Haiku

Description

Don Ellis with a rhythm section and lots of strings. Mostly smooth, rock-oriented music. Haiku poems provided for contemplation. Not recommended for fans of Ellis' more raucous recordings.

Liner Notes

Available here.

Track Listing

12" LP: BASF/MPS MC 25341 (1973)
12" LP: BASF/MPS 21 21961-5 (1974)

1. Children (3:30)
2. Blossoming (3:52)
3. Water Jewel (5:23)
4. Cherry Petals (2:47)
5. Forest (3:30)
6. Summer Rain (2:20)
7. Two Autumns (4:57)
8. Mirror - Pond of Stars (3:25)
9. Parting (6:18)
10. Dew (1:28)

Personnel

Don Ellis - trumpet
Milcho Leviev - keyboards
Ray Brown - bass
John Guerin - drums

Violin

Israel Baker
Erno Neufeld
Jacob Krachmalnick
George Kast
George Berres
Gerald Vinci
Shirley Cornell
Marcia Van Dyck
Marvin Limonick

Viola

Allan Harshman
David Schwartz
Myra Kestenbaum (on 4, 9 and 10)
Samuel Voghassian
Alfred Barr
Dan Neufeld (on all except 4, 9 and 10)

Cello

Raphael Kramer
Frederick Seykora
Ronald Cooper

Guitar

Larry E. Carlton (on 2 and 7)
David Cohen (on 1, 3, 6 and 8)
Tommy Tedesco (on 4, 9 and 10)

Harp

Catherine Gotthoffer

String Quartet

Israel Baker
Erno Neufeld
Allan Harshman
Raphael Kramer

Contractor

Marty Berman

Engineer: Hugh Davies
Re-Mix Engineer: Paul Grupp
Quarter-Tone Trumpet by: Holton
Back Cover Photograph: Maria Eckstein
Cover Art and Album Design: Maria Eckstein
English Interpretations of Haikus: Baldhard Falk and Maria Eckstein
Recorded under the Supervision of: Baldhard Falk in Hollywood, CA.

Recording dates unknown.