Despite its generic name, this is really the third volume of music that dates from one night in the short-lived and legendary
Eric Dolphy Quintet with
Booker Little. Recorded live at the Five Spot with pianist
Mal Waldron, bassist
Richard Davis, and drummer
Ed Blackwell, this CD reissue consists of two fairly lengthy renditions of
Eric Dolphy compositions: "Number Eight" and "Booker's Waltz." Since there is only around a half-hour of music on the set, it is unfortunate that the advanced performances (which are also available as part of
Eric Dolphy's nine-CD box set) were not combined with one of the two previous volumes. ~ Scott Yanow