Originally released in 1960, Out There was the second album for Eric Dolphy after his time with Charles Mingus. The album features four Dolphy originals, one of which is a collaborative effort with Mingus. The album also contains three covers, "Eclipse" by Mingus, "Sketch of Melba" by Randy Weston and "Feathers" by Hale Smith. Dolphy’s speech-like improvisations and Carter’s bowed or plucked cello solos soar over the impeccable and responsive accompaniments of bassist George Duvivier and drummer Roy Haynes.

• 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. Deep groove label pressings, tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock.

In 1960, the free jazz being trailblazed by such jazz luminaries as Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor and Horace Tapscott was being widely disparaged by both musicians and critics alike. To the visionary Eric Dolphy, however, it was simply a logical extension of the jazz tradition. Released in the middle of that musical storm and distinctly unique in and of itself, Out There, was recorded with a pianoless quartet that repurposed Ron Carter’s cello as the other melody instrument while Dolphy worked from chord patterns developed within structures that depart from ordinary 32-bar jazz and popular song forms. Dolphy’s speech-like improvisations and Carter’s bowed or plucked cello solos glide over the deft accompaniments of bassist George Duvivier and drummer Roy Haynes, all in direct service of Dolphy's unprecedented tonal explorations. 

Musicians:

Eric Dolphy, alto sax, flute, Bb & bass clarinets
Ron Carter, cello
George Duvivier, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

Track Listing:

Side A
1. Out There
2. Serene
3. The Baron

Side B
4. Eclipse
5. 17 West
6. Sketch Of Melba
7. Feathers

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