![]() ![]() ![]() Out in scattered form before - partly on the albums Iron Man and Conversations - this material has now resurfaced as a welcome complete set, newly augmented with choice outtakes and alternates, on Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions. In the prior year alone, he had performed with old friends John Coltrane and Charles Mingus, appeared on pianist Andrew Hill’s now-classic Point of Departure LP and recorded Out to Lunch!, his own magnum opus as a bandleader.ĭolphy’s final 12-month burst kicked off in July 1963 with two days’ worth of studio recordings that featured him in a variety of settings, from a mini big band to stark solo and duo performances. While on tour in Berlin in June 1964, the multi-instrumental virtuoso - whose solos on alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute zoomed and zig-zagged like rogue comets - suffered sudden diabetes-related complications and passed away at age 36. To say that Eric Dolphy died in his prime would be a massive understatement. ![]()
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