Soaring: Liner Notes

[liner notes for educational use only]

At last! The Don Ellis Band soars off in its own direction - free and invincible. The tunes on this album are the most popular and most requested numbers the band has played on recent tours of the United States.

In addition to Ellis' first feature number for himself on drums (THE DEVIL), of special interest are the contributions of two Eastern Europeans. Milcho Leviev, who was known in his Bulgaria as the leading jazz composer, pianist and film scorer, has based SLADKA PITKA on Bulgarian folk rhythms and themes. Alexej Fried, in SIDONIE, combines jazz, rock, ragtime, and Czechoslovakian music.

INVINCIBLE marks the soloing debut of the incredible Vince Denham, who from his very first night has astounded the band and audience.

This album also includes the hit single GO BACK HOME by Sam Falzone. It is by far the most requested encore number, and when the band performs it in concerts, the audience is invariably on its feet - dancing, yelling and screaming for more as the band continues to soar.

[Author unknown. There is another issue of the album which has different photographs and different liner notes. I'll get them from somewhere somehow sometime.]