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{{One source|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Conversations
| name = Conversations
| type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Eric Dolphy]]
| artist = [[Eric Dolphy]]
| cover = Eric+Dolphy+Conversations+.jpg
| cover = Conversations (Eric Dolphy album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1963
| released = 1963
| recorded = July 1 & 3, 1963
| recorded = July 1 & 3, 1963<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzdisco.org/eric-dolphy/catalog/#fred-miles-fm-308|title=Eric Dolphy Catalog|first=Jazz Discography|last=Project|publisher=}}</ref>
| studio = Music Maker's Studios, New York City, NY
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 33:50
| length = 33:50
| label = FM<br><small>FM-LP 308</small>
| label = Douglas, Fuel<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Huey |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/conversations-fuel-2000-mw0000199276 |title=Conversations - Eric Dolphy &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |accessdate=2015-07-25}}</ref>, [[FM Records|Vee Jay]]
| producer = [[Alan Douglas (record producer)|Alan Douglas]]
| producer = [[Alan Douglas (record producer)|Alan Douglas]]
| prev_title = [[Iron Man (Eric Dolphy album)|Iron Man]]
| prev_title = [[Here and There (Eric Dolphy album)|Here and There]]
| prev_year = 1963
| prev_year = 1960/61
| next_title = [[Out to Lunch!]]
| next_title = [[Iron Man (Eric Dolphy album)|Iron Man]]
| next_year = 1964
| next_year = 1963
}}
}}


'''''Conversations''''' is a 1963 album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist, [[Eric Dolphy]], later reissued on [[VJ Records]] as "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Album."
'''''Conversations''''' is a 1963 album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist, [[Eric Dolphy]] first released by the FM label and later reissued by [[Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay]] as ''The Eric Dolphy Memorial Album'' the following year.<ref>[https://www.bsnpubs.com/veejay/veejayjazz.html Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978)] accessed July 23, 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.jazzdisco.org/eric-dolphy/catalog/#fm-fm-308 Jazzdisco: Eric Dolphy catalog] accessed July 23, 2019</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Huey |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/conversations-mw0000199276 |title=Conversations - Eric Dolphy &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2015-07-25}}</ref>
}}
}}
[[AllMusic]] reviewer Steve Huey stated "it's classic, essential Dolphy that stands as some of his finest work past ''[[Out to Lunch]]''. ... Even if the selections don't completely hang together as an LP statement, they're united by Dolphy's generally brilliant playing and a sense that -- after several years without entering the studio much as a leader -- Dolphy was really striving to push his (and others') music forward. The results are richly rewarding, making ''Conversations'' one of the landmarks in his catalog".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Steve |last=Huey |class=album |id=mw0000199276 |title=Eric Dolphy: ''Conversations'' – Review|website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate= July 25, 2019}}</ref>
Allmusic called these sessions with producer [[Alan Douglas (record producer)|Alan Douglas]], which also generated the album ''[[Iron Man (Eric Dolphy album)|Iron Man]]'', among Dolphy's best besides ''[[Out to Lunch!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/conversations-mw0000199276|title=Conversations - Eric Dolphy - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Eric Dolphy]] – bass clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
* [[Eric Dolphy]] – bass clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
* [[Richard Davis (double bassist)|Richard Davis]] – bass
* [[Richard Davis (double bassist)|Richard Davis]] – bass (tracks 2 & 3)
* [[Eddie Khan]] – bass
* [[Eddie Khan]] – bass (track 1)
* [[Clifford Jordan]] – soprano saxophone
* [[Clifford Jordan]] – soprano saxophone (track 2)
* [[Sonny Simmons]] – alto saxophone
* [[Sonny Simmons]] – alto saxophone (track 2)
* [[Prince Lasha]] – flute
* [[Prince Lasha]] – flute (track 2)
* [[Woody Shaw]] – trumpet
* [[Woody Shaw]] – trumpet (track 1)
* [[Bobby Hutcherson]] – vibraphone
* [[Bobby Hutcherson]] – vibraphone (track 1)
* [[J.C. Moses]] – drums
* [[J.C. Moses]] – drums (track 1)
* [[Charles Moffett]] - drums on "Music Matador"
* [[Charles Moffett]] - drums (track 2)


'''Production'''
'''Production'''
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Revision as of 02:44, 25 July 2019

Conversations
Studio album by
Eric Dolphy
Released1963
RecordedJuly 1 & 3, 1963
StudioMusic Maker's Studios, New York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length33:50
LabelFM
FM-LP 308
ProducerAlan Douglas
Eric Dolphy chronology
Here and There
(1960/61) 		Conversations
(1963) 		Iron Man
(1963)

Conversations is a 1963 album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist, Eric Dolphy first released by the FM label and later reissued by Vee-Jay as The Eric Dolphy Memorial Album the following year.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey stated "it's classic, essential Dolphy that stands as some of his finest work past Out to Lunch. ... Even if the selections don't completely hang together as an LP statement, they're united by Dolphy's generally brilliant playing and a sense that -- after several years without entering the studio much as a leader -- Dolphy was really striving to push his (and others') music forward. The results are richly rewarding, making Conversations one of the landmarks in his catalog".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) – 7:17
  2. "Music Matador" (Prince Lasha, Sonny Simmons) – 9:35
  3. "Love Me" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:22
  4. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 13:36

Personnel

Production

  • Alan Douglas – producer
  • Bill Schwartau – engineer

References

  1. ^ Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978) accessed July 23, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Eric Dolphy catalog accessed July 23, 2019
  3. ^ a b Huey, Steve. Eric Dolphy: Conversations – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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