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Music Appreciation

eppur_se_muova

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3. Dolphy was a huge influence to players, but made very few recordings (partly by choice) -- he said only live jazz was

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:13 PM

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real jazz, or words to that effect ... the partly *not* by choice was that he died very young, from complications due to diabetes. So a lot of young jazz players don't really know who he was, and have heard almost none of his performances.

One of the most iconic portraits in jazz ...

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"Take The A Train" by Charles Mingus Sextet w/ Eric Dolphy (live) [View all] JohnnyRingo Tuesday OP

Eric Dolphy was one of the very few people in the world who ever got famous for playing the **BASS CLARINET** eppur_se_muova Tuesday #1

I thought at 1st it was Dolphy on the clarinet.... JohnnyRingo Tuesday #2

Dolphy was a huge influence to players, but made very few recordings (partly by choice) -- he said only live jazz was eppur_se_muova Tuesday #3

I confess I never heard of him. JohnnyRingo Tuesday #4

Here's what is probably his best-known recording ... Green Dolphin Street. He really used the upper range on that bass! eppur_se_muova Tuesday #5