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Connection (Don Ellis album)

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Released
  
1972

Length
  
46:37

Artist
  
Don Ellis

Producer
  
Teo Macero

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1972

Connection(1972)
  
Soaring(1973)

Release date
  
1972

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Connection is an album by trumpeter/bandleader Don Ellis recorded in 1972 and released on the Columbia label. The album features big band arrangements of pop hits of the day along with Ellis' "Theme from The French Connection" which won him a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement in 1973

Contents

Reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic said "Ellis devotees will no doubt delight in Connection because of its abundance of sass, humor, and imagination, while jazz purists will shake their heads in disgust and others will greet the album with mix of curious bewilderment, a good-natured (hopefully) chuckle, and a perverse kind of glee". On All About Jazz, Jim Santella observed "the unique character of Ellis' earlier work is missing on this recently reissued recording from 1972. He and the bandmembers solo less often, preferring instead to let the music flow with popular melodies. Vocals are added to several selections. Electric guitar and electric bass take center stage much of the time. Keyboards surround the band with lush scenery. Still, some of Ellis' trademark features are still there. His trumpet rages powerfully on "Superstar" and his flugelhorn floats gently on "Alone Again (Naturally)"."

Track listing

  1. "Put It Where You Want It" (Joe Sample) - 4:26
  2. "Alone Again (Naturally)" (Gilbert O'Sullivan) - 2:36
  3. "Superstar" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) - 4:07
  4. "I Feel the Earth Move" (Carole King) - 3:59
  5. "Theme from The French Connection" (Don Ellis) - 3:50
  6. "Conquistador" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) - 3:36
  7. "Roundabout" (Jon Anderson, Steve Howe) - 4:31
  8. "Chain Reaction" (Hank Levy) - 9:04
  9. "Goodbye to Love" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) - 3:36
  10. "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers) - 3:06
  11. "Train to Get There" (Richard Halligan) - 3:46

Personnel

  • Don Ellis - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
  • Fred Selden – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone, piccolo, alto flute, arranger
  • Vince Denham – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo,
  • Sam Falzone - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, arranger
  • Gary Herbig – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe
  • Paul Bogosian, Bruce Mackay, Gil Rathel, Glenn Stuart – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Sidney Muldrow - French horn
  • Glenn Ferris – trombone
  • Ken Sawhill – bass trombone
  • Doug Bixby – tuba
  • Jay Graydon – guitar
  • Milcho Leviev – piano, electric piano, organ, clavinet, arranger
  • Dave McDaniel – bass
  • Ralph Humphrey – drums
  • Ron Dunn – drums, percussion
  • Lee Pastora – congas
  • Earle Correy, Joel Quivey – electric violin
  • Renita Koven – electric viola
  • Pat Kudzia – electric cello
  • Earle Corry, Richard Halligan, Hank Levy - arranger

    • Songs

    1Put It Where You Want It4:26
    2Alone Again (Naturally)2:36
    3Superstar4:06

    References

    Connection (Don Ellis album) Wikipedia
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