At the Five Spot
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| Studio album by Eric Dolphy | ||
| Released | 16 July 1961 | |
| Recorded | Various times | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Label | New Jazz / OJC | |
| Producer(s) | Esmond Edwards | |
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| Eric Dolphy chronology | ||
| Far Cry (1961) |
At the Five Spot (1961) |
Memorial Album (1961) |
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At the Five Spot volumes one and two is a pair of jazz albums documenting one night (16 July 1961) from the end of Eric Dolphy's two-week residency at the Five Spot in New York. This was the only night to be recorded; the engineer was Rudy Van Gelder. A third volume from this session was released, called Memorial Album, and some other stray tracks (including a solo Dolphy rendition of "God Bless the Child") were later released on compilations. Dolphy and trumpeter Booker Little were backed by a rhythm section consisting of pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Ed Blackwell.
Dolphy's composition "The Prophet" is a tribute to the artist Richard Jennings, who had designed the covers of Dolphy's earlier albums, Outward Bound and Out There.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Volume one
- "Fire Waltz" (Waldron) –13:44
- "Bee Vamp" (Little) –12:30
- "The Prophet" (Dolphy) –21:22
- "Bee Vamp" (alternative take) –9:27
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- (Track 4 not on original LP.)
[edit] Volume two
- "Aggression" (Little) –17:21
- "Like Someone in Love" (Burke–van Heusen–Babcock) –19:58
[edit] Personnel
- Eric Dolphy — bass clarinet, alto saxophone
- Booker Little — trumpet
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Richard Davis — bass
- Ed Blackwell — drums
[edit] Sources
- Richard Cook & Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD 6th edition. ISBN 0-14-051521-6
