DON ELLIS

JAZZ / CONTEMPORARY BIG BAND 1971

DON ELLIS: TEARS OF JOY COLUMBIA, G 30927(LP) (C)(P)1971 CBS INC., USA RECORDED: MAY 20-23, 1971 RELEASED: 1971, USA RE-ISSUED: WOUNDED BIRD RECORDS, WOU 927(CD) RELEASED: JANUARY 18, 2005, USA

CREDITS (productions) :

Produced by Don Ellis

Arranged by Don Ellis, except "Get It Together" by Sam Falzone, "Samba Bajada" by Hank Levy, "Euphoric Acid" by Fred Seldon

Recorded live at Basin Street West, San Francisco, May 20-23, 1971 Engineering: Roy Segal Sound Supervision and Mixing: Phil Macy

Cover Art: Maria Eckstein Back Cover Photos: Fred Seldon, Earle Corry

Strings and piano amplified and recorded by direct line-feed with Barcus-Berry Transducer System. Quartet-tone trumpet and four-valve flugelhorn by Holton Ring modulator by Oberheim Electronics. Pianet and clavinet by Hohner Musical sound system by Altec Lansing. Fender-Rhodes piano and amplifiers by Fender/

CREDITS (musicians) :

Don Ellis	:	quarter-tone trumpet, four-valve flugelhorn, drums
trumpet	:	Paul Bogosian, Jack Caudill, Bruce Mackay
french horn	:	Kenneth Nelson
trombone	:	Jim Sawyer
bass trombone	:	Kenny Sawhill
tuba, contrabass trombone	:	Doug Bixby
woodwinds	:	Fred Seldon, Lonnie Shetter, Sam Falzone, Jon Clarke
strings	:	Alfredo Ebat (1st violin) Earle Corry (2nd violin) Ellen Smith (viola) Christiane Ermacoff (cello)
piano	:	Milcho Leviev
bass	:	Dennis Parker
drums	:	Ralph Humphrey, Ron Dunn
congas	:	Lee Pastora

TRACKS :

DISC 1 (total time 39:49) :
1.	Tears Of Joy (2:59) [Don Ellis]
2.	5/4 Getaway (7:49) [Don Ellis]
3.	Bulgarian Bulge (4:55) [Don Ellis]
4.	Get It Together (5:15) [Sam Falzone]
5.	Quiet Longing (3:49) [Don Ellis]
6.	Blues In Elf (6:41) [Don Ellis]
7.	Loss (8:22) [Don Ellis]
DISC 2 (total time 42:10) :
1.	How's This For Openers? (8:38) [Don Ellis]
2.	Samba Bajada (11:32) [Hank Levy]
3.	Stra Wberry Soup (17:36) [Don Ellis]
4.	Euphoric Acid (4:25) [Fred Seldon]

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