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Live in 3 2/3 /4 Time

Don Ellis · 1966

Recorded
October 1966
Liner notes
Leonard Feather
Releases
Pacific Jazz ST-20123 (1967)
Pacific Jazz CD23996 (2000) – CD Reissue

Tracks

  1. Orientation (Ellis) – 11:20
  2. Angel Eyes (Dennis, Brent / arr. Ellis) – 5:41
  3. Freedom Jazz Dance (Harris / arr. Ellis) – 3:54
  4. Barnum's Revenge (Leon) – 4:36
  5. Upstart (Ellis) – 9:02
  6. Thetis (Levy) – 8:27
  7. Bossa Nueva Nova, a.k.a. “Alone” (Levy) – 5:30*
  8. Opus Five (Smith) – 9:53*
  9. Seven Up (Smith / arr. Roccisano) – 4:39*
  10. Johnny One-Note, a.k.a. “One Note” (Byard) – 2:24*
  11. Freedom Jazz Dance, alternate take (Harris / arr. Ellis) – 7:39*

* Included on the CD reissue, not on the original LP

Personnel

  • Don Ellis – Trumpet
  • Ruben Leon – Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute
  • Joe Roccisano – Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute, Clarinet
  • Tom Scott – Alto Sax, Saxello, Flute, Clarinet
  • Ira Schulman – Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet
  • Ron Starr – Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet
  • John Magruder – Baritone Sax, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
  • Dave MacKay – Piano
  • Steve Bohannon – Drums
  • Frank DeLaRosa – Bass
  • Chuck Domanico – Bass
  • Alan Estes – Drums, Timbales
  • Bob Harmon – Trumpet
  • David MacKay – Piano
  • Ron Myers – Trombone
  • Ray Neapolitan – Bass
  • Dave Parlato – Bass
  • David Sanchez – Trombone
  • Mark Stevens – Percussion
  • Glenn Stuart – Trumpet
  • Carlos "Patato" Valdes – Bongos, Conga
  • Chino Valdes – Bongos, Conga
  • Edward Warren – Trumpet
  • Alan Weight – Trumpet
  • Dave Wells – Trombone
  • Terry Woodson – Trombone (Bass)
  • Ed Warren – Trumpet
  • David Sanchez – Trombone

Notes

"Orientation," "Angel Eyes," and "Freedom Jazz Dance" were recorded October 10, 1966 at the Pacific Jazz Festival in Costa Mesa, CA. All remaining tracks (including an alternate version of "Freedom Jazz Dance") were recorded several months later at Shelly's Manne Hole in Los Angeles. Ellis's arrangement of Jaki Byard's "One Note" is mislabeled on the recording as the "Johnny One-Note," a Rodgers & Hart composition.

In addition to the Monterey Jazz Festival appearance, the Ellis Orchestra also appeared in 1966 at Shelly's Manne Hole in Los Angeles for their first extended appearance and at the 1966 Pacific Jazz Festival in Costa Mesa, California. The recording Live in 3 2/3/ 4 Time, released in 1966, features takes from both of these appearances and continues the overall musical direction demonstrated in Live at Monterey. The selections on these first two big band recordings include arrangements of jazz standards as well as compositions by Ellis, Hank Levy, Howlett Smith, Ruben Leon. Collectively, the performances present a fusion of various musical elements including jazz, bossa nova, classical, American folk music, and the music of non-Western cultures.

The eclectic nature of their selections notwithstanding, Live at Monterey and Live in 3 2/3 /4 Time are stylistically-related.

Notes on this page are adapted from the discography chapter of The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis.