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Soaring (album)

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Released
  
1973

Length
  
42:12

Artist
  
Don Ellis

Producer
  
Don Ellis

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1973

Soaring (1973)
  
Haiku (1973)

Release date
  
1973

Label
  
Pausa Records

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Don ellis soaring full album


Soaring is an album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1973 and released on the MPS label. The album features Hank Levy's composition which provided the title for, and was featured in, the 2014 film Whiplash.

Contents

Don ellis whiplash


Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called it an "underrated set ...well worth searching for". On Jazz History Online, Michael Verity observed "By 1973, when he recorded Soaring, a 10-cut musical haiku, all of his interests were converging into a style that was bold, intensely rhythmic and perfectly calibrated sound for the big screen. (It should be no surprise he was scoring The French Connection at same time he was working on this project)."

Track listing

All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated

  1. "Whiplash" (Hank Levy) - 4:25
  2. "Sladka Pitka" (Milcho Leviev) - 6:40
  3. "The Devil Made Me Write This Piece" - 6:00
  4. "Go Back Home" (Sam Falzone) - 3:15
  5. "Invincible" - 6:43
  6. "Image of Maria" - 3:03
  7. "Sidonie" (Alexej Fried) - 6:37
  8. "Nicole" - 5:29

Personnel

  • Don Ellis - trumpet, flugelhorn, drums, arranger
  • Fred Selden – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone, piccolo, alto flute
  • 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
  • Jack Caudill, Bruce Mackay, Gil Rathel – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Sidney Muldrow - French horn
  • Mike Jamieson – trombone
  • Ken Sawhill – bass trombone
  • Doug Bixby – tuba
  • Jay Graydon – guitar, bag
  • 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
  • Alexej Fried, Hank Levy - arranger

    • Songs

    1Whiplash4:25
    2Sladka Pitka6:40
    3The Devil Made Me Write This Piece6:00

    References

    Soaring (album) Wikipedia
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