Iron man is a 1963 album by american jazz multiinstrumentalist, eric dolphy, and is the recorded debut of trumpeter woody shaw. This record was produced during the early part of 1964, when eric dolphy and producer alan douglas decided to experiment with erics original compositions. Moses drums, sonny simmons alto saxophone, clifford jordan soprano saxophone, prince lasha flute, charles moffett drums, garvin bushell. The other side of morning article by clifford allen, published on october 10, 2005 at all about jazz. Musical prophet the expanded 1963 new york studio sessions. We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. An avantgarde jazz innovator, fluent on several reed instruments, who pushed bebop to its outer limits.
The interplay between eric and davis brings back memories of the sessions of 1963 that are released as the albums iron man and conversations, where these two minds met for duet playing frequently. Eric dolphy will forever be remembered as the man who brought the bass clarinet to jazz, though he was at least as proficient on the alto saxophone and flute. Eric dolphy iron man 1963 restlessmetrotone 7 72659. Stream tracks and playlists from eric dolphy on your desktop or mobile device. Resonance records reissues eric dolphy, musical prophet. The expanded 1963 new york studio sessions is being released in partnership with the eric dolphy trust and the alan douglas estate with remastered highresolution monoaural audio transferred directly from the original tapes. Listen free to eric dolphy iron man iron man, mandrake and more. This interesting text is extracted from the liner notes of another release of iron man. The expanded 1963 new york studio sessions is the first official release of previouslyunissued eric dolphy studio recordings in over 30 years. Iron man was part of an eric dolphy session produced by alan douglas and recorded in new york over five nights during. Celluloid cell 5015, celcd 5015 eric dolphy iron man resonance records hlp9035, hcd2035 eric dolphy musical. Erics bass clarinet melody comes in right away, with only richard davis bowed bass playing along with him. Resonance records resurrects jazz history once again with. Dolphy was the first important bass clarinet soloist in jazz, and one of the first viable flute soloists i.
Iron man vinyl 1963 jazz eric dolphy download jazz. Listen to your favorite songs from iron man by eric dolphy now. It also more clearly anticipates the detailed, abstract sound paintings of dolphys masterwork out to lunch, in large part because this time around the program is weighted toward dolphy originals. Eric dolphy alto saxophone, flute, woody shaw trumpet, eddie kahn double bass, richard davis double bass, bobby hutcherson vibraphone, j. I rank iron man among dolphy s best discs and i have listened to quite a few of them. Several of these recordings are alternate takes from two albums dolphy made at. Eric dolphy iron man 1963 restlessmetrotone 7 726592. Dolphy plays all his instruments with great skill as usual alto sax, bassclarinet and flute. Eric dolphy resonance records is proud to announce the first official previouslyunissued studio recordings of eric dolphy in over 30 years. Increasingly, dolphy began to favor the bass clarinet, as can be heard on his 1963 release iron man.
Eric dolphy biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. I rank iron man among dolphys best discs and i have listened to quite a few of them. Iron man, burning spear, and the shorter mandrake all have pretty outside themes, full of dolphys trademark wide interval leaps and playful sense of dissonance. Eric dolphy iron man references, avis, credits discogs. Jan 25, 2019 eric dolphy s musical prophet reissue is both adventurous and catchy seven months before his 1964 masterwork out to lunch. This album contained some riveting solos which are extremely unpredictable and yet vulnerable. The expanded 1963 new york studio sessions is the first official release of previously unissued eric dolphy studio recordings in over 30 years. Ascap, emi music publishing, cmrra, sony atv publishing, and 4 music rights societies. P alto saxophone huey simmons bass eddie kahn, richard.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Iron man, burning spear, and the shorter mandrake all have pretty outside themes, full of dolphys trademark wide interval leaps and playful. Iron man, burning spear, and the shorter mandrake all have pretty outside themes, full of dolphy s trademark wide interval leaps and playful. The expanded 1963 new york studio sessions eric dolphy to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Moses drums, sonny simmons alto saxophone, clifford jordan soprano saxophone, prince lasha flute, charles moffett drums. There is one problem with this disc and it has nothing to do with the music. The other side of morning by clifford allen, published on october 10, 2005 at all about jazz. Eric on reed instruments and richard davis on bass. Celluloid cell 5015, celcd 5015 eric dolphy iron man resonance records hlp9035, hcd2035 eric dolphy musical prophet. The lineup includes richard davis bass, clifford jordan soprano sax, prince. June 20, 1928 june 29, 1964 was an american jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. This release contains the masterpiece albums conversations and iron man recorded in nyc in july, 1963. Several of these recordings are alternate takes from two albums dolphy made at that momentconversations and iron man. By marrying avantguard experimentation with a poplike sensibility, challenging music has hardly ever been so damn listenable.
It also more clearly anticipates the detailed, abstract sound paintings of dolphy s masterwork out to lunch, in large part because this time around the program is weighted toward dolphy originals. Dolphy developed completely original tones and styles for playing all three of his instruments that walked the line between the new jazz and bop tradition. In 1963, dolphy appeared on the mingus album mingus, mingus, mingus, mingus, mingus and is heard on the songs hora decubitus and ii b. However, iron man is a transitional album where dolphy is looking forward to the kind of classic group improvisation he will discover on out to lunch. Resonance records hlp9035, hcd2035 eric dolphy musical prophet. Eric dolphy resonance records is proud to announce the first official. Download article as pdfby joshua rosner recently declared the hippest haunt on the cuyahoga by new york magazine, the bop stop was abuzz for no exits homage to eric dolphy. The companion piece to conversations recorded at the same mid1963 sessions with producer alan douglas, iron man is every bit as essential and strikes a more consistent ambience than its widely varied twin. Jul 04, 2012 iron man licensed to youtube by the state51 conspiracy on behalf of celluloid. However compared with an album like cecil taylors unit structures it is not such a tough nut to crack, at least not for those with open ears.
Whilst id undoubtedly stick dolphys out to lunch somewhere on a desert island discs list, if need be, i dont think iron man would be too far behind. Iron man licensed to youtube by the state51 conspiracy on behalf of celluloid. This record was produced during the early part of 1964, when eric dolphy and producer alan douglas decided to experiment with eric s original compositions. Eric dolphys musical prophet reissue is both adventurous. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. The fuel 2000 version of this great album all seem to have static noises on the last tune ode to p. Dolphy recorded a pair of sessions with producer alan douglas.
Eric dolphys musical prophet reissue is both adventurous and catchy seven months before his 1964 masterwork out to lunch. According to the album cover notes, the recording sessions took place late at night in a very relaxed studio for five successive nights. The other side of morning article by clifford allen, published on october 10. Iron man was part of an eric dolphy session produced by alan douglas and recorded in new york over five nights during junejuly, 1963. Yet theres enough structure and swing to make their roots in hard bop perfectly clear, and once the frontline horns blast out the themes, the ensemble shifts into a more. Eric dolphy quintet the complete prestige r see full discography. On this recording he isnt there yet instead of collective unity there is often discordance.
But especially intriguing on saturday night, may 27 was that this outstanding new music ensemble added. Listen to eric dolphy soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 300 tracks. Here you can buy and download music mp3 eric dolphy. Eric dolphys out to lunch holds a unique place within the context of the sixties avantgarde jazz, and remains a singular masterpiece. Musicians featured on the title track, mandrake and burning spear are. Eric allan dolphy june 20, 1928 june 29, 1964 was a jazz musician who played alto. The expanded 1963 new york studio sessions douglas sd 785, 15. This release of over 158 minutes of music contains the underappreciated masterpiece albums conversations and iron man, recorded in new york city in july of 1963. Oct 31, 2009 iron man, burning spear, and the shorter mandrake all have pretty outside themes, full of dolphy s trademark wide interval leaps and playful sense of dissonance. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This release contains the masterpiece albums conversations and iron man recorded.
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