Dedicated to Dolphy

Dedicated to Dolphy is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake recorded in 1994 for the Italian Black Saint label. The album is Lake's second tribute to multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy following Prophet (1984).

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars calling it "An excellent salute to Dolphy with a couple of strong Lake originals thrown in for good measure".

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Dolphy

Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr., OGH (July 25, 1928 – July 10, 2012), known by his screen names Dolphy, Pidol, and Golay (1944), was a Filipino comedian-actor in the Philippines. He is widely regarded as the country's King of Comedy for his comedic talent embodied by his long roster of works on stage, radio, television and movies.

Early life

Dolphy was born at 5:00 PM on July 25, 1928 at 527 Calle Padre Herrera (now P. Herrera St.) in Tondo, Manila. His father was Melencio Espinosa Quizon, Sr. (December 5, 1900, Tondo, Manila - May 14, 1972, Quezon City), a ship engine worker in the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila, and the son of Modesto Quizon, Sr. and Isidora "Adorable/Salud" Espinosa. His mother was Salud de la Rosa Vera (February 5, 1903, Binondo, Manila - September 12, 1985, Quezon City), a school teacher, and the daughter of Máximo Vera y Limtico (February 1, 1872, Tondo, Manila - February 1, 1917, Tondo, Manila) and Lucila "Ninay" de la Rosa y Ravelo (c. 1871, Binondo, Manila - October 9, 1947, Tondo, Manila). He was the second eldest of ten children. He has eight siblings. His parents were married on July 14, 1925 in Malate, Manila.

Dolphy (disambiguation)

Dolphy (born 1928) is a Filipino comedian. It may also refer to: