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Out There
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Out There was released in September 1961 on Prestige Records and was only Eric Dolphy's second album as a leader. He had shortly before played with Charles Mingus. On this album he is in a quartet with cellist Ron Carter, who had then only just begun to be heard on records, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Roy Haynes. There is no piano or guitar. As a result he and Carter solo only above bass and drums, and the music sounds freer than on Outward Bound, which did include pianist Jaki Byard.
Dolphy wrote four of the tracks himself. There are also pieces by Mingus, Randy Weston and Hale Smith. In Eclipse he solos, rarely enough, on clarinet. The DownBeat reviewer of the day heard an improvement in his bass clarinet. Later Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic wrote that the music had a depth and a purpose that remained unique.
Listening
Track list
- 1Out There6:56Apple Music ↗
- 2Serene7:01Apple Music ↗
- 3The Baron2:57Apple Music ↗
- 4Eclipse2:46Apple Music ↗
- 517 West4:50Apple Music ↗
- 6Sketch of Melba4:40Apple Music ↗
- 7Feathers5:01Apple Music ↗
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