The Don Ellis Orchestra

August 4th, 1968
Frost Memorial Auditorium
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Commercial Recording for Columbia

Personnel:

Don Ellis, trumpet, electronic trumpet; Glenn Ferris, trombone; Sam Falzone, John Klemmer, Frank Strozier, woodwinds; Pete Robinson, keyboards; Gene Strimling, Ralph Humphrey, drums, percussion. Others unknown at the moment.

Tracks:

1. The Great Divide
2. Child of Ecstasy
3. Headquarters
4. K.C. Blues
5. Variations for Trumpet
6. Indian Lady
7. Beat Me Daddy, Seven to the Bar
8. Colored Rain

Notes:

• Notice the presence of "Headquarters", which Don wrote as a quarter-tone feature for the trumpet section.

• Note also the presence of "Colored Rain", a tune which appeared on an Al Kooper album (the DEO was the backing band for that track).

• This was probably at least one set, most likely two.

Releases:

Track 4:

12" LP: Columbia G30217 (1970)

"Fill Your Head With Jazz" compilation.

Tracks 4 and 6:

12" LP: Columbia CS 9721 (1968)
CD: Tristar 80885 (1994)
CD: Wounded Bird WOU-9721 (2007)

All others:

Unissued.