Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy, born Eric Allan Dolphy !Jun 20, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA - Died Jun 29, 1964 in Berlin, Germany), is name-checked on the cover of "Freak Out!" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them". He was an influential jazz multi-instrumentalist (saxophone/clarinet) who played with Chico Hamilton, John Coltrane, and Charles Mingus (also name-checked on "Freak Out!") before his death from a brain tumor. His name and work popped up again as a theme in FZ's "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue" on "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" (1969).