 They would often exchange ideas and learn from each other, and eventually, after many nights sitting in with Coltrane's band, Dolphy was asked to become a full member in early 1961.Coltrane had gained an audience and critical notice with Miles Davis's quintet, but alienated some jazz critics when he began to move away from hard bop.Although Coltrane's quintets with Dolphy (including the "Village Vanguard" and "Africa/Brass" sessions) are now well regarded, they originally provoked "Down Beat" magazine to brand Coltrane and Dolphy's music as 'anti-jazz'.