Don Ellis At Fillmore
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Date(s) Recorded

June 18-21, 1970

Tracks

  1. Final Analysis (Ellis) - 14:00
  2. Excursion II (Klemmer) - 5:44
  3. The Magic Bus Ate My Doughnut (Selden) - 2:29
  4. The Blues (Ellis) - 7:25
  5. Salvatore Sam (Ellis) - 5:06
  6. Rock Odyssey (Levy) - 9:48
  7. Hey Jude (Lennon/McCartney) - 10:38
  8. Antea (Levy) - 5:59
  9. Old Man's Tear (Klemmer) - 4:53
  10. Great Divide (Ellis) - 8:42
  11. Pussy Wiggle Stomp (Ellis) - 11:54

Credits

  • Don Ellis - Trumpet, Drums
  • John Klemmer - Saxophone, Winds
  • Tom Garvin - Piano
  • John Clark - Saxophone, Winds
  • Doug Bixby - Bass, Tuba
  • Stuart Blumberg - Trumpet
  • Ernie Carlson - Trombone
  • Jack Coan - Trumpet
  • Ronnie Dunn - Percussion, Drums
  • Sam Faizone - Saxophone, Winds
  • Glen Ferris - Trombone
  • Jay Graydon - Guitar
  • Ralph Humphrey - Drums
  • Dennis Parker - Bass
  • Lee Pastora - Conga
  • John Rosenberg - Trumpet
  • Fred Seldon - Saxophone, Wind
  • Lonnie Shetter - Saxophone, Wind
  • Glenn Stuart - Trumpet
  • Don Switzer - Bass Trombone
  • Don Quigley – Tuba

Releases

Columbia CG 30243 (1970)

Notes

Recorded live Bill Graham's Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA.

Don Ellis at Fillmore – recorded live in 1970 – features several of Ellis's most famous compositions including "Pussy Wiggle Stomp," "The Great Divide," and "Final Analysis." The double-LP release garnered a Grammy nomination and includes an off-the-wall psychedelic arrangement of Lennon and McCartney's "Hey Jude." The performance of another song borrowed from the pop domain – along with the inclusion of Hank Levy's composition titled "Rock Odyssey" – confirms Ellis's lingering connection to rock influences.