The Don Ellis Orchestra

July 8th, 1977
Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux, Switzerland
Commercial Recording for Atlantic

Personnel:

Don Ellis, trumpet, firebird; Glenn Stuart, Gil Rathel, Jack Coan, trumpets; Alan Kaplan, Richard Bullock, trombones; Ann Patterson, Ted Nash, Jim Coile, Jim Snodgrass, woodwinds; Sidney Muldrow, french horn; Jim Self, tuba; Pam Tompkins, Laurie Badessa, Jimbo Ross, Paul Hochhalter, strings; Randy Kerber, keyboards; Darrell Clayborn, bass; Leon Gaer, bass, synthesizers; Dave Crigger, Mike Englander, drums; Chino Valdez, latin percussion; Ruth Ritche, percussion

Tracks:

1. Star Wars (Main Title)
2. Open Wide
3. Loneliness
4. Future Feature [for Five Fine Fellows]
5. Go No Go
6. Lyra
7. Eros
8. Sporting Dance
9. Niner Two
10. Pussy Wiggle Stomp
11. Arcturus

Notes:

• The last two tunes are encores.

• There is a brief RealVideo clip of Don's trumpet solo on a very disco-oriented "Pussy Wiggle Stomp" from this concert; it used to be hosted on a website called Trumpet Sounds, but its domain name has apparently been bought by a religious organization. Let me know if anyone has this clip.

Releases:

Tracks 2-5, 8 and 9:

12" LP: Atlantic SD 19178 (1977)
CD: Koch Jazz KOC CD-51410 (2002)

Tracks 6, 7, and 11:

CD: Koch Jazz KOC CD-51410 (2002)

Tracks 1 and 10:

Unissued.