Live in 3⅔/4 Time explained

Live in 3⅔/4 Time
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Don Ellis
Cover:	Live in 3234 Time.jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	October 10, 1966 and March 27, 1967 The Pacific Jazz Festival, Costa Mesa and Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	73:05 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label:	Pacific Jazz PJ 10112
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	Don Ellis
Prev Title:	Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey!
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Electric Bath
Next Year:	1969

Live in 3⅔/4 Time is a live album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1966 at the Pacific Jazz Festival and Shelly's Manne-Hole in 1967 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. The title comes from the composition "Upstart", which is in time with a 3+3+3+2 feel, cheekily referred to as time.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album stars stating "The Don Ellis Orchestra really came into its own during the period covered by this CD (1966–1967), playing perfectly coherent solos in ridiculous time signatures... Fun music".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "entertaining and provocative".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

1. "Bossa Nueva Nova" (Levy) – 5:30
2. "Opus Five" (Howlett Smith) – 9:53
3. "Seven Up" (Smith) – 4:39
4. "One Note" (Jaki Byard) – 2:24
5. "Freedom Jazz Dance" [alternative version] (Harris) – 7:39

• Recorded at The Pacific Jazz Festival in Costa Mesa, California on October 8, 1966 (tracks 1–3) and at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1967 (tracks 4–11). (The CD liner notes incorrectly give the date of the Pacific Jazz Festival performance as October 10.)

Personnel

• Don Ellis – trumpet, arranger
• Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Glenn Stuart, Bob Harmon – trumpet
• Ron Myers (tracks 1–3), Dave Wells, Dave Sanchez (tracks 4–11) – trombone
  • Terry Woodson – bass trombone Ruben Leon – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Tom Scott – alto saxophone, saxello, flute (tracks 1–3)
• Joe Roccisano – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet (tracks 4–11)
• Ira Shulman, Ron Starr – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • • • John Magruder – baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet David MacKay – piano Frank DeLaRosa, Chuck Domanico (tracks 1–3), Ray Neapolitan, Dave Parlato (tracks 4–11) – bass Alan Estes – drums, timbales
• Steve Bohannon – drums
  • Chino Valdes – bongos, congas Mark Stevens – percussion (tracks 1–3)

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_in_3_2_3_4_Time/live_in_3_2_3_4_time.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. 409. registration.