The Don Ellis Orchestra

February 15th, 1968
Los Angeles, CA
Commercial Recording for Columbia

Personnel:

Glenn Stuart, Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Bob Harmon, trumpets; Ron Myers or Vince Diaz, Dave Sanchez, Terry Woodson, trombones; Ruben Leon, Joe Lopes or Joe Roccisano, Ira Schulman, Ron Starr, John Magruder, woodwinds; Mike Lang, keyboards; Ray Neapolitan, bass, sitar; Frank De La Rosa, Jim Faunt or Dave Parlato, bass; Steve Bohannon, drums; Chino Valdez, conga, bongos; Ralph Humphrey or Mark Stevens, timbales, vibes, misc. percussion; Joe Porcaro or Alan Estes, misc. percussion

Tracks:

1. A New Kind of Country
3. Homecoming
4. Mercy Maybe Mercy
5. Zim
6. Opus 5
8. Beat Me Daddy, Seven to the Bar
9. Milo's Theme
10. Seven Up
11. The Tihai
12. Zim [alternate take]
13. I Remember Clifford
14. Rasty

Notes:

• Tunes were not necessarily recorded in this order. They probably weren't, as a matter of fact. If anyone has more info on this, let me know.

Releases:

Tracks 13 and 14:

CD: Koch Jazz KOC CD-8590 (2001)

Track 3:

12" LP: Columbia CS 9668 (1968)
7" 45 rpm: Columbia 4-44604 (1968?)
CD: Koch Jazz KOC CD-8590 (2001)

All others:

12" LP: Columbia CS 9668 (1968)
CD: Koch Jazz KOC CD-8590 (2001)