A documentary about the weeks leading up to the early death of jazz legend Eric Dolphy. Centered around his last month alive and the titular record done in Holland with Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink, the documentary traces his LA roots up through the last Charles Mingus tour that led Dolphy to stay in Europe in 1964. The interviews are with a host of contemporaries like Richard Davis, Ted Curson, Nathan Davis and those involved in the Last Date recording. The rare archival footage of Dolphy is riveting. The pictures provided by friends and family also show an intense young man whose future success was assured.
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Eric Dolphy
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Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
Han Bennink
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John Coltrane
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Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Jazz Casual: John Coltrane
Charles Mingus
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Charles Mingus: Epitaph
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Hans Hylkema Director
First release December 13, 1991 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Dutch, English
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Netherlands
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Original title
De laatste sessie
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English
Release dates
Netherlands · December 13, 1991
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