Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography and Discography

by Vladimir Simosko, Barry Tepperman

In his tragically short life, Eric Dolphy was a major force in the development of the sixties avant-garde from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity and sonic exploration of his work on alto sax, clarinet, and flute derived in part from the concurrent innovations of Coltrane, Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor and Andrew Hill. Dolphy pioneered extended solo jazz compositions, was prominent in the "Third Stream" movement and remains a major influence on musicians today. Simosko and Tepperman examine every aspect of this stunning musical career from Dolphy's early big band work and association with Chico Hamilton to his own last groups in Europe and emphasize his rich legacy of recordings.

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Published January 1, 1989