Outward Bound

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
1960 Ratings: #11 / 51
User Score
Based on 68 ratings
1960 Ratings: #33
April 1960 / Release Date
LP / Format
New Jazz / Label
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Critic Reviews

Doublez
84

The History of the Albums - n° 145

While some jazzmen are in the process of conquering, crossing borders and seeking to reach the limits of jazz and more generally of bop, the avant-garde jazz/free jazz and modal are beginning to leave their traces of fighting and experimentation of all kinds. They managed to become the most omnipresent and interesting new jazz trend of the first part of the 60's in my opinion. If you have been able to read my previous reviews on this subject (list below), ... read more

FaradE5150
86

Eric Dolphy Has always been one of the most profilic jazz artists of his generation, and this being one of his earliest works as a bandleader only proves this. Impeccable compositions and instrumentation are incredibly forward thinking for 1960s, crossing the boundaries of hard bop with it's tense and dissonant atmosphere. Incredible record!

northlion
76

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟎, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐲 - 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝

[it's unclear when exactly this album came out, it's most certain in was released mid-year as it was recorded on the 1st of April, 1960.]

no one quite debuted in jazz as great as Eric Dolphy did ... read more

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Track List

1G.W.
7:54
84
2Green Dolphin Street
5:42
84
3Les
5:11
81
4245
6:48
81
5Glad to Be Unhappy
5:26
94
6Miss Toni
5:40
79
Total Length: 36 minutes
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