Dedicated to Dolphy is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake, recorded in 1994 for the Italian Black Saint label.[1] The album is Lake's second tribute to multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy following Prophet (1984).

Dedicated to Dolphy
Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedNovember 1, 2 and 8, 1994
GenreJazz
Length54:44
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerFlavio Bonandrini
Oliver Lake chronology
Edge-ing
(1994)
Dedicated to Dolphy
(1996)
Live in Willisau
(1997)

Reception edit

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden described the album as: "An excellent salute to Dolphy with a couple of strong Lake originals thrown in for good measure".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Eric Dolphy, except as indicated
  1. "Fire Waltz" (Mal Waldron) - 7:04
  2. "Hat and Beard" - 4:10
  3. "Feather" (Hale Smith) - 5:49
  4. "245" - 8:19
  5. "Miss Ann" - 6:21
  6. "Something Sweet, Something Tender" - 5:39
  7. "November '80" (Oliver Lake) - 2:18
  8. "Page Four" (Lake) - 6:34
  9. "G.W." - 8:30
    • Recorded at East Side Sound in New York City on November 1, 2 and 8, 1994

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Black Saint Records discography accessed July 7, 2011
  2. ^ a b Dryden, K. AllMusic Review accessed July 7, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 861. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.