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1970 live album by Don Ellis
Don Ellis at Fillmore is a live double -LP by big band leader Don Ellis which was released in 1970.[1]
Reception [ edit ]
Al Campbell of Allmusic said "This is a crazy and consistently riotous two-disc set that features the Don Ellis Orchestra at its height".[2] On All About Jazz , Jim Santella observed "Don Ellis takes you off on a whirlwind ride, using electronic trumpet, complex meters, superb big band arrangements, and a cast of experienced sidemen who blow the walls down"[3]
Track listing [ edit ]
"Final Analysis" (Don Ellis ) – 13:59
"Excursion #2" (John Klemmer ) – 5:44
"The Magic Bus Ate My Doughnut" (Fred Selden) – 2:29
"The Blues" (Ellis) – 7:25
"Salvatore Sam" (Ellis) – 5:06
"Rock Odyssey" (Hank Levy ) – 9:48
"Hey Jude " (Lennon–McCartney ) – 10:38
"Antea" (Levy) – 5:59
"Old Man's Tear" (Klemmer) – 4:53
"Great Divide" (Ellis) – 8:42
"Pussy Wiggle Stomp" (Ellis) – 11:54
Personnel [ edit ]
Don Ellis - trumpet, drums
John Klemmer - tenor saxophone
Jay Graydon - guitar
John Rosenberg, Stuart Blumberg, Glenn Stuart, Jack Coan - trumpets
Ernie Carlson, Glenn Ferris - trombone
Don Switzer - bass trombone
Lonnie Shetter, Fred Selden, Jon Clarke, Sam Falzone - woodwinds
Doug Bixby - contrabass trombone, tuba
Tom Garvin - piano
Dennis F. Parker - bass
Ralph Humphrey - drums
Ron Dunn - drums
Lee Pastora - congas
References [ edit ]
^ Don Ellis discography , accessed March 6, 2015
^ a b Campbell, Al. Don Ellis – Don Ellis at Fillmore at AllMusic . Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ a b Santella, J., All About Jazz Review , September 26, 2005
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 71. ISBN 0-394-72643-X .
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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