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Eric Dolphy

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Aliases
The Eric Dolphy Quartet
Eric Dolphy with Booker Little
Real name
Eric Allan Dolphy
Born
June 20, 1928
Died
June 29, 1964
Country
United States
IPI
00008399076 20 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Avant-garde jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. Suffering from diabetes, Dolphy died in a Berlin police station cell as the cops thought he was just a drunk GI.
Member of
The Sextet of Orchestra U.S.A.
Related
Han Bennink Bennink played drums on many Dolphy recordings
Misha Mengelberg Mengelberg was the pianist on various Dolphy recordings
Jacques Schols Schols was Dolphy's last bassist
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Songs written by Eric Dolphy

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
17 West Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1961 Covered by (4 artists)
245 Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy Quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard April 1, 1960 Covered by (13 artists)
April Fool Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1966 Unverified
Burning Spear Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1968 Unverified
Far Cry Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy with Booker Little 1962 Covered by (3 artists)
Gazzelloni Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy October 1964 Covered by (13 artists)
G. W. Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy Quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard April 1, 1960 Covered by (5 artists)
Hat and Beard Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy October 1964 Covered by (18 artists)
Iron Man Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy July 1963 Covered by (3 artists)
Lady E Eric Dolphy The Chico Hamilton Quintet 1959 Unverified
Les Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy Quintet featuring Freddie Hubbard April 1, 1960 Covered by (7 artists)
Mandrake Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy July 3, 1963 Covered by (4 artists)
Miss Ann Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy with Booker Little December 21, 1960 Covered by (18 artists)
Miss Movement Eric Dolphy The Chico Hamilton Quintet 1959 Covered by Potsa Lotsa
Out There Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1961 Covered by (8 artists)
Out to Lunch Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy October 1964 Covered by (13 artists)
Potsa Lotsa Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy February 1965 Covered by (4 artists)
Serene Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1961 Covered by (15 artists)
Something Sweet, Something Tender Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy October 1964 Covered by (17 artists)
Sorino Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1981 Covered by Vittorio Sicbaldi Four More Quintet ‎
South Street Exit Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Springtime Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1988 Unverified
Straight Up and Down Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy October 1964 Covered by (9 artists)
The Baron Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy 1961 Unverified
The Prophet Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy with Booker Little and Mal Waldron 1961 Covered by (7 artists)
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