out to lunch!

Eric Dolphy reached the culmination of his powers with the genre bending avante jazz of this unhinged otherworldly swansong.  'Out To Lunch!' was his first record after signing with Blue Note Records.  He had recorded two albums with producer Alan Douglas ('Iron Man' and 'Conversations') which were his first sessions with vibes man Bobby Hutcherson.  Hutcherson came along with Dolphy for the recording of 'Out To Lunch!' with producer Alfred Lion at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.   The album features Eric Dolphy on bass clarinet, flute, and alto saxophone; Freddie Hubbard on trumpet; Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone; Richard Davis on bass; and Tony Williams on drums.  

Dolphy would go on tour with Thelonius Monk when 'Out To Lunch!' was complete.  He died in Berlin on June 29, 1964 after collapsing into a diabetic coma.  Dolphy would consider:   "When you hear music, after it’s over, it’s gone, in the air, you can never capture it again."






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'Out To Lunch!'
full album:



All compositions by Eric Dolphy.
"Hat and Beard" – 8:24
"Something Sweet, Something Tender" – 6:02
"Gazzelloni" – 7:22
"Out to Lunch" – 12:06
"Straight Up and Down" – 8:19