1st of 3 Classic Jazz Sessions At The Five Spot!
This is the first of three sets that document the Eric Dolphy/Booker Little quintet's playing at the Five Spot. It features a group made up of pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Ed Blackwell really stretching out during long versions of Little's "Aggression" and the standard "Like Someone in Love." Dolphy's playing -- whether on alto, bass clarinet or flute -- always defied categorization, while Little (who passed away less than three months later) was the first new voice on the trumpet to emerge after Clifford Brown's death in 1956. An excellent set that records what may have been Dolphy's finest group ever, as well as one of that era's best working bands.
"Most hail this first volume, and a second companion album from the same sessions, as music that changed the jazz world as much as Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane's innovative excursions of the same era. All forward thinking and challenged listeners need to own these epic club dates. " -Michael G. Nastos, allmusic.com
Features:
Vinyl LP
Musicians:
Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet, alto sax
Booker Little, trumpet
Mal Waldron, piano
Richard Davis, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums
Selections:
Side A:
1. Fire Waltz
2. Bee Vamp
Side B:
1. The Prophet
This is the first of three sets that document the Eric Dolphy/Booker Little quintet's playing at the Five Spot. It features a group made up of pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Ed Blackwell really stretching out during long versions of Little's "Aggression" and the standard "Like Someone in Love." Dolphy's playing -- whether on alto, bass clarinet or flute -- always defied categorization, while Little (who passed away less than three months later) was the first new voice on the trumpet to emerge after Clifford Brown's death in 1956. An excellent set that records what may have been Dolphy's finest group ever, as well as one of that era's best working bands.
"Most hail this first volume, and a second companion album from the same sessions, as music that changed the jazz world as much as Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane's innovative excursions of the same era. All forward thinking and challenged listeners need to own these epic club dates. " -Michael G. Nastos, allmusic.com
Features:
Vinyl LP
Musicians:
Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet, alto sax
Booker Little, trumpet
Mal Waldron, piano
Richard Davis, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums
Selections:
Side A:
1. Fire Waltz
2. Bee Vamp
Side B:
1. The Prophet
