Ask Nicky Anything: Dolphy Moment

I put my e-mail at the bottom of every post on here and encourage questions, as well as things that are more of a comment than a question. And I got one yesterday that isn't best answered privately, which a lot are! Let's see:

"Help I waz trying to have a mingus moment but I accidentally had a Dolphy moment instead. How do I fix this?" - Bezier

There is, unfortunately, nothing available on this Earth to reverse an Accidental Dolphy Moment. Missing the mark on Mingus and diving deep into Dolphy directly? You must live with the consequences, and any future offspring will feel the effects of this, possibly for multiple generations. Luckily, it's always good and never bad to have a Dolphy Moment! One could take shelter inside of his bass clarinet solo on "Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation" and live a very comfortable life away from the harsh elements. Please rise and remove your hats as we pay tribute to a true saint of jazz.

Nicky Flowers - 09/12/25 - I can't help you if you have a Beefheart Moment, as I'm still recovering from the one I had in 2014 - (send any comments/questions to hello at nickyflowers dot com)