Celebrating Eric Dolphy with a selection of tracks from his all too short career.
- Eric Dolphy with Booker Little – Mrs. Parker of K.C. (Bird’s Mother) – Far Cry
- Oliver Nelson – Stolen Moments – The Blues And The Abstract Truth
- Charles Mingus – Mysterious Blues – Newport Rebels
- John Coltrane – Greensleeves – Evenings At The Village Gate
- Abbey Lincoln – In The Red – Straight Ahead
- Ron Carter – Softly As In Morning Sunrise – Where?
- Eric Dolphy – Reincarnation of a Love Bird – Candid Dolphy
- Freddie Hubbard – Carnival (Manha De Carnaval) – The Body & The Soul
- Booker Little – Quiet Please – Out Front
- Chico Hamilton – Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ – The Original Ellington Suite
- John Coltrane – Dahomey Dance – Olé Coltrane
- Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch/Something Sweet, Gazzelloni – Out To Lunch
Eric Dolphy with Booker Little – Mrs. Parker of K.C. (Bird’s Mother) – Far Cry
This was a busy time for Dolphy- he took part in Ornette Coleman’s Free Jazz session and recorded this album on the same day, and had participated in the Jazz Abstractions (“John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music: Compositions by Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall”) project the previous day.
1960 recording 1962 release
- Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet
- Booker Little – trumpet
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
Oliver Nelson – Stolen Moments – The Blues And The Abstract Truth
1961
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone; flute
- Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone
- George Barrow – baritone saxophone
- Bill Evans – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
Charles Mingus – Mysterious Blues – Newport Rebels
- Alto Saxophone – Eric Dolphy
- Bass – Charles Mingus
- Drums – Jo Jones
- Piano – Tommy Flanagan
- Trombone – Jimmy Knepper
- Trumpet – Roy Eldridge
John Coltrane – Greensleeves – Evenings At The Village Gate
2023 release of 1961 recordings
- John Coltrane – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Art Davis – double bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Reggie Workman – double bass
Abbey Lincoln – In The Red – Straight Ahead
1961
- Abbey Lincoln — vocals
- Booker Little — trumpet
- Julian Priester — trombone
- Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
- Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Art Davis — bass
- Max Roach — drums
- Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas
Ron Carter – Softly As In Morning Sunrise – Where?
1961 – Debut album
- Ron Carter — bass
- Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Charlie Persip — drums
Eric Dolphy – Reincarnation of a Love Bird – Candid Dolphy
1989 – alternate takes from sessions as a sideman
- Alto Saxophone – Charles McPherson
- Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute – Eric Dolphy
- Bass – Charles Mingus
- Drums – Danny Richmond
- Piano – Nico Bunick
- Trumpet – Lonnie Hillyer, Ted Curson
Freddie Hubbard – Carnival (Manha De Carnaval) – The Body & The Soul
1964
- Wayne Shorter – arranger, conductor
- Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Al DeRisi – trumpet
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute
- Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
- Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
- Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston – trombone
- Robert Powell – tuba
- Bob Northern – French horn
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Reggie Workman – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Booker Little – Quiet Please – Out Front
1961
- Booker Little – trumpet
- Julian Priester – trombone
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Don Friedman – piano
- Art Davis – bass
- Max Roach – drums, timpani, vibraphone
Chico Hamilton – Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ – The Original Ellington Suite
Recorded in 1958 but not released on the Pacific Jazz label until 2000. The album was shelved and Hamilton recorded another set of Ellington tunes with a different group that was released as Ellington Suite in 1959.
- Chico Hamilton – drums
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Nathan Gershman – cello
- John Pisano – guitar
- Hal Gaylor – bass
John Coltrane – Dahomey Dance – Olé Coltrane
1961
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
- Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone
- McCoy Tyner — piano
- Reggie Workman — bass
- Art Davis — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch/Something Sweet, Gazzelloni – Out To Lunch
1964 album and is only recording on Blue Note as a leader. Featuring Dolphy in a quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Tony Williams, it was generally considered by critics as one of the finest albums issued on Blue Note, and widely viewed as one of the high points of 1960s avant-garde jazz.
Different Noises 