RECORD STORE DAY ! 180 gram 3LP SET !
Resonance Records is proud to announce the first official previously-unissued studio recordings of Eric Dolphy in over 30 years, including 85-minutes of never before released material. Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions is being released in partnership with the Eric Dolphy Trust and the Alan Douglas Estate with remastered high-resolution monoaural audio transferred directly from the original tapes. Captured after leaving Prestige/New Jazz Records, and just before recording the timeless classic Out to Lunch! album, Musical Prophet is a 3LP/3CD set that contains the under-appreciated masterpieces Conversations and Iron Man recorded in New York City on July 1 and 3, 1963. Originally produced by Alan Douglas — most well-known for his association with Jimi Hendrix, but who also produced classic jazz albums such as Money Jungle with Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach — the tapes had been stored in a suitcase with Dolphy’s personal belongings and given to Dolphy’s close friends Hale and Juanita Smith just before he embarked on his fateful European trip in 1964
PERSONNEL:ERIC DOLPHY, alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
WILLIAM “Prince” Lasha, flute
HUEY “SONNY” SIMMONS, alto saxophone
CLIFFORD JORDAN, soprano saxophone
WOODY SHAW, trumpet
GARVIN BUSHELL, bassoon
BOBBY HUTCHERSON vibes
RICHARD DAVIS, bass
EDDIE KAHN, bass
J.C. MOSES, drums
CHARLES MOFFETT, drums
Recorded on July 1 & 3, 1963 at Music Maker’s Studios in New York City.
*Bonus Track: “A Personal Statement” is a Bob James composition that was recorded at WUOM studios in Ann Arbor, MI on March 2, 1964 with Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute), Bob James (piano), Ron Brooks (bass), Robert Pozar (percussion) and David Schwartz (vocals).
TRACK LISTING:
LP/CD 1 — Conversations
01. Jitterbug Waltz
02. Music Matador
03. Love Me
04. Alone Together
05. Muses for Richard Davis (Previously Unissued 1)
06. Muses for Richard Davis (Previously Unissued 2)
LP/CD 2 — Iron Man
01. Iron Man
02. Mandrake
03. Come Sunday
04. Burning Spear
05. Ode to Charlie Parker
06. A Personal Statement (Bonus Track) *
LP/CD 3 — Previously Unissued Studio Recordings
01. Music Matador (Alternate Take)
02. Love Me (Alternate Take 1)
03. Love Me (Alternate Take 2)
04. Alone Together (Alternate Take)
05. Jitterbug Waltz (Alternate Take)
06. Mandrake (Alternate Take)
07. Burning Spear (Alternate Take)