Don Ellis

Tears of Joy + Connection (BGOCD 1317)

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Tears of Joy + Connection

Don Ellis

BGO

5017261213174

BGO 159315

BGOCD 1317

JAZZ

2

Currently unavailable

CD 14,99 €

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 2-CD SET

• DIGITALLY REMASTERED

• INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET

Recorded in 1971, Tears of Joy is a Don Ellis classic. The sheer musical strength of this ensemble is pretty much unparalleled in his career. The trumpeter/leader had backed off -- a bit -- from some of his outlandish and beautifully excessive use of strange and unconventional time signatures, though there is no lack of pioneering experimentalism in tone, color, arrangement, or style. This double CD features a string quartet, a brass octet (four trumpets, tuba, bass trombone, trombone, and French horn), four winds, and a rhythm section boasting two drummers, a percussionist, a bassist, and the Bulgarian jazz piano wizard Milcho Leviev.

PERSONNEL:

  • ON CD ONE & CD TWO [1-2]: TEARS OF JOY
  • DON ELLIS, trumpet, fluelhorn
  • PAULBOGOSIAN, JACK CAUDILL, BRUCE MacKAY, trumpet
  • KENNETH NELSON, french horn
  • JIM SAWYER, trombone
  • KENNY SAWHIIL, bass trombone
  • DOUG BIXBY, tuba
  • FRED SELDEN,LONNIE SHETTER, SAM FALCONE, JON CLARKE, woodwinds
  • ALFREDO EABT, EARLE CORRY, violin
  • MILCHO LEVIEV, piano
  • DENNIS PARKER, bass
  • RALPH HUMPHREY, RON DUNN, drums
  • LEE PASTORA, congas
  • ON CD TWO [3-13]: CONNECTION
  • DON ELLIS, trumpet, fluelhorn
  • SAM FALCONE, tenor sax
  • FRED SELDEN, VINCE DENHAM, alto sax
  • GARY HERBIG, baritone sax
  • JAY GRAYDON, guitar
  • DAVE McDANIEL, bass
  • RON DUNN, drums

TRACKS:

  • CD ONE:TEARS OF JOY
  • 01. Tears Of Joy
  • 02. 5/4 Getaway
  • 03. Bulgarian Bulge
  • 04. Get It Together
  • 05. Quiet Longing
  • 06. Blues In Elf
  • 07. Loss
  • 08. How’s This For Openers?
  • 09. Samba Bajada
  • CD TWO: CONNECTION
  • 01. Strawberry Soup
  • 02. Euphoric Acid
  • 03. Put It Where You Want It
  • 04. Alone Again (Naturally)
  • 05. Superstar
  • 06. I Feel The Earth Move
  • 07. Theme From “The French Connection”
  • 08. Conquistador
  • 09. Roundabout
  • 10. Chain Reaction
  • 11. Goodbye To Love
  • 12. Lean On Me
  • 13. Train To Get There