Eric Dolphy

American jazz multi-instrumentalist known for alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute; a key figure in free and avant-garde jazz active through the 1950s until 1964.

Born 1928, died 1964. Recorded the landmark album Out To Lunch! (Blue Note, 1964).

NicholasRodneyDrake praises Out To Lunch as a landmark of free jazz and one of Dolphy's best albums. The review highlights Dolphy's flights on saxophone, flute and clarinet, the absence of piano, and the daring contributions of musicians like Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams and Bobby Hutcherson. The album is described as thrilling, balanced and outside conventional frameworks.

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