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Don Ellis at Fillmore

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Don Ellis at Fillmore
Live album by
Released1970
RecordedFillmore West, June, 1970; San Francisco, CA
GenreBig band
Length86:37
LabelColumbia
Don Ellis chronology
The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground
(1969)
Don Ellis at Fillmore
(1970)
Tears of Joy
(1971)

Don Ellis at Fillmore is a live double-LP by big band leader Don Ellis which was released in 1970.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
All About Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Al Campbell of Allmusic said "This is a crazy and consistently riotous two-disc set that features the Don Ellis Orchestra at its height".[2] On All About Jazz, Jim Santella observed "Don Ellis takes you off on a whirlwind ride, using electronic trumpet, complex meters, superb big band arrangements, and a cast of experienced sidemen who blow the walls down"[3]

Track listing

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Side A

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  1. "Final Analysis" (Don Ellis) – 13:59
  2. "Excursion #2" (John Klemmer) – 5:44
  3. "The Magic Bus Ate My Doughnut" (Fred Selden) – 2:29

Side B

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  1. "The Blues" (Ellis) – 7:25
  2. "Salvatore Sam" (Ellis) – 5:06
  3. "Rock Odyssey" (Hank Levy) – 9:48

Side C

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  1. "Hey Jude" (Lennon–McCartney) – 10:38
  2. "Antea" (Levy) – 5:59
  3. "Old Man's Tear" (Klemmer) – 4:53

Side D

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  1. "Great Divide" (Ellis) – 8:42
  2. "Pussy Wiggle Stomp" (Ellis) – 11:54

Personnel

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  • Don Ellis - trumpet, drums
  • John Klemmer - tenor saxophone
  • Jay Graydon - guitar
  • John Rosenberg, Stuart Blumberg, Glenn Stuart, Jack Coan - trumpets
  • Ernie Carlson, Glenn Ferris - trombone
  • Don Switzer - bass trombone
  • Lonnie Shetter, Fred Selden, Jon Clarke, Sam Falzone - woodwinds
  • Doug Bixby - contrabass trombone, tuba
  • Tom Garvin - piano
  • Dennis F. Parker - bass
  • Ralph Humphrey - drums
  • Ron Dunn - drums
  • Lee Pastora - congas

References

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  1. ^ Don Ellis discography, accessed March 6, 2015
  2. ^ a b Campbell, Al. Don Ellis – Don Ellis at Fillmore at AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Santella, J., All About Jazz Review, September 26, 2005
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 71. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.