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Eric Dolphy

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,013

1,476
Decades
- 1950s
  
  of 170
  
  0
- 1960s
  
  of 431
  
  158
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  1,341
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  6,877
- 2000s
  
  of 10,564
  
  0
Genres
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  877
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,544
  
  72
- Pop
  
  of 13,665
  
  5,416

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1950s

0.0000

1960s

2.5007

1980s

0.0000

1990s

0.0000

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Eric Dolphy is ranked overall as 2.2624 out of 4 stars

2.2624

Eric Dolphy Biography

Formed:

June 1928

Disbanded:

June 1964

Genres:

Jazz, Pop, Miscellaneous, Latin

Labels:

Artist Only Records, Blue Moon/rock Bottom, Blue Note, Enja Records/synergy, Fantasy/milestone/prestige, Fresh Sounds Records/rock Bott, Giants Of Jazz, Jazz World, Msi Music, Natasha Imports, Original Jazz Classics, Original Jazz Classics/concord, Polygram, Prestige Records/concord Jazz, Rremark Records

History:

Eric Dolphy was a true original with his own distinctive styles on alto, flute, and bass clarinet. His music fell into the "avant-garde" category yet he did not discard chordal improvisation altogether (although the relationship of his notes to the chords was often pretty abstract). While most of the other "free jazz" players sounded very serious in their playing, Dolphy's solos often came across as ecstatic and exuberant. His improvisations utilized very wide intervals, a variety of nonmusical ...more

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