Outward Bound (Eric Dolphy album)

Outward Bound
Studio album by
Eric Dolphy
Released1960
RecordedApril 1, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length36:41
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8236
Eric Dolphy chronology
Outward Bound
(1960) 		Caribé
(1961)
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AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Outward Bound is the debut album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy, released in 1960. It is oriented towards straight bebop, and slightly less adventurous than the majority of his later recordings.[4] The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey and features Dolphy in a quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Jaki Byard, bassist George Tucker and drummer Roy Haynes. Hubbard had shared living space with Dolphy when they both first arrived in New York City.[5] The cover artwork was by Dolphy's friend Richard "Prophet" Jennings.[6]

Of the three Dolphy originals on the album, "G.W." is dedicated to the Californian bandleader Gerald Wilson,[4] "Les" is named after the trombonist Lester Robertson,[7] and "245" was the number of Dolphy's house on Carlton Avenue, in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood.[8]

  1. ^ AllMusic Review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 62. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ a b Simosko, Vladimir; Tepperman, Barry (1971). Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography & Discography. Da Capo. p. 44.
  5. ^ Yanow, Scott (2001). The Trumpet Kings: The Players who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet. Backbeat Books. p. 195.
  6. ^ van de Linde, François (April 21, 2016). "Richard "Prophet" Jennings". FlopHouseMagazine.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Payne, Douglas (November 1, 1999). "Eric Dolphy: Outward Bound". AllAboutJazz.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Barnes, Tom (May 29, 2015). "The Story of How Brooklyn Became a Music Mecca Way Before Hipsters". Mic. Retrieved October 25, 2020.