Have you guys hacked my Amazon account? I got this a few days ago, along with the three CDs of Monk: The London Collection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1BcOq_tbpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pksfz8uycLk
This was recorded in Holland about 4 weeks before Dolphy died in Berlin of Insulin shock. Too much insulin in the blood. (low blood glucose coma).
The rhythm section is a French group.
The bass Clarinet sounds ok, I like it in classical music, but in Jazz it sounds like an anemic Sax. I don't see the purpose of it in Jazz. Same with the Violin.
Now, this guy can play the Flute. None of that spitting and sputtering and buzzing stuff here. The tone is perfectly round and clear. Very good.
My over all impression was that this was just something to do while in Europe. He stayed over after the tour with Mingus, to be with his fiancée. He should have kept Mingus' rhythm section.
Cheers