1961 (Eric Dolphy album)

May 2025 1961 live Eric Dolphy Quartet Eric_Dolphy_Quartet_1961.jpg late 1970s December 1, 1961 Studio 15, Munich, Germany Jazz Jazz ConnoisseurJC 107 1961 is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy, with McCoy Tyner (piano), Reggie Workman (double bass), and Mel Lewis (drums). Recording and music The John Coltrane Quintet, with Dolphy, toured Europe during November 11–December 4, 1961.Porter Lewis DeVito Chris Fujioka Yasuhiro Wild David Schmaler Wolf The John Coltrane Reference 2008 Routledge 235 On December 1, the group performed at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, after which Dolphy, Tyner, and Workman visited a local club, where they jammed with drummer Lewis,Porter Lewis DeVito Chris Fujioka Yasuhiro Wild David Schmaler Wolf The John Coltrane Reference 2008 Routledge 241 who had previously performed with the Quintet on November 26, substituting for Elvin Jones.Porter Lewis DeVito Chris Fujioka Yasuhiro Wild David Schmaler Wolf The John Coltrane Reference 2008 Routledge 240 The music features extended improvisations on jazz standards, but the recording is of mediocre quality.https://adale.org/Discographies/Late61.html Eric Dolphy Discography: Late 1961: Mostly in Europe Alan Saul 1994 Adale.org May 30, 2024 Releases The recording was originally issued on vinyl with three tracks ("On Green Dolphin Street", "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise", and "The Way You Look Tonight") during the late 1970s by the Italian Jazz Connoisseur label with the title 1961, and with Tyner listed as "Lalo Schifrin" and Workman as "Bob Cunningham."https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/eric-dolphy/quartet-1961-aka-softly-as-in-a-morning-sunrise-aka-complete-recordings-aka-live-in-germany-aka-munich-jam-session-december-1-1961-etc-etc(live) Eric Dolphy - Quartet 1961 Jazz Music Archives May 30, 2024 The album was reissued by a variety of labels and with different titles over the years, with some releases adding a fourth track ("Oleo") recorded at the same session: Quartet 1961 (Musidisc, 1981); Live in Germany (Stash, 1990); Tempo di Jazz (Tempo di Jazz, 1990); Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Natasha Imports, 1992); Live in Germany (Magnetic Records, 1992); Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Random Chance, 2003); Complete Recordings (Lone Hill Jazz, 2004); Munich Jam Session December 1, 1961 (Rare Live Recordings, 2006).https://www.jazzdisco.org/eric-dolphy/catalog/#jazz-connoisseur-jc-107 Eric Dolphy Catalog JazzDisco May 30, 2024http://www.bb10k.com/WORKMAN.disc.html The Reggie Workman Discography Rick Lopez December 11, 2001 Bb10k May 30, 2024 Several of these recordings incorrectly list the date as December 2, 1961; others have incorrect track titles. Reception AllMusic 1.5 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/softly-as-in-a-morning-sunrise-mw0000087061 Eric Dolphy: Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise Scott Yanow AllMusic May 30, 2024 AllMusic 3.5 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/munich-jam-session-december-1-1961-mw0001444163 Eric Dolphy: Munich Jam Session December 1, 1961 Ken Dryden AllMusic May 30, 2024 The Penguin Guide to Jazz 3 4Cook Richard Morton Brian The Penguin Guide to Jazz Penguin Books 2008 384 In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow praised the musicians' "fine" playing, but noted that "the recording quality... is pretty bad, making much of this historic music fairly unlistenable." The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album an "historical document," and stated that, despite the poor sound quality, "there's enough detail for students of Dolphy to work out how he worked his way through and across the changes." A reviewer for All About Jazz wrote: "even despite incredible distortion and difficult resolution there's always room for more Dolphy on the shelf. Top-notch material here, displaying the same buoyant sense of adventure and unerring swing that made him a singular voice."https://www.allaboutjazz.com/softly-as-in-a-morning-sunrise-eric-dolphy-random-chance-records-review-by-aaj-staff Eric Dolphy: Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise November 18, 2003 All About Jazz May 30, 2024 James Beaudreau of One Final Note commented: "If you can get past the very low recording quality, there's some nice stuff here... Dolphy is... in good form... Lewis is forceful and modern sounding... Tyner and Workman are likewise excellent throughout."https://www.onefinalnote.com/reviews/d/dolphy-eric/softly-as-in-a.html Eric Dolphy: Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (Random Chance) James Beaudreau March 17, 2004 One Final Note May 30, 2024 Track listing "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 23:27 "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 14:42 "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 11:39 "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 18:01 (from same session, on reissues only) Personnel Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet, alto saxophone, flute McCoy Tyner – piano Reggie Workman – double bass Mel Lewis – drums References Category:1970s live albums Category:Eric Dolphy live albums Category:Stash Records albums