ROOTS
Roots of Eric Dolphy
The artists and genres Eric Dolphy came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Charles Mingusartist
Coleman Hawkinsartist
Sonny Rollinsartist
Anton Webernartist
Alban Bergartist
Milton Babbittartist
Charles Ivesartist
Olivier Messiaenartist
Edgard Varèseartist
Albert Aylerartist
Cecil Taylorartist
Oliver NelsonartistOliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) is regarded as one of the most significant recordings of its era. The centerpiece of the album is the definitive version of Nelson's composition, "Stolen Moments". Other important recordings from the 1960s are the albums More Blues and the Abstract Truth (1964) and Sound Pieces (1966), both also on Impulse!.
Rudy Van Gelderartist
Daniel Humairartist