One of my favorite guys in one of my favorite of his eras
Mingus on his famous Europe tour in 1964. Eric Dolphy was at the top of his game taking some monumental solos on both Tenor Sax and Bass Clarinet. Dolphy left this tour a month later, and hung around in Berlin before he headed back to the States to record another solo record. On June 29, Eric Dolphy fell into a coma due to an undiagnosed diabetic condition. He never woke back up.
This song was written to say goodbye to Eric as he left the tour, but took on the role of a eulogy for one the times best and most prolific players.
So Long Eric.
