Dedicated to Dolphy

Dedicated to Dolphy
Studio album by Oliver Lake
Released	1996
Recorded	November 1, 2 and 8, 1994
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:44
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Flavio Bonandrini
Oliver Lake chronology
Edge-ing (1994) Dedicated to Dolphy (1996) Live in Willisau (1997)

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).

Reception

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

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

• Oliver Lake - alto saxophone
• Russel Gunn - trumpet
• Charles Eubanks - piano
• Belden Bullock - bass
• Cecil Brooks III- drums

References

1. Black Saint Records discography accessed July 7, 2011
2. 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.