John Lewis (1960) flute

Credited as (58)

  1. Eric Dolphy
  2. Ken McIntyre & Eric Dolphy
  3. Eric Dolphy & Booker Little
  4. John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy
  5. John Coltrane Quintet & Eric Dolphy
  6. Chico Hamilton & Eric Dolphy
  7. Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy
  8. Charles Mingus - Eric Dolphy Sextet
  9. John Coltrane feat. Eric Dolphy
  10. John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy
  11. Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy
  12. John Coltrane Quintet with Eric Dolphy
  13. Charles Mingus Sextet With Eric Dolphy
  14. Eric Dolphy & John Lewis
  15. The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy
  16. Clifford Brown + Eric Dolphy
  17. Ted Curson Group featuring Eric Dolphy
  18. Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
  19. Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy
  20. Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron
  21. Eric Dolphy with Booker Little
  22. Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Paul Chambers, Freddie Hubbard
  23. Eric Dolphy featuring Chuck Israels, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff
  24. Eric Dolphy with Booker Little
  25. Charles Mingus featuring Eric Dolphy
  26. Charles Mingus / Eric Dolphy sextet
  27. Eric Dolphy With the Charles Mingus 6tet Featuring Bud Powell
  28. Eric Dolphy with Jaki Byard, George Tucker, Roy Haynes, Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff
  29. Eric Dolphy with Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell
  30. John Coltrane Quintet Featuring Eric Dolphy
  31. John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman
  32. Oliver Nelson , Eric Dolphy
  33. Eric Dolphy & Ron Carter
  34. Eric Dolphy / Misha Mengelberg / Jacques Schols / Han Bennink
  35. Chico Hamilton, Eric Dolphy, Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo
  36. The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Eric Dolphy
  37. Eric Dolphy & Donald Byrd
  38. Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy
  39. The John Coltrane Quintet featuring Eric Dolphy
  40. John Coltrane • Eric Dolphy
  41. John Coltrane Quartet featuring Eric Dolphy
  42. Max Roach, Booker Little, Don Friedman, Eric Dolphy, Julian Priester, Art Davis
  43. Max Roach, Art Davis, Booker Little, Eric Dolphy, Jo Jones, Julian Priester, Mal Waldron, John "Peck" Morrison, Walter Benton, Abbey Lincoln
  44. Eric Dolphy With Booker Little
  45. John Coltrane Quintet featuring Eric Dolphy
  46. Eric Dolphy with The Chico Hamilton Quintet
  47. Oliver Nelson Sextet Featuring: Eric Dolphy / Richard Williams
  48. Eric Dolphy Quintet & Booker Little
  49. Eric Dolphy Quintet
  50. Eric Dolphy Quintet featuring Herbie Hancock
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Works (33)

Composed

  1. April Fool
  2. Inner Flight I
  3. Inner Flight II
  4. Improvisations and Tukras
  5. Out to Lunch
  6. Straight Up and Down
  7. Out to Lunch
  8. Serene
  9. G.W.
  10. 245
  11. Booker’s Waltz
  12. The Prophet
  13. Miss Ann
  14. 17 West
  15. Mandrake
  16. Iron Man
  17. Miss Movement
  18. Springtime
  19. South Street Exit
  20. Red Planet
  21. Number Eight (Potsa Lotsa)
  22. The Baron
  23. Hat and Beard
  24. Something Sweet, Something Tender
  25. Gazzelloni
  26. Loss
  27. Les
  28. Far Cry
  29. Half Note Triplets
  30. Burning Spear

Dedicated Works

  1. I Remember Dolphy (Eric Dolphy)
  2. The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
  3. Spirit of Eric

Links (25)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312477
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81035956
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/eric_dolphy
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6s18p3z
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13893337q
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118812866
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81035956
  8. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-910562

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/5788817
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/6932006
  3. https://www.discogs.com/artist/943319
  4. https://www.discogs.com/artist/327639
  5. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1239436
  6. https://www.discogs.com/artist/145272

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000800100

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0231238/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/66651545

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367508

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/10603

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/2977380

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/2977380
  2. https://tidal.com/artist/3502610

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/badda5cf-f2c5-4dc2-b3d3-07467bdf0f71

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dolphy/
  2. http://adale.org/Discographies/EDIntro.html