Out To Lunch!

Out to Lunch! is the second album that Eric Dolphy recorded as a leader for Blue Note Records. He is regarded today as one of best the albums in the history of the label, but more generally of the Jazz avant-gardist of the Sixties.

The title of the first piece, Hat and Beard , is a reference to Thelonious Monk and comprises a famous rhythmic passage between Tony Williams and Bobby Hutcherson. Something Sweet, Something Tender comprises a remarkable duet between Richard Davis with the Contrebasse and Dolphy with the low Clarinette. The third composition, Gazzelloni , car its name of a famous flutist: Severino Gazzelloni . On the face B, one finds two long pieces for Alto saxophone: the piece titrates and Straight up and down , which is supposed to evoke titubement under the effect of alcohol.

Tony William had just been eighteen years old, and appears under the name of Anthony Williams on the album.

A few months after the recording of this album, Dolphy left for a European round with Charles Mingus. He died little of time afterwards, consequently with a coma due to his Diabète.

Tracks

  1. "Hat and Beard" – 8:24
  2. " Something Sweet, Something Tender" – 6:02
  3. " Gazzelloni" – 7:22
  4. " Out to Lunch" – 12:06
  5. " Straight Up and Down" – 8:19

All the compositions are signed of Eric Dolphy.

Musicians

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