{"title":"Eric Dolphy","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEric Dolphy Vinyl Records \u0026amp; Music Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Eric Dolphy vinyl records at UMusic Shop South Africa. Discover jazz through physical releases that bring the artist’s musical identity, individual recordings and visual presentation into one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEric Dolphy: the music and the story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMulti-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy brought a sharply individual voice to alto saxophone, bass clarinet and flute. His playing connects modern-jazz fluency with unusual intervals, textures and ensemble possibilities, extending the language of improvisation without losing its rhythmic urgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut to Lunch! gives Dolphy’s unusual instrumental voice an ensemble setting in which written themes and improvisation can pull in unexpected directions. The rhythm is active and unsettled, while the melodies remain sharply drawn. The record rewards close attention to how the musicians leave and re-enter a shared structure, making adventurous jazz feel like a conversation with its own precise internal rules rather than an absence of form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut to Lunch! is a defining statement, using an unconventional small-group sound to make composition and collective exploration inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe use of vibraphone alongside winds, bass and drums gives Out to Lunch! a distinctive colour, helping the ensemble move between composed detail and freer musical exchanges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOut To Lunch: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy collect Eric Dolphy?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe value of the complete programme is in the musical exchange: a theme, a response from the rhythm section and the direction of a solo all contribute to the larger performance. Vinyl gives the sleeve artwork and playing sequence a tangible place in a music collection. The visual design and the moment of placing a record on the turntable become part of returning to the music. The particular pressing or package defines the edition, so explore the individual release for its track list and stated presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Eric Dolphy at UMusic Shop South Africa and choose a physical release to make part of your own music collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eric-dolphy-out-to-lunch-blue-note-essentials-1lp","title":"Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch - Blue Note Essentials (1LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn February 1964, Eric Dolphy assembled a formidable quintet of modern jazz visionaries with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Richard Davis on bass, and Tony Williams on drums, and headed into Rudy Van Gelder’s studio to record what would stand as his masterwork: Out to Lunch! A genius artist of startling originality, Dolphy managed to possess the revolutionary spirit of the avant-garde while keeping a foot firmly planted in the feeling of swing, a rare feat that the five original pieces here perfectly captured from the offbeat swagger of the opening Monk tribute “Hat and Beard” to the careening closer “Straight Up and Down.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue Note Essential titles are mastered from hi-resolution digital masters on 140 gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1: Hat And Beard\u003cbr\u003eA2: Something Sweet, Something Tender\u003cbr\u003eA3: Gazzelloni\u003cbr\u003eB1: Out To Lunch\u003cbr\u003eB2: Straight Up And Down\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355730071748,"sku":"019995796680","price":486.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/7927\/6700\/files\/4e168cbd6dbe66e2aeda97f1bd373d4c.png?v=1792343830"}],"url":"https:\/\/umg.africa\/collections\/eric-dolphy.oembed","provider":"UMG Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}