It's masterful mix of melody and ambiguous drumming shows a rhythmic understanding that is unparalleled. It's music to live by, it understands your intellect and where the mind naturally wanders. It's cerebral yet honest.
ERIC DOLPHY DISCOGRAPHY DIVE: gonna do tracks first.
BEST TRACK: Left Alone
WORST TRACK: It's Magic
gonna type what i have written word for word. gammar and spelling mistakes included.
1. Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Bird's Mother)
. Classy song with minimal bass. Nice when the panio keys come in.
2. Ode to Charlie Parker
. More wimsical with the flute?
3. Far Cry
. Explosive start
4. Miss Ann
. Sparadic track with the meandering sax line. piano
5. Left Alone (tick)
. Smooth track, so ... read more
A nice farewell to another fellow jazz musician while also being enjoyable and more uplifting to have on to be in a good mood, the flute is a underrated instrument when it comes to jazz (at least from the albums I've heard) and the flute on here feels is definitely playful but still blends in with the sound of the record like on Ode To Charlie Parker.
| 1 | Mrs. Parker of K.C. (Bird's Mother) 8:01 | |
| 2 | Ode to Charlie Parker 8:42 | |
| 3 | Far Cry 3:53 | |
| 4 | Miss Ann 4:15 | |
| 5 | Left Alone 6:39 | |
| 6 | Tenderly 4:18 | |
| 7 | It's Magic 5:39 |