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Date(s) Recorded
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August 1968
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Tracks
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- Variations for Trumpet (Ellis)
- Scratt & Fluggs (Ellis)
- Pussy Wiggle Stomp (Ellis)
- K.C. Blues – Live (Parker / arr. Ellis)
- Child of Ecstacy (Ellis)
- Indian Lady – Live (Ellis)
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Credits
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- Don Ellis Trumpet
- Ira Schulman - Alto Sax
- Frank Strozier - Alto Sax, Clarinet
- Ron Starr - Alto Sax, Flute, Piccolo, Soprano Sax, Clarinet
- Sam Falzone - Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute, Clarinet
- John Klemmer - Tenor Sax Clarinet
- John Magruder - Baritone Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
- Glenn Stuart - Trumpet
- Stu Blumberg - Trumpet
- John Rosenberg - Trumpet
- Bob Harmon - Trumpet
- Ernie Carlson - Trombone
- Glenn Ferris - Trombone
- Don Switzer - Bass Trombone
- Terry Woodson - Bass Trombone
- Doug Bixby - Tuba
- Roger Bobo - Tuba
- Pete Robinson - Piano, Clavinet, Electric Piano, Prepared Piano
- Mike Lang - Piano, Claviniet, Electric Piano
- Ray Neapolitan - Bass
- Dave Parlato - Bass
- Ralph Humphrey - Drums
- Gene Strimling - Drums, Percussion
- Lee Pastora - Conga
- Mark Stevens - Vibes, Percussion
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Liner Notes
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Al Kooper
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Releases
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Columbia CS 9721 (1968)
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Notes
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"Indian Lady" and "K.C. Blues" recorded live at Stanford University.
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The Ellis Orchestra's 1968 release, Autumn, is a studio album, but includes live performances of Ellis's "Indian Lady" and Charlie
Parker's "K.C. Blues." The Grammy-nominated Autumn features "Variations for Trumpet," which demonstrates a growing sophistication of Ellis's compositions for big band. The work runs for nearly 20 minutes. "Variations for Trumpet" is divided into six sections, each with its own exotic time signature including a section with an additive construction of 32/8.
The album's other feature is a 18-minute live recording of "Indian Lady," which reflects the Ellis Orchestra's maturity as a performing
ensemble through its expansion of the composition and the raw energy of the performance.
Autumn also presents excellent examples of "straight ahead" exotic meters in the improvisation sections of "Pussy Wiggle Stomp" and "Scratt and Fluggs."
As a result of the tragic death of Ellis's prodigious drummer Steve Bohannon after the recording of Shock Treatment, Autumn also represents
the first recording with Bohannon's replacement, Ralph Humphrey. Humphrey became a staple of Ellis's rhythm section until 1973.
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