Thursday, September 8, 2011

A Tribute To Eric Dolphy, 1996

When I bought this CD I'd never heard of Joe Rosenberg or his band Affinity. I'd heard of their special guest on this album - Buddy Collette - a horn player who likely never received the recognition he deserved because he lives on the west coast. I'd heard of the subject of their tribute - Eric Dolphy. And I heard of most of the compositions on the disc. I had no idea the recording would be so good but, in retrospect, my reservations were completely unfounded.

I've found the Music & Arts label can be a hit or miss proposition. This one is definitely a hit. It's recorded live in Berkeley, California on March 25, 1995 (tracks 1,2,3 & 6) and March 24, 1995 (4 &5).

I've tried to find their tribute to Ornette Coleman (with special guest Dewey Redman) but to no avail so you'll have to settle for this gem.



Enjoy!

8 comments:

  1. Another great find!
    Highly enjoyable from start to finish.
    Thanks for the share.

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  2. Hey Sound, I have the Tribute to Ornette Coleman you've been looking for. Let me know if you still want it. D

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  3. Do you have a dropbox folder with Mediafire? File format preference? d

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  4. Sound,

    Try this:

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/5suhvb

    Feel free to post on your blog.

    Cheers,D

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  6. Interesting choice of material..Nothing from the final period which is a shame ('Iron Man', 'Out To Lunch' etc) but still fascinating enough..Many thanks for the post.

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  7. Thanks, a real pearl.

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