- Recorded
- May 20, 1971 – May 23, 1971
- Liner notes
- Don Ellis
- Releases
- Columbia CG 30927 (1971)Columbia GQ 30927 (1971) – Quadraphonic
Tracks
- Tears of Joy (Ellis) – 2:56
- 5/4 Getaway (Ellis) – 7:47
- Bulgarian Bulge (public domain, arr. Ellis) – 4:48
- Get It Together (Falzone) – 5:07
- Quiet Longing – 3:43
- Blues in Elf (Ellis) – 6:36
- Loss (Ellis) – 8:23
- How's This for Openers? (Ellis) – 8:35
- Samba Bajada (Levy) – 11:30
- Strawberry Soup (Ellis) – 17:31
- Euphoric Acid (Selden) – 4:23
Personnel
- Don Ellis – Trumpet, Drums, Flugelhorn
- Milcho Leviev – Piano, Keyboards
- Bruce Mackay – Trumpet
- Doug Bixby – Trombone, Tuba
- Jon Clarke – Woodwind
- Christine Ermacoff – Cello
- Ralph Humphrey – Drums
- Dennis Parker – Bass
- Lee Pastora – Conga
- Jim Sawyers – Trombone
- Lonnie Shetter – Woodwind
- Fred Selden – Woodwind
- Kenneth Nelson – French Horn
- Paul G. Bogosian – Trumpet
- Jack Caudill – Trumpet
- Earle Correy – Violin
- Ron Dunn – Drums
- Alfredo Ebat – Violin
- Sam Falzone – Woodwind
- Ken Sawhill – Trombone (Bass)
- Ellen Smith – Viola
Notes
Recorded live at Basin Street West in San Francisco, CA.
Tears of Joy (1971), also recorded live, was the first Ellis Orchestra recording that features a string section and pianist Milcho Leviev. The double-LP contains Ellis's masterpiece "Strawberry Soup," which is explored in the analysis section on my dissertation. Tears of Joy is considered by many to be the finest product of his ensemble.
Notes on this page are adapted from the discography chapter of The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis.