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Outward Bound

Eric Dolphy Quintet

Recorded	Apr 1, 1960
Label	New Jazz
Catalog	8236
Released	1960
Personnel	5 credited players
Discogs	master 200850

The record

Dolphy's first date as a leader, cut just after his Prestige-era sideman work, with young Freddie Hubbard already sounding fully formed on trumpet. His alto, bass clarinet, and flute all get room here, laying out the harmonic daring that would define his brief, restless career.

Session personnel

Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
George Tucker — bass
Roy Haynes — drums
Jaki Byard — piano
Freddie Hubbard — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 57 pressings on file.

1960	New Jazz · 8236 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp
2009	Original Jazz Classics · OJC-022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue OJC
2021	Analogue Productions · APRJ 8236 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo, 200g Analogue Productions
2023	New Jazz · NJLP 8236 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, 180g Analogue Productions
2006	Prestige · 0888072300835 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp
2006	Prestige · PRCD-30083-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp
1960	Top Rank International · RANK 5058 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1960	Metronome · MEP 9039 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1960	Metronome · MEP 9039 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo
1961	Esquire · 32-123 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1962	Bel Air · 331006 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1967	Prestige · SMJ-7432 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967	Prestige · SMJ-7432 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Flipback · laminated sleeve
1976	New Jazz — STEREO