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One of the most adventurous musicians of the 1960s, reedman Eric Dolphy combined free jazz and form with the likes of Charles Mingus, and in such trail-blazing albums as Out to Lunch, until his untimely death in 1964.

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Sun 29 Jun 201400:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Eric Dolphy

    Miss Toni

    • Outward Bound.
    • New Jazz.
    • OJCCD0222 (1); Tr.6.

  • Eric Dolphy

    Glad to be Unhappy

    • Outward Bound.
    • New Jazz.
    • OJCCD022 (1); Tr. 5.

  • Eric Dolphy

    Miss Ann

    • Far Cry.
    • New Jazz.
    • 186402 (1); Tr.4.

  • Eric Dolphy

    Tenderly

    • Far Cry.
    • New Jazz.
    • 186402 (1); Tr 6.

  • Oliver Nelson

    Hoe-Down

    • The Blues and The Abstract Truth.
    • Impulse!.
    • 051 154-2. Tr.2.

  • John Lewis

    John Lewis - Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk: Variant Three

  • Charles Mingus

    Original Faubus Fables

    • Ken Burns Jazz: Charles Mingus.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • COL 501038 2. Tr. 4.

  • Eric Dolphy

    Love Me

    • Eric Dolphy: Music Matador.
    • Jazz Hour.
    • JHR 73593 (1); Tr.6.

  • Eric Dolphy

    Hat and Beard

    • Out to Lunch.
    • Blue Note Records.
    • 7243 4 98793 2 4. Tr.1.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Jan 201300:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sun 29 Jun 201400:00
    BBC Radio 3

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