Out There

Out There

Eric Dolphy

Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy, Bass – George Duvivier, Cello – Ron Carter, Drums – Roy Haynes Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; August 16, 1960 The follow-up album to Outward Bound, Eric Dolphy's second effort for the Prestige/New Jazz label (and later remastered by Rudy Van Gelder) was equally praised and vilified for many reasons. At a time when the "anti-jazz" tag was being tossed around, Dolphy's nonlinear, harshly harmonic music gave some critics grist for the grinding mill. A second or third listen to Dolphy's music reveals an unrepentant shadowy side, but also depth and Read more on Last.fm.