Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy was one of several groundbreaking jazz alto players to rise to prominence in the 1960s. He was also the first important bass clarinet soloist in jazz, and among the earliest significant flute soloists; he is arguably the greatest jazz improviser on either instrument. Out to Lunch!(1964) was Eric Dolphy's only recording for Blue Note Records as a leader. He died accidentally in Berlin on June 28, 1964. Some details of his passing are still disputed, but it is accepted that he died of a coma brought on by an undiagnosed diabetic condition.
Today, Out to Lunch!, is generally considered one of the finest albums in the label's history, as well as one of the high points in 1960s jazz avant garde and in Dolphy's discography.

• 1 Hat and Beard
• 2 Something Sweet, Something Tender
• 3 Gazzelloni
• 4 Out To Lunch
• 5 Straight Up and Down