The unsurpassed virtuosity of Eric Dolphy

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Just remember, this is a bass clarinet. Most people can manage only a few parps out of this thing. This is just beyond astonishing artistry, dexterity, improvisatory skill and beauty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuiIyDxa750&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyspace%2Ecom%2F

Ignore some of the Youtube comments. Some people can't cope with music that's challenging.

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Eric on alto sax:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27QVenKmDBI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyspace%2Ecom%2F

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Eric and Coltrane together:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUzFbT5JT1M

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What do you think of Out to Lunch? For one who enjoys the challenge, I don't get this one....yet. Knowing that, do you have another disc I should check out of his, to perhaps break me in?

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A good way to get into Dolphy is to hear him in collaboration with Mingus:


Try to get hold of live recordings of Mingus in Europe, 1964, with Dolphy. The material has been repackaged several time, under different titles.

Here's an example of what you'll hear, in this video clip:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAJpEyjJOcM