Eric Dolphy has sometimes been described as an iconoclast, but in Outward Bound he was not overturning his idol Charlie Parker, he was building on Bird’s legacy. So deep was Dolphy’s musicianship, so free his imagination, that he enchanted trailblazers like John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. Partnering in this collection with the brilliant trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and a stunning rhythm section!

• Limited Edition
• Analogue Productions Prestige Stereo Series
• 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Cut from Original Analog Master Tapes
• Plated by Gary Salstrom
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings QRP USA
• Deluxe high-gloss tip-on album cover

Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions — 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 180-gram LPs pressed at state-of-the-art plant Quality Record Pressings and plated by Gary Salstrom. Tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock.

Eric Dolphy has sometimes been described as an iconoclast, but in Outward Bound, he was not overturning his idol, Charlie Parker; he was building on Bird’s legacy. So deep was Dolphy’s musicianship, so free his imagination, that he enchanted trailblazers like John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. Partnering in this collection with the brilliant trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and a stunning rhythm section, Dolphy is at a peak of energy and creativity on alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute. He and Hubbard work with empathy reminiscent of the young Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Pianist Jaki Byard, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Roy Haynes were ideal accompanists and co-conspirators in this widely influential work.

By the time he made Outward Bound, Eric Dolphy had left his native California and come east as part of Chico Hamilton's group, eventually settling in New York as a key co-conspirator of Charles Mingus. This, his first recording as a leader, brought unavoidable comparisons to Ornette Coleman even though the two were really parallel figures in the then emerging avant-garde. Dolphy did not eschew changes as Coleman did, however, but used them in new exciting ways.

Originally released in 1960, the inventive Outward Bound is significant not only for Dolphy's alto saxophone playing, but for his individual approach to the flute, and particularly the bass clarinet, not to mention a fine supporting cast that included Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Jaki Byard (piano), George Tucker (bass) and Roy Haynes (drums).

Musicians:

Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Jaki Byard, piano
George Tucker, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

Track Listing:

Side A
1. G.W.
2. Green Dolphin Street
3. Les

Side B
1. "245"
2. Glad To Be Unhappy
3. Miss Toni

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