Dedicated to Dolphy

Dedicated to Dolphy is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake, recorded in 1994 for the Italian Black Saint label.^[1] The album is Lake's second tribute to multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy, following Prophet (1984).

Dedicated to Dolphy
Studio album by Oliver Lake
Released	1996
Recorded	November 1, 2 and 8, 1994
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:44
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Flavio Bonandrini
Oliver Lake chronology
Edge-ing (1994) Dedicated to Dolphy (1996) Live in Willisau (1997)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden described the album as "an excellent salute to Dolphy with a couple of strong Lake originals thrown in for good measure".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Eric Dolphy, except as indicated

1. "Fire Waltz" (Mal Waldron) - 7:04
2. "Hat and Beard" - 4:10
3. "Feather" (Hale Smith) - 5:49
4. "245" - 8:19
5. "Miss Ann" - 6:21
6. "Something Sweet, Something Tender" - 5:39
7. "November '80" (Oliver Lake) - 2:18
8. "Page Four" (Lake) - 6:34
9. "G.W." - 8:30

• • Recorded at East Side Sound in New York City on November 1, 2 and 8, 1994

Personnel

• Oliver Lake - alto saxophone
• Russel Gunn - trumpet
• Charles Eubanks - piano
• Belden Bullock - bass
• Cecil Brooks III- drums