Eric DolphyFeaturing: Mal Waldron
At The Five Spot (2LP)
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condition (records/cover): NM / EX+
Gatefold sleeve. Obi included.
July 16, 1961, one night at the Five Spot: Eric Dolphy and Booker Little co-leading the band of dreams - Mal Waldron, Richard Davis, Ed Blackwell - in the residency that has become one of the sacred dates of recorded jazz, spoken of the way theatre people speak of legendary opening nights. Little, gone within months at twenty-three, plays with a lyric fire that still stops the room: the wide singing intervals, the grief and grace already inseparable; Dolphy answers with everything in his three-instrument arsenal; Waldron's dark circling chords and Blackwell's New Orleans dance hold the ground under both of them. This Japanese Prestige 2LP gathers the night's documentation in one package, properly sequenced, beautifully pressed.
If live jazz has a short list of miracles - nights when the tape ran and everything aligned - the Five Spot session is on it, permanently. Non-negotiable for any serious collection, and a joy every single time.
Release notes
Comes in heavy gatefold sleeve. No insert in the version, All the info are printed inside the gatefold sleeve. Recorded live on 16 July 1961 at the Five Spot, New York, NY.
| A | Aggression | ||
| B | Like Someone In Love | ||
| C1 | Fire Waltz | ||
| C2 | Bee Vamp | ||
| D | The Prophet |
- Eric Dolphy
- Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
- Richard Davis
- Bass
- Ed Blackwell
- Drums
- Rudy Van Gelder
- Engineer [Original Recording]
- 藤井肇
- Liner Notes
- Mal Waldron
- Piano
- Esmond Edwards
- Producer [Original Recording]
- Booker Little
- Trumpet
