Remembering Eric Dolphy
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| Studio album by Vic Juris | ||||
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| Label (s) | SteepleChase Records | |||
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CD |
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11 |
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1:00:48 |
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Nils Winther |
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Remembering Eric Dolphy is an album by jazz guitarist Vic Juris . The recordings were made in April 1998 and were released in 1999 by SteepleChase Records .
background
Starting with Roadsong (1978, among others with Barry Miles, Rick Laird , Terry Silverlight ) Vic Juris recorded a number of albums under his own name until 2018. 1997/98 Juris worked as a sideman with David Liebman ( Liebman Plays Puccini - A Walk in the Clouds ) and in Cologne with Charlie Mariano ( Savannah Samurai ). Like Dave Douglas with his productions dedicated to Booker Little , Wayne Shorter and Mary Lou Williams , Juris not only plays Eric Dolphy's music, but also presents a number of original pieces inspired by him. In April 1998 he recorded his album dedicated to Eric Dolphy in New York, on which he - in addition to his own compositions - the Dolphy numbers "Miss Ann" (from Dolphy's album Far Cry , 1960), "South St. Exit" ( The Illinois Concert , 1963), "Something Sweet, Something Tender" (from the album Out to Lunch ), and "Out There" ( Out There , 1960).
Track list
- Vic Juris - Remembering Eric Dolphy (SteepleChase - SCCD 31453)
- Miss Ann (Eric Dolphy) 4:37
- Vaults (Vic Juris) 7:47
- Latin's Lamp (Vic Juris) 5:53
- Emphasizing Eric (Dick Oatts) 7:20
- Tone Rose (Vic Juris) 7:16
- South St. Exit (Eric Dolphy) 5:26
- Something Sweet, Something Tender (Eric Dolphy) 6:29
- He Me (Vic Juris) 7:31
- Gentle (Vic Juris) 4:09
- Out There (Eric Dolphy) 3:43
reception
David R. Adler gave the album four (out of five) stars in Allmusic . In the opinion of the reviewer, among the original compositions by the guitarist, the swinging, "He Me" and the lyrical "Tone Rose" (a play on rows of notes) should be emphasized. Oatts brings to "Emphasizing Eric" (a track contributed by Dick Oatts), a slow, groovy piece with a complicated melody, Juris sounds a bit like John Scofield . Bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Jeff Hirshfield would help make this difficult music sound easy and fun.
C. Andrew Hovan ( All About Jazz ) noted: " Remembering Eric Dolphy is an undeniable success for guitarist Vic Juris and his sympathetic ensemble." At first, the instrumentation seems a bit unusual, as Dolphy never recorded with a guitarist. Still, the author praises Juris' determination to tackle this project in such an idiosyncratic manner. "So I'm not sure how well this works as a Dolphy homage," Hovan sums up, "but I'm sure this is one of the best recordings of Juris."
According to Duck Baker ( JazzTimes ), Juris was “a versatile and impressively accomplished guitarist. His playing radiates warmth, intelligence and respect for tradition. ”On the album, he is clearly looking for ways to differentiate his work in terms of sound, approach or material. In addition, Baker expresses the reservation that he has difficulty using a highly processed sound, which can be found in most of the tracks on Remembering Eric Dolphy . In contrast, the author praises the Dolphy homage for the “fact that a modern mainstream stylist makes this gesture.” Dick Oatts does a good job on the tenor and alto saxophone and the flute; the fear of comparing him to Dolphy was quickly overcome. According to the author, his style is closer to Lee Konitz , although his sound is a bit heavier. He seems to adapt his approach to the Dolphy melodies and create phrases that are more abstract but quite different from those of the composer.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 1, 2020)
- ↑ Vic Juris - Remembering Eric Dolphy at Discogs
- ^ Review of the album at Allmusic (English). Accessed January 1, 2020.
- Jump up ↑ C. Andrew Hovan: Vic Juris Quartet: Remembering Eric Dolphy. All About Jazz, June 1, 2000, accessed January 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Duck Baker: Vic Juris Quartet: Remembering Eric Dolphy. JazzTimes, June 1, 2001, accessed January 7, 2020 .