Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey! explained

Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey!
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Don Ellis Orchestra
Cover:	Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey!.jpg
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:	Richard Bock, Bob Belden
Chronology:	Don Ellis
Prev Title:	Jazz Jamboree 1962
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Live in 3⅔/4 Time
Next Year:	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

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

• Recorded at The Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, California on September 18, 1966 except for track 5 which was recorded at The Pacific Jazz Festival, Costa Mesa, CA on October 8, 1966. (The CD liner notes incorrectly give the date of the Pacific Jazz Festival performance as October 18.)

Personnel

• Don Ellis - trumpet, arranger
• Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Glenn Stuart, Paul Lopez - trumpet
• Dave Wells, Ron Meyers - trombone
  • Terry Woodson - bass trombone Ruben Leon - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Tom Scott - alto saxophone, saxello, flute
• Ira Shulman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
• Ron Starr - tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • • • • • John Magruder - baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet David MacKay - organ, piano Frank DeLaRosa, Chuck Domanico, Ray Neapolitan - bass Alan Estes, Steve Bohannon - drums Chino Valdes - bongos, congas Hank Levy - arranger (track 3)

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed May 27, 2013
2. http://www.donellismusic.com/Ellis_Recordings/Live_at_Monterey/live_at_monterey.html Don Ellis discography
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 27, 2013
4. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 8th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. London. 0141023279. 408. registration.