This release presents the four albums recorded by Eric Dolphy as leader or coleader with Roy Haynes on drums, all of which are in Quartet or Quintet formats. The four iconic albums are Outward Bound (Prestige/New Jazz NJLP 8236), Straight Ahead (Prestige/New Jazz NJLP 8255), Far Cry (New Jazz NJLP 8270), and Out There (New Jazz NJLP 8252). Featured with Dolphy and Haynes are such stars as Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little, Oliver Nelson, Jaki Byard, and Ron Carter, among others.

ERIC DOLPHY, alto sax, bass clarinet & fluteROY HAYNES, drumsOn all tracks, plus:

CD1, 1-6: Outward BoundFREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; JAKI BYARD, piano;GEORGE TUCKER, bassEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey, April 1, 1960.

CD1, 7-12: Straight AheadOLIVER NELSON, alto & tenor sax, flute, clarinet;RICHARD WYANDS, piano; GEORGE DUVIVIER, bass.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, March 1, 1961.

CD2, 1-7: Far CryBOOKER LITTLE, trumpet; JAKI BYARD, piano; RON CARTER, bass.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, December 21, 1960.

CD2, 8-14: Out ThereRON CARTER, cello; GEORGE DUVIVIER, bass.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, August 15, 1960.

All original sessions recorded by Rudy Van Gelder& produced by Esmond Edwards.

• - 1 -

  • 1. G.W.
  • 2. On Green Dolphin Street
  • 3. Les
  • 4. 245
  • 5. Glad To Be Unhappy
  • 6. Miss Toni
  • 7. Images
  • 8. Six and Four
  • 9. Mama Lou
  • 10. Ralph's New Blues
  • 11. Straight Ahead
  • 12. 111-44

• - 2 -

  • 1. Mrs. Parker of K.C.(Bird's Mother)
  • 2. Ode To Charlie Parker
  • 3. Far Cry
  • 4. Miss Ann
  • 5. Left Alone
  • 6. Tenderly
  • 7. It's Magic
  • 8. Out There
  • 9. Serene
  • 10. T He Baron
  • 11. Eclipse
  • 12. 17 West
  • 13. Sketch of Melba
  • 14. Feathers