The Complete Prestige Recordings (1960)

About this title: During his 19 months with Prestige, Eric Dolphy recorded 13 sessions as a leader and sideman. All are included in this massive nine-CD set and, even when absorbed in two or three sittings, there is enough variety to hold on to any true jazz fan's attention. Dolphy, whether on alto, bass clarinet, flute, and even on a couple of occasions clarinet, was a true original with distinctive sounds of his own and very unique (but ultimately logical) styles. Included in this box (which has no previously unissued material) are the complete contents of the albums Outward Bound, Here & There, Dash One, ... read more

Tracks:

1. G.W. [Dolphy]
2. On Green Dolphin Street [Kaper/Washington]
3. Les [Dolphy]
4. 245 [Dolphy]
5. Glad to Be Unhappy [Rodgers/Hart]
6. Miss Toni [Greenlee]
7. April Fool [Dolphy]
8. G.W. [Alternate Take 1] [Dolphy]
9. 245 [Alternate Take 1] [Dolphy]
10. Screamin' the Blues [Nelson]
11. March On, March On [Edwards]
12. The Drive [Nelson]
13. The Meetin' [Nelson]
14. Three Seconds [Nelson]
15. Alto-Itis [Nelson]
16. Lautir [McIntyre]
17. Curtsy [McIntyre]
18. Geo's Tune [McIntyre]
19. They All Laughed [Gershwin/Gershwin]
20. Head Shakin' [McIntyre]
21. Dianna [McIntyre]
22. Out There [Dolphy]
23. Serene [Dolphy]
24. The Baron [Dolphy]
25. Eclipse [Mingus]
26. 17 West [Dolphy]
27. Sketch of Melba [Weston]
28. Feathers [Smith]
29. Caribe [Casey]
30. Blues in 6/8 [Amalbert/Ricci]
31. First Bass Line [Casey]
32. Mambo Ricci [Amalbert/Ricci]
33. Spring Is Here [Rodgers/Hart]
34. Sunday Go to Meetin' [Casey]
35. Trane Whistle [Nelson]
36. Whole Nelson [Nelson]
37. You Are Too Beautiful [Rodgers/Hart]
38. Stolen Moments [Nelson]
39. Walk Away [Nelson]
40. Jaws [Davis]
41. Mrs. Parker of K.C. (Bird's Mother) [Byard]
42. Ode to Charlie Parker [Byard]
43. Far Cry [Dolphy]
44. Miss Ann [Dolphy]
45. Left Alone [Waldron/Holiday]
46. Tenderly [Lawrence/Gross]
47. It's Magic [Styne/Cahn]
48. Serene [Dolphy]
49. Images [Nelson]
50. Six and Four [Nelson]
51. Mama Lou [Nelson]
52. Ralph's New Blues [Jackson]
53. Straight Ahead [Nelson]
54. III-44 [Nelson]
55. Rally [Carter]
56. Bass Duet [Carter]
57. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise [Hammerstein/Romberg]
58. Where? [Weston]
59. Yes, Indeed! [Oliver]
60. Saucer Eyes [Weston]
61. Status Seeking [Waldron]
62. Duquility [Waldron]
63. Thirteen [Waldron]
64. We Diddit [Waldron]
65. Warm Canto [Waldron]
66. Warp and Woof [Waldron]
67. Fire Waltz [Waldron]
68. Like Someone in Love [VanHeusen/Burke]
69. God Bless the Child [Holiday/Herzog]
70. Aggression [Little]
71. Fire Waltz [Waldron]
72. Bee Vamp [Little]
73. The Prophet [Dolphy]
74. Booker's Waltz [Little]
75. Status Seeking [Waldron]
76. Number Eight (Potsa Lotsa) [Dolphy]
77. Bee Vamp [Alternate Take] [Little]
78. Don't Blame Me [Fields/McHugh]
79. When Lights Are Low [Carter/Williams]
80. Don't Blame Me [Alternate Take] [Fields/McHugh]
81. Les [Untitled Track] [Dolphy]
82. The Way You Look Tonight [Fields/Kern]
83. Woody 'N You [Gillespie]
84. Laura [Mercer/Raksin]
85. Hi-Fly [Weston]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.