Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot, Vol. 1 HQ LP Analogue Productions (Stereo)

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 cut at 33 1/3

One night during a one-time, two-week engagement at the Five Spot produced enough music of lasting merit for three albums. When Rudy Van Gelder took his portable equipment down to the fabled Cooper Square jazz club on July 16, 1961, he captured the interaction of an extraordinary quintet.

Eric Dolphy, Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis and Ed Blackwell had formed a cooperative group and, if Little had not died in October 1961, there is no doubt that it would have been a potent force in the music of the Sixties and beyond. Dolphy himself died in June 1964 after establishing himself as one of the important contemporary reedmen. Here his alto saxophone and bass clarinet and Little's trumpet explore three originals: "The Prophet" by Dolphy, "Bee Vamp" by Little, and "Fire Waltz" by Waldron. It's time caught in a bottle — music for the ages.

Features

• 180g Vinyl
• Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray
• Plated by Gary Salstrom & Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Tip-On Jacket on Thick Cardboard Stock

Musicians

Selections

Side A:

1. Fire Waltz
2. Bee Vamp (live)

Side B:

1. The Prophet