The Centre Cannot Hold » Eric Dolphy http://thecentrecannothold.net Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:17:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 1964 – Eric Dolphy dies http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/1964-eric-dolphy-dies/ http://thecentrecannothold.net/blog/1964-eric-dolphy-dies/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:23:27 +0000 Loki http://paperedges.com/?p=516 Born in 1928, Eric Allan Dolphy first came to prominence as a member of Miles Davis’ jazz quintet. He played bass clarinet, alto saxophone and flute. In the early Sixties, he became a recognized jazz leader himself. An exponent of free jazz, Dolphy’s improvisational style was so original and avant garde that he frequently transcended [...]]]> Born in 1928, Eric Allan Dolphy first came to prominence as a member of Miles Davis’ jazz quintet. He played bass clarinet, alto saxophone and flute. In the early Sixties, he became a recognized jazz leader himself. An exponent of free jazz, Dolphy’s improvisational style was so original and avant garde that he frequently transcended the boundaries of that form.

On June 28, he collapsed into a diabetic coma while in Berlin. Despite being rushed to hospital, he died the next day. A journalist once wrote of his music that it was “too out to be in and too in to be out” – a fitting epitath for a man who recognized few limits in his art.

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