Dolphy
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Here he is describing a collaboration between Eric Dolphy and Ron Carter: “It is free. It is beautiful. It is funny even! It freaks me out! Give me my brain back!”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
But Dolphy, who had remained in Europe after a tour, died unexpectedly that June at 36 years old; by September, that band was just a memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Beyond his own music, Dolphy appeared as a key soloist in Civil Rights-era musical essays by the bassist and composer Charles Mingus, particularly in “Original Faubus Fables” and “Meditations on Integration.”
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022
He settled first in Brooklyn, where his home at 245 Carlton Ave. became a thriving scene of jam sessions that included such jazz stars as John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard and Eric Dolphy.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021
Not at Horn Rock, but in the barn at the Dolphy brothers’ house, or in Jenna Trudeau’s basement, or elsewhere.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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