Dolphy, Eric

Eric Dolphy
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Name	Dolphy, Eric Gender: M
Birthname	Eric Allan Dolphy, Jr.
born on	28 June 1928 at 14:45 (= 2:45 PM )
Place	Los Angeles, California, 34n03, 118w15
Timezone	PST h8w (is standard time)
Data source	Quoted BC/BR Rodden Rating AA Collector: Taglilatelo
Astrology data	06°56' 20°55 Asc. 11°33'

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Biography

American jazz musician, he played saxophone, clarinet and flute. He first came to national attention as a band member with Chico Hamilton but began playing solo shortly afterward in late 1959. His most productive recording years were the early 1960s. At the height of his career, he died in on June 29, 1964, not even 40 years old, from complications of undiagnosed diabetes in Berlin, Germany.

Relationships

• associate relationship with Brown, Clifford (born 30 October 1930)

• associate relationship with Byrd, Donald (born 9 December 1932)

• associate relationship with Carter, Ron (born 4 May 1937)

• associate relationship with Coltrane, John (born 23 September 1926)

• associate relationship with Davis, Richard (born 15 April 1930)

• associate relationship with Friedman, Don (born 4 May 1935)

• associate relationship with Hancock, Herbie (born 12 April 1940)

• associate relationship with Haynes, Roy (born 13 March 1925)

• associate relationship with La Roca, Pete (born 7 April 1938)

• associate relationship with Mingus, Charles (born 22 April 1922)

• associate relationship with Pepper, Art (born 1 September 1925)

• associate relationship with Roach, Max (born 10 January 1924)

Events

• Death by Disease 29 June 1964 in Berlin (Berlin) (Of undiagnosed diabetes, age 36)

Source Notes

Nick Dagan Best quotes Alan Saul (Dolphy's chief archivist) for birth certificate time and Vladimir Simosko and Barry Tepperman's biography ('Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography and Discography') for birthdate

Alan Saul is Dolphy's (who died in 1964) chief archivist and has possession of his old documents, inherited from his parents.

Categories

• Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Diabetes/ Hypoglycemia (undiagnosed and fatal)

• Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist