 In addition, both Dolphy and Little backed Abbey Lincoln on her album "Straight Ahead" and played on Max Roach's "Percussion Bitter Sweet".Dolphy also performed in key recordings by George Russell ("Ezz-thetics"), Oliver Nelson ("Screamin' the Blues", "The Blues and the Abstract Truth", and "Straight Ahead"), and Ornette Coleman ("" and the "Free Jazz" outtake on "Twins").He also worked and recorded with Gunther Schuller ("Jazz Abstractions"), multi-instrumentalist Ken McIntyre ("Looking Ahead"), and bassist Ron Carter ("Where?