The Don Ellis Orchestra

January, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
Commercial Recording for Columbia

Personnel:

Don Ellis, trumpet, electrophonic trumpet; Glenn Stuart, Stu Blumberg, John Rosenberg, Jack Coan, trumpets; Jock Ellis, George Bohannon, Glenn Ferris, Dana Hughes, trombones; Doug Bixby, contrabass trombone and tuba; Fred Selden, Lonnie Shetter, Sam Falzone, Mike Altschul, John Clarke, woodwinds; Pete Robinson, keyboards; Jay Graydon, guitar; Joe Julian, Carol Kaye, Gary Todd, bass; Ralph Humphrey, drums; Rick Quintinal, drums, vibes, percussion; Gene Strimling, percussion; Lee Pastora, conga, bongos; Patti Allen, lead vocal; The Blossoms, back-up vocal

Tracks:

1. House in the Country
2. Don't Leave Me
3. Higher
4. Bulgarian Bulge
5. Acoustical Lass
6. Goood Feelin'
7. Send My Baby Back
8. Love For Rent
9. It's Your Thing
10. Ferris Wheel
11. Black Baby

Notes:

• I'm trying to figure out exactly on which day(s) these tracks were recorded.

Releases:

Tracks 5, 6, 8 and 11 (edited):

CD: Peel Music SRM38PX (????)

Track 1:

LP: CBS SPR 35 [Germany] (1970)

A purple vinyl entitled "Underground '70: the Sound of the Seventies". Also contains tunes by Chicago, the Flock, and Moby Grape, as well as others.

(image courtesy of eBay)

All tracks:

12" LP: Columbia CS 9889 (1969)
12" LP: CBS 4518 [Europe] (1969)
CD: Wounded Bird WOU-9889 (2005)