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199192 minGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Last Date

199192 minGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

92 minutes of rare archival footage and interviews detail the final weeks of jazz legend Eric Dolphy before his early death in 1964.

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92 minutes of rare archival footage and interviews detail the final weeks of jazz legend Eric Dolphy before his early death in 1964.

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Hans Hylkemadirector

Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphycast

Han Bennink

Han Benninkcast

John Coltrane

John Coltranecast

Charles Mingus

Charles Minguscast

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Eric Dolphy recorded his final album, Last Date, in Holland with Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink shortly before his death in 1964. The film details Dolphy's roots in Los Angeles and his last tour with Charles Mingus. Interviews with contemporaries like Richard Davis and Ted Curson complement rare archival footage. Personal photographs depict Dolphy as an ambitious artist poised for greater success. The documentary runs for 92 minutes and was released in 1991.

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