Prestige Stereo Reissue Series Release Cut from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed on 180g Vinyl at Quality Record Pressings

By the time he made Outward Bound, Eric Dolphy had left his native California and come east as part of Chico Hamilton's group, eventually settling in New York as a key co-conspirator of Charles Mingus. This, his first recording as a leader, brought unavoidable comparisons to Ornette Coleman even though the two were really parallel figures in the then emerging avant-garde. Dolphy did not eschew changes as Coleman did, however, but used them in new exciting ways.

Originally released in 1960, the inventive Outward Bound is significant not only for Dolphy's alto saxophone playing, but for his individual approach to the flute, and particularly the bass clarinet, not to mention a fine supporting cast that included Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Jaki Byard (piano), George Tucker (bass) and Roy Haynes (drums).

Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissue series from Analogue Productions featuring 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made! All titles will be mastered from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray. The 180g LPs will be cut at 33 1/3 speed vinyl at Acoustic Sounds' state-of-the-art pressing plant, Quality Record Pressings, plated by Gary Salstrom. Deep groove label pressings, tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock. All titles in the series will also be issued on Hybrid SACD.

Features:
• Prestige stereo reissue series from Analogue Productions
• Mastered from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray
• Cut at 33 1/3 180g vinyl LP
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings & plated by Gary Salstrom
• Tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock