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Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy.
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Eric Dolphy.
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Eric Dolphy artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music

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The cover of Out to Lunch

August 1, 2001 A multi-talented musician, Dolphy displays his talents on flute, alto saxophone and bass clarinet.

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Out 'n' In Album Cover

February 8, 2010 Empirical's new album, Out 'n' In, adopts the late musician's style, and even adapts his music.

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The cover of Out to Lunch

August 1, 2001 A multi-talented musician, Dolphy displays his talents on flute, alto saxophone and bass clarinet.

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Wayne Shorter's 2003 album Alegria finds the saxophonist and composer matching his quartet with orchestral textures.

June 25, 2012 Bassist Matt Ulery picks some of his favorite mergers of classical and folk music with the blues.

Agalloch and Ludicra drummer Aesop Dekker says he thinks Bobby Hutcherson is a sorcerer.

February 1, 2011 Find out which Mingus album the black-metal drummer calls a "Lovecraftian noir soundtrack."

A collage of records.

April 30, 2009 Years ago, a record-store clerk gave Tom Cole a vital tutorial, in the form of these five albums.

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There's more to jazz flute than Anchorman's Ron Burgundy.

December 2, 2008 Hear the work of five jazz flutists who bring virtuosic force to the oft-parodied instrument.

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