Pieces of Eight

Description

The complete recording of what was used to make Don Ellis: Live! back in 1975. Don with a small group of musicians from his Orchestra. Decent fidelity, amazing music. Highly recommended.

Track Listing

CD: Wounded Bird WOU 6000 (2006)

disc one

1. Slippin' and Slidin'
2. Sadness Shouldn't Go So Deep
3. Bali Dancer
4. With Respect to Coltrane (Tom Scott)
5. Pete's 7
6. Let's Go to Sleep
7. Blues for Hari (Tom Scott)

disc two

1. Milestones (Miles Davis, arr. Don Ellis)
2. It's a Snap
3. I Love Us [Jazzabeau]
4. The Squeeze
5. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn, arr. Don Ellis)
6. Turk's Works (Arif Mardin)

All tunes written and arranged by Don Ellis, except where noted.

Personnel

Don Ellis, trumpet
Tom Scott, woodwinds
Dave Wells, trombone
Dave Mackay, piano
Ray Neapolitan, bass
Steve Bohannon, drums
Alan Estes, drums, percussion
Chino Valdez, congas

Recording Information

Recorded on April 8th, 1967 at Schoenberg Hall, UCLA.

Engineer: Tom Oberheim