It gets a lot of its witchy allure from Bud Shank’s alto flute solo, which he reportedly improvised in one take. 4. Canned ...

The piccolo looks like the flute, but is much smaller and sounds very high. The alto flute sounds lower than the flute, and is a little longer. Watch some examples below.

Eric Allan Dolphy was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. Dolphy was one of several groundbreaking jazz alto players to rise to prominence in the 1960s. He was also the ...