Many musicians have shown real talent in the visual arts: Tony Bennett, Miles Davis and……...
Tag: Eric Dolphy
“Hat and Beard,” a tribute to pianist Thelonious Monk that employs dissonant harmonies, scattershot rhythms, and a wobbly, elastic melody in the service of good old-fashioned swing.
Eric Dolphy, an early figure in jazz’s avant-garde who played a major role in introducing…
Pianist Andrew Hill, whose cerebral, loosely hinged brand of jazz was an essential link between…
Time has been kind to Dolphy’s legacy, an important segment of which is explored on the new set Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance).
“Hat and Beard,” a tribute to pianist Thelonious Monk that employs dissonant harmonies, scattershot rhythms, and a wobbly, elastic melody in the service of good old-fashioned swing.