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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Parker of K.C. (Bird's Mother)Jaki Byard | Eric Dolphy Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little | Play | 08:03 | 18 MB | 49 MB |
| 2 | Ode to Charlie ParkerJaki Byard | Eric Dolphy Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little | Play | 08:45 | 20 MB | 49 MB |
| 3 | Far CryEric Dolphy | Eric Dolphy Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Miss AnnEric Dolphy | Eric Dolphy Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | Left AloneBillie Holiday, Mal Waldron | Eric Dolphy Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | TenderlyWalter Gross, Jack Lawrence | Eric Dolphy Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | It's MagicSammy Cahn, Jule Styne | Eric Dolphy Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | SereneEric Dolphy | Eric Dolphy Quintet, Eric Dolphy, Booker Little | Play | 06:37 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 284 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamaki Beck | Supervisor |
| 2 | Jaki Byard | Composer, Guest Artist, Piano |
| 3 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 4 | Ron Carter | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 5 | Michael Cuscuna | Liner Notes |
| 6 | Eric Dolphy | Clarinet (Bass), Composer, Flute, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 7 | Eric Dolphy Quintet | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Esmond Edwards | Producer, Supervisor |
| 9 | Walter Gross | Composer |
| 10 | Roy Haynes | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 11 | Nat Hentoff | Liner Notes |
| 12 | Billie Holiday | Composer |
| 13 | Jack Lawrence | Composer |
| 14 | Booker Little | Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 15 | Shigeo Miyamoto | Mastering Engineer |
| 16 | Don Schlitten | Cover Photo, Design |
| 17 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 18 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer |
| 19 | Mal Waldron | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |