Conversations [Fresh Sounds]
Eric Dolphy - CD
- Artist: Eric Dolphy
- Format: CD
- Year: 2004
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 8427328616270
- Item Number: PID616270
- Release date: 08/03/2004
- 1. Jitterbug Waltz
- 2. Music Matador
- 3. Love Me
- 4. Alone Together
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Conversations [Fresh Sounds] by Eric Dolphy on CD
In 1963 (probably July, though some sources place the dates in May or June), Eric Dolphy recorded some sessions in New York with producer Alan Douglas, the fruits of which were issued on small labels as the LPs Conversations and Iron Man. They've been reissued a number of times on various labels, occasionally compiled together, but never with quite the treatment they deserve (which is perhaps why they're not as celebrated as they should be). In whatever form, though, it's classic, essential Dolphy that stands as some of his finest work past Out to Lunch. Conversations is the more eclectic of the two, featuring radical re-imaginings of three standards, plus the jubilant, Caribbean-flavored "Music Matador" (by ensemble members Prince Lasha on flute and Sonny Simmons on alto). That cut, and a classic inside/outside reworking of Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz" feature Dolphy leading ensembles of up-and-coming "new thing" players, which prominently feature vibist Bobby Hutcherson and trumpeter Woody Shaw. The second half of the album takes a far more minimalist approach, with Dolphy performing unaccompanied (extremely rare prior to Anthony Braxton's For Alto) on "Love Me." "Alone Together" is an over-13-minute duet between Dolphy and bassist Richard Davis, featuring some astoundingly telepathic exchanges that more than justify its length. Even if the selections don't completely hang together as an LP statement, they're united by Dolphy's generally brilliant playing and a sense that -- after several years without entering the studio much as a leader -- Dolphy was really striving to push his (and others') music forward. The results are richly rewarding, making Conversations one of the landmarks in his catalog. [Fresh Sounds reissued the album in 2004.] ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
- Artist: Eric Dolphy
- Format: CD
- Year: 2004
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 8427328616270
- Item Number: PID616270
- Release date: 08/03/2004
- Label: Fresh Sound
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
- Album Time: 33:50
- Berlin Concerts
- Berlin Concerts (Import)
- Candid Dolphy
- Complete Memorial Album Sessions
- Complete Recordings [Eric Dolphy Quartet with Herbie Hanckock]
- Conversations
- Conversations [Fuel 2000]
- Conversations [Fuel 2000]
- Dolphy Sound
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1 (Import)
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1 [Bonus Tracks]
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1 [Japan 2004]
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 1 [Japan 2006]
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 2 (Import)
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Japan 1999]
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Japan 1999]
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Japan 2005]
- Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Vol. 2 [Remastered] [Bonus Tracks]
- Eric Dolphy in Europe, Vol. 2
- Eric Dolphy in Europe, Vol. 2
- Eric Dolphy in Europe, Vol. 3 (Import)
- Far Cry
- Far Cry
- Far Cry
- Far Cry [Japan 1999]
- Far Cry [Japan 1999]
- Far Cry [Japan 2006]
- Gaslight 1962
- Green Dolphin Street
- Here and There (Import)
- Iron Man
- Iron Man
- Iron Man
- Iron Man, Vol. 1
- Jitterbug Waltz [Giants of Jazz]
- Last Date
- Last Date
- Last Date
- Last Date (Import)
- Left Alone
- Left Alone
- Les Incontournables
- Memorial Album
- Memorial Album
- Munich Jam Session December 1, 1961
- Music Matador (Jazz Hour)
- Other Aspects
- Out There
- Out There
- Out There
- Out There
- Out There
- Out There/Looking Ahead
- Out to Lunch
- Out to Lunch
- Out to Lunch
- Out to Lunch
- Out to Lunch
- Outward Bound
- Outward Bound
- Outward Bound
- Outward Bound [1999 Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Outward Bound [2005 Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Outward Bound [2006 Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Outward Bound [RVG Edition]
- Outward Bound [US Bonus Tracks]
- Outward Bound [US Bonus Tracks]
- Prestige Profiles, Vol. 5
- Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
- Stockholm Sessions [2007 Reissue]
- The Best of Eric Dolphy (Import)
- The Complete Last Recordings: In Hilversum & Paris 1964
- The Complete Latin Jazz Sides
- The Complete Prestige Recordings
- The Complete Uppsala Concert
- The Essential
- The Illinois Concert
- This Is Eric Dolphy
- Vintage Dolphy
- Outward Bound
- Out There
- Eric Dolphy in Europe, Vol. 1
- Unrealized Tapes (Import)
- Last Date (Import)
- Seven Classic Albums (Import)
- Out There
- Out to Lunch [LP w/Tshirt] [Medium]
- Out to Lunch [LP w/Tshirt] [Large]
- His Prestige & New Jazz Albums (Import)
- Outward Bound
- Outward Bound [Bonus Tracks]
- At the Five Spot: Complete Edition (Import)
- In Europe: The Complete 1961 Copenhagen Concerts
- Composers:
- Performers:
- Credits:
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