12 Classic Albums: 1959 - 1962
20141202
Labels: Enlightenment
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Caribé (Tracks 1-6, Prestige, 1960, PRLP 8251) / Outward Bound (Tracks 7-12, New Jazz, 1960, NJLP 8236)
| 1 | Caribé | The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy | 10:05 |
| 2 | Blues in 6/8 | The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy | 5:44 |
| 3 | First Bass Line | The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy | 4:08 |
| 4 | Mambo Ricci | The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy | 6:56 |
| 5 | Spring Is Here | The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy | 5:07 |
| 6 | Sunday Go Meetin' | The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy | 5:48 |
| 7 | G.W. | Eric Dolphy Quintet | 7:57 |
| 8 | Green Dolphin Street | Eric Dolphy Quintet | 5:45 |
| 9 | Les | Eric Dolphy Quintet | 5:13 |
| 10 | 245 | Eric Dolphy Quintet | 6:49 |
| 11 | Glad to Be Unhappy | Eric Dolphy Quintet | 5:28 |
| 12 | Miss Toni | Eric Dolphy Quintet | 5:41 |
Out There (Tracks 1-7, New Jazz, 1960, NJLP 8252) / Looking Ahead (Tracks 8-13, New Jazz, 1960, NJLP 8247)
| 1 | Out There | Eric Dolphy | 6:56 |
| 2 | Serene | Eric Dolphy | 7:01 |
| 3 | The Baron | Eric Dolphy | 2:57 |
| 4 | Eclipse | Eric Dolphy | 2:45 |
| 5 | 17 West | Eric Dolphy | 4:50 |
| 6 | Sketch of Melba | Eric Dolphy | 4:40 |
| 7 | Feathers | Eric Dolphy | 5:00 |
| 8 | Lautir | Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy | 4:06 |
| 9 | Curtsy | Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy | 5:54 |
| 10 | Geo's Tune | Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy | 7:15 |
| 11 | They All Laughed | Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy | 5:10 |
| 12 | Head Shakin' | Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy | 10:48 |
| 13 | Dianna | Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy | 9:08 |
Here and There (Tracks 1-4, Prestige, 1961, PRLP 7382) / Where? (Tracks 5-10, New Jazz, 1961, NJLP 8265)
| 1 | Status Seeking | Eric Dolphy with Jaki Byard, George Tucker, Roy Haynes, Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 13:18 |
| 2 | God Bless the Child | Eric Dolphy with Jaki Byard, George Tucker, Roy Haynes, Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 5:32 |
| 3 | G.W. | Eric Dolphy with Jaki Byard, George Tucker, Roy Haynes, Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 12:09 |
| 4 | Don't Blame Me | Eric Dolphy with Jaki Byard, George Tucker, Roy Haynes, Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 13:07 |
| 5 | Rally | Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron | 5:47 |
| 6 | Bass Duet | Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron | 5:51 |
| 7 | Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise | Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron | 7:47 |
| 8 | Where? | Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron | 6:06 |
| 9 | Yes Indeed | Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron | 5:59 |
| 10 | Saucer Eyes | Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron | 5:17 |
Far Cry (Tracks 1-5, New Jazz, 1961, NJLP 8270) / At the Five Spot, Volume 1 (Tracks 6-8, New Jazz, 1961, NJLP 8260)
| 1 | Mrs. Parker of K.C. | Eric Dolphy with Booker Little | 8:03 |
| 2 | Ode to Charlie Parker | Eric Dolphy with Booker Little | 8:45 |
| 3 | Far Cry | Eric Dolphy with Booker Little | 3:55 |
| 4 | Miss Ann | Eric Dolphy with Booker Little | 4:18 |
| 5 | Left Alone | Eric Dolphy with Booker Little | 6:42 |
| 6 | Fire Waltz | Eric Dolphy with Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell | 13:44 |
| 7 | Bee Vamp | Eric Dolphy with Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell | 12:27 |
| 8 | The Prophet | Eric Dolphy with Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Eddie Blackwell | 2:08 |
The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Tracks 1-6, Impulse!, 1961, A-5) / The Quest (Tracks 7-13, New Jazz, 1962, NJLP 8269)
| 1 | Stolen Moments | Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Paul Chambers, Freddie Hubbard | 8:47 |
| 2 | Hoe Down | Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Paul Chambers, Freddie Hubbard | 4:43 |
| 3 | Cascades | Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Paul Chambers, Freddie Hubbard | 5:31 |
| 4 | Yearnin' | Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Paul Chambers, Freddie Hubbard | 6:23 |
| 5 | Butch and Butch | Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Paul Chambers, Freddie Hubbard | 4:36 |
| 6 | Teenie's Blues | Bill Evans, Roy Haynes, Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Paul Chambers, Freddie Hubbard | 6:33 |
| 7 | Status Seeking | Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin | 8:55 |
| 8 | Duquility | Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin | 4:10 |
| 9 | Thirteen | Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin | 4:45 |
| 10 | We Diddit | Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin | 4:21 |
| 11 | Warm Canto | Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin | 5:40 |
| 12 | Warp and Woof | Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin | 5:40 |
| 13 | Fire Waltz | Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin | 7:58 |
Straight Ahead (Tracks 1-6, Prestige, 1962, NJLP 8255) / In Europe (Tracks 7-11, Debut, 1962, DEB-136)
| 1 | Images | Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy | 5:48 |
| 2 | Six and Four | Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy | 7:14 |
| 3 | Mama Lou | Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy | 5:04 |
| 4 | Ralph's New Blues | Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy | 9:53 |
| 5 | Straight Ahead | Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy | 5:36 |
| 6 | 111-44 | Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy | 3:27 |
| 7 | I Don't Know Why | Eric Dolphy featuring Chuck Israels, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 5:41 |
| 8 | God Bless the Child | Eric Dolphy featuring Chuck Israels, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 7:08 |
| 9 | The Way You Look Tonight | Eric Dolphy featuring Chuck Israels, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 9:08 |
| 10 | Oleo | Eric Dolphy featuring Chuck Israels, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 7:22 |
| 11 | Hi-Fly | Eric Dolphy featuring Chuck Israels, Bent Axen, Erik Moseholm, Jorn Elniff | 13:29 |