I really love dolphys style but it has never really influenced my own playing that much its so individualistic and personal. Out to lunch august 1, 2001 avantgarde and sometimes controversial, eric dolphy was a master of several instruments. Dolphy extended the vocabulary and boundaries of the alto saxophone, and was among the earliest significant jazz flute soloists. Comfort gay in 2008, dolphy made a movie with comedy box office king vic. Sides a and b originally issued as eric dolphy with booker little far cry new jazz 8270. June 20, 1928 june 29, 1964 was an american jazz alto saxophonist. During his 19 months with prestige, eric dolphy recorded sessions as a leader and sideman. Page 315 serene eric dolphy jazz standard sheet music. I also would recommend to dolphy fanatics the book by raymond horricks from 1989, the importance of being eric dolphy, published by dj costello, tunbridge wells, great britain. Jazz piano tips, history, recommended recordings, and resources for eric dolphys miss ann and every tune in the real book. Instead, this came about because dolphy had completely mastered the technique of playing inside the changes and was naturally starting to hear notes that werent in the basic chord.
American jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and bass clarinetist. Biography eric dolphy was a jazz multiinstrumentalist playing alto saxophone and flute, but also popularizing bass clarinet within jazz. Dolphy serene sheet music real book melody and chords. Dude was a monster influence on modern jazz drumming. Eric dolphys papers have recently been acquired by the musical division of the library of congress, which comprises five boxes of material and includes several previously unperformed works, extensions of pieces including hat and beard, gazzelloni and the prophet, plus transcriptions of music by charlie parker, bach and stravinsky, plus his own improvisatory. Unfortunately i didnt realize that gp did not copy the chords in the score, but you can find them with a simple search on the. Lone hill jazz sp lhj10121 entitled eric dolphy quartet featuring lalo schifrin complete recordings. Eric dolphy quintet the complete prestige r see full discography. The complete prestige recordings eric dolphy songs. The real book you know and love has now been updated to include backing tracks for 240 songs on one convenient usb flash drive stick. Conversations is a 1963 album by american jazz multiinstrumentalist, eric dolphy first released by the fm label and later reissued by veejay as the eric dolphy memorial album the. Natasha imports ni4001 entitled eric dolphy quartet softly, as in a morning sunrise.
Eric dolphy biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. After playing in the bands of chico hamilton and charles mingus and performing on classic albums by ornette coleman, freddie hubbard and a range of other. Nelson starts off with a 3 note motif based on ascending fourths and develops over the first chorus of the solo. He could play modally with coltranes group, and postbop avant garde with mingus.
Though jazz has its fair share of premature deaths, few were as tragic as that of eric dolphy, both because it was avoidable and that it cut off a monumental player in his prime. Download and print miss ann sheet music for voice and other instruments bass clef by eric dolphy real book melody and chords. I really love dolphy s style but it has never really influenced my own playing that much its so individualistic and personal. Shankar, ravi shankar, they study for quite a while to get enough material to even work with. Sides c and d as ron carter with eric dolphy, mal waldron where. Download or print eric dolphy miss ann sheet music notes, chords in minutes. A he loved sports, swimming and tennis in particular.
Transcription of eric dolphy s solo on oliver nelsons the drive. The six albums included on the complete box and not on this box are. Second chorus builds around minor thirds a whole step apart. Dolphy was one of several multiinstrumentalists to gain prominence around the time that he was active. He has published many articles and books including eric dolphy. Vladimir simosko was formerly the curator of the institute of jazz studies at rutgers university. Shop and buy the all jazz real book c edition sheet music. Download and print serene sheet music for voice and other instruments bass clef by eric dolphy real book melody and chords. Eric dolphy in stockholm, september 5, 1961 tv broadcast. Dolphys earliest musical experiences came when he attended the local church with his mother, who was a choir member.
Miss ann from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. This is a loving tribute with some touching moments, especially from the correspondence of richard davis, though i found it to have numerous errors and little problems. An avantgarde jazz innovator, fluent on several reed instruments, who pushed bebop to its outer limits. Eric dolphy, american jazz musician, a virtuoso improviser on woodwinds and a major influence on free jazz. Dolphy was credited to pioneering the use of the bass clarinet as a solo improvising instrument and much of his best work was in the company of john coltrane and charles mingus. Freddie hubbard tpt eric dolphy as, flt, b clt richard davis b. Theres a book, the importance of being eric dolphy, by raymond horricks that might interest you. Eric dolphy, coltranes controversial cohort, was blamed of inciting john to abandon his modal melodies and explore the outer reaches of the avant garde.
The dvd issue of last date, a loving documentary from 1991, is an opportunity to celebrate dolphys significant, if sadly too short, legacy. John immediately rose to his partners defense, claiming eric was a long time friend and a student of jazz with whom he freely exchanged ideas. A musical biography and discography 1974, serge chaloff. Transcription of eric dolphys solo on oliver nelsons the drive. Composed by jeremy steig, joan baez, sam most, haven gillespie, wayne shorter, james moody 1925, james newton, wayne king. His brand of jazz was not rooted in blues but in classical music, hence his compositions and his playing technique taking on a more angular approach.
Eric allan dolphy was born eighty years ago on june 20th 1928. Dolphy was one of the few musicians who was equally at home in the worlds of both john coltrane and charles mingus. The all jazz real book c edition by various fake book. Eric dolphys second album as a leader was recorded in 1960, while he was still playing with charlie mingus, and just before his association with ornette coleman on. Buddy collette, herbie mann, sam most, eric dolphy, james moody, paul horn, hubert laws, joe farrell, jeremy steig, james newton, dave valentin. The boy also became a choir member of the peoples independent church of christ.
His use of the bass clarinet helped to establish the instrument within jazz. Rip tony allen, felas drummer and creator of afrobeat. June 20, 1928 june 29, 1964 was an american jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. Miss ann is a 1962 composition by the great alto saxophonist eric dolphy. Eric allan dolphy june 20, 1928 june 29, 1964 was an american jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and bass clarinetist. While dolphys music is often classified as freejazz, his compositions were in fact angular and full of unorthodox harmonic. Conversations is a 1963 album by american jazz multiinstrumentalist, eric dolphy first released by the fm label and later reissued by veejay as the eric dolphy memorial album the following year. Eric dolphy flute, alto sax, bass clarinet idrees sulieman, trumpet rune owferman, piano jimmy woode, bass sture kallin, drums 1. In 2001, dolphy played another gay character, this time with his sons eric quizon and jeffrey quizon playing the same character at three different stages in life. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Miss ann from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the real book.
Out to lunch is free and focused, dissonant and catchy, wide open and swinging all at once. The american poet robert frost once likened free verse to. Woodwinds alto saxophone in eflat composed by bronislau kaper, johnny hodges, tad dameron, george gershwin 18981937, julian cannonball adderley, duke ellington 18991974, dave brubeck, charlie parker, paul desmond, victor young, dorothy fields, eric dolphy, jimmy mchugh, morgan lewis, brooks bowman, and phil woods. Unlike many players, eric dolphy didnt play outside the chord changes merely because he wanted to play out. Here is an incredible recording of eric dolphy on tranes naima. Eric dolphys creativity was exploding early in 1964, and he was finding more players who could keep up. Dolphy was the first important bass clarinet soloist in jazz, and one of the first viable flute soloists in jazz. A musical biography and discography 1998, and artie shaw.
All are included in this massive ninecd set and, even when absorbed in two or three sittings, there is enough variety to hold on to any true jazz fans attention. So, like, not to say that the musicians are just doing this to keep up with the indian musicians, but i think that its a little connection there, because, classical indian music is the indian music of the. Eric dolphys solo style stretches the harmony of the blues. Eric dolphys papers, scores, transcriptions and scales. Eric dolphy miss ann sheet music notes, chords real.