Eric Dolphy with Booker Little • Far Cry

 

Review
by Al Campbell
Charlie Parker's influence permeates this 1960 session. Beyond the obvious acknowledgment on song titles ("Mrs. Parker of K.C. ['Bird's Mother']" and "Ode to Charlie Parker"), his restless spirit is utilized as a guiding light for breaking bebop molds. Far Cry finds multi-reedist Eric Dolphy in a transitional phase, relinquishing Parker's governing universal impact and diving into the next controversial phase that critics began calling "anti-jazz." On this date Booker Little's lyrical trumpet and Jackie Byard's confident grasp of multiple piano styles (though both steeped in hard bop) were sympathetic to the burgeoning "avant-garde" approach that Dolphy displays, albeit sparingly, on this session. Far Cry contains the initial performance of Dolphy's future jazz classic "Miss Ann," along with his first recorded solo alto sax performance on "Tenderly," in which Dolphy bridges the gap between the solo saxophone performances of Coleman Hawkins and Anthony Braxton.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/far-cry-mw0000661692

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Reseña
por Al Campbell
La influencia de Charlie Parker impregna esta sesión de 1960. Más allá del reconocimiento obvio en los títulos de las canciones ("Mrs. Parker of K.C. ['Bird's Mother']" y "Ode to Charlie Parker"), su espíritu inquieto se utiliza como guía para romper los moldes del bebop. Far Cry encuentra al multireedista Eric Dolphy en una fase de transición, abandonando el impacto universal gobernante de Parker y sumergiéndose en la siguiente fase controvertida que los críticos empezaron a llamar "anti-jazz". En esta fecha, la trompeta lírica de Booker Little y el dominio seguro de Jackie Byard de múltiples estilos de piano (aunque ambos impregnados de hard bop) simpatizaban con el floreciente enfoque "vanguardista" que Dolphy muestra, aunque escasamente, en esta sesión. Far Cry contiene la interpretación inicial del futuro clásico del jazz de Dolphy "Miss Ann", junto con su primera interpretación grabada de saxo alto en solitario en "Tenderly", en la que Dolphy tiende un puente entre las interpretaciones de saxo solo de Coleman Hawkins y Anthony Braxton.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/far-cry-mw0000661692

Tracks:
1 - Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Bird's Mother)
Written-By – Jaki Byard

2 - Ode To Charlie Parker
Written-By – Byard

3 - Far Cry
Written-By – Eric Dolphy

4 - Miss Ann
Written-By – Dolphy

5 - Left Alone
Written-By – Holiday, Waldron

6 - Tenderly
Written-By – Lawrence, Gross

7 - It's Magic
Written-By – Styne, Cahn

8 - Serene
Written-By – Dolphy


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Bass Clarinet, Flute – Eric Dolphy
    Bass – Ron Carter
    Design, Photography By – Don Schlitten
    Drums – Roy Haynes
    Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
    Liner Notes [Original] – Nat Hentoff
    Liner Notes [Reissue] – Michael Cuscuna
    Mastered By – Phil De Lancie
    Piano – Jaki Byard
    Supervised By – Esmond Edwards
    Trumpet – Booker Little

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; December 21, 1960.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Label:    Original Jazz Classics – OJCCD-400-2, New Jazz – NJ-8270
Country:    US
Released:    Aug 26, 1989
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/9445153-Eric-Dolphy-With-Booker-Little-Far-Cry

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