Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey!

Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey!
Live album by Don Ellis Orchestra
Released 1967
Recorded September 18 and October 18, 1966
Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey and The Pacific Jazz Festival, Costa Mesa
Genre Jazz
Label Pacific Jazz
PJ 10112
Producer Bob Beldon
Don Ellis chronology
Jazz Jamboree
(1962)
Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey!
(1966)
Live in 3⅔/4 Time
(1966)

Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey! is a live album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1966 at the Monterey Jazz Festival and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

Scott Yanow in his review for Allmusic stated, "One of the most exciting new jazz big bands of the period, Ellis' ensemble became notorious for its ability to play coherently in odd time signatures... Ellis enjoyed utilizing unusual combinations of instruments; the instrumentation on this date consists of five trumpets, three trombones, five saxes, piano, three bassists, two drummers and a percussionist... Highly recommended".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Ellis manages to combine intellectual stimulation and visceral impact".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated

  1. Introduction by Jimmy Lyons - 1:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
  2. "33 222 1 222" - 9:51
  3. "Passacaglia and Fugue" (Hank Levy) - 6:13
  4. "Crete Idea" - 6:14 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Concerto for Trumpet" - 11:48
  6. "27/16" - 6:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Beat Me Daddy, 7 to the Bar" - 8:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "New Nine" - 11:18

Personnel

References

  1. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed May 27, 2013
  2. Don Ellis discography accessed May 27, 2013
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 27, 2013
  4. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 408. ISBN 0141023279.
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