Live In 3 2/3 4 Time
Released: October 1966
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Released: October 1966
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The Don Ellis Orchestra really came into its own during the period covered by this CD (1966-1967), playing perfectly coherent solos in ridiculous time signatures. At the time, the band consisted of...
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New Ideas
Released: May 11, 1961
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Released: May 11, 1961
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On this 1961 quintet set for Prestige (with vibraphonist Al Francis, pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Charlie Persip), Don Ellis experiments with time, new chord structures and...
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Out of Nowhere
Released: Apr 21, 1961
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Released: Apr 21, 1961
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This formerly unknown date was released for the first time on this 1988 CD; chances are that the short-lived Candid label died before the music could be put out. Don Ellis, one of the most original...
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Soaring
Released: 1973
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Released: 1973
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The last album by Don Ellis' big band before the trumpeter suffered a heart attack that would ultimately cut short both his career and his life, this underrated set finds Ellis' orchestra...
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