Don Ellis at Fillmore explained

Don Ellis at Fillmore
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Don Ellis
Cover:	Don Ellis at Fillmore.jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	Fillmore West, June, 1970; San Francisco, CA
Genre:	Big band
Length:	86:37
Label:	Columbia
Prev Title:	The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Tears of Joy
Next Year:	1971

Don Ellis at Fillmore is a live double-LP by big band leader Don Ellis which was released in 1970.^[1]

Reception

Al Campbell of Allmusic said "This is a crazy and consistently riotous two-disc set that features the Don Ellis Orchestra at its height". 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"^[2]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Final Analysis" (Don Ellis) – 13:59
2. "Excursion #2" (John Klemmer) – 5:44
3. "The Magic Bus Ate My Doughnut" (Fred Selden) – 2:29

Side B

1. "The Blues" (Ellis) – 7:25
2. "Salvatore Sam" (Ellis) – 5:06
3. "Rock Odyssey" (Hank Levy) – 9:48

Side C

1. "Hey Jude" (Lennon–McCartney) – 10:38
2. "Antea" (Levy) – 5:59
3. "Old Man's Tear" (Klemmer) – 4:53

Side D

1. "Great Divide" (Ellis) – 8:42
2. "Pussy Wiggle Stomp" (Ellis) – 11:54

Personnel

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://donellismusic.com/ellis-recordings/don-ellis-at-fillmore/ Don Ellis discography
2. Santella, J., All About Jazz Review, September 26, 2005