The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground

The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground
The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground
Studio album by Don Ellis
Released	1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Jazz fusion; jazz-funk; avant-jazz; boogie rock;
Length	43:01
Label	Columbia; CS 9889
Producer	Don Ellis and Al Kooper
Don Ellis chronology

The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground is an album by trumpeter/bandleader Don Ellis recorded in 1969 and released on the Columbia label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says the album is "one of trumpeter Don Ellis' lesser efforts".^[2] On All About Jazz, Jim Santella said "this big band album from Don Ellis proved inspirational. It gave a contemporary quality to big band music – the kind of force that influenced college and university stage bands around the world. Vocals were added, and Ellis emphasized a smooth, pop quality to his arrangements. Melodies were easy to follow, and the songs caught all the emotion that he pumped in so generously. Nevertheless, the album contains the same kind of musical virtuosity that Ellis had demonstrated on earlier albums".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated

"House in the Country" (Al Kooper) – 2:48
"Don't Leave Me" (Harry Nilsson) – 3:40
"Higher" (Sly Stone) – 3:19
"Bulgarian Bulge" (Traditional) – 3:03
"Eli's Comin'" (Laura Nyro) – 4:08
"Acoustical Lass" – 2:32
"Good Feelin'" – 6:14
"Send My Baby Back" (Lonnie Hewitt, Ernest Marbray) – 3:02
"Love for Rent" (Fred Selden) – 4:06
"It's Your Thing" (Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley) – 2:54
"Ferris Wheel" – 3:46
"Black Baby" (Don Ellis, Patti Allen) – 3:29

Personnel

Don Ellis – trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
Patti Allen – vocals
John Klemmer, Hadley Caliman – tenor saxophone, flute
Mike Altschul – clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
Fred Seldon – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Lonnie Shetter – clarinet, flute, oboe, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Sam Falzone – clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
Doug Bixby – tuba
Stuart Blumberg, John Rosenberg, Glenn Stuart, Jack Coan – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jock Ellis, Glenn Ferris – trombone
Dana Hughes – bass trombone
Jay Graydon – guitar
Peter Robinson – piano, electric piano
Jo Julian, Carol Kaye – bass
Ralph Humphrey, Rick Quintinal – percussion, drums, vibraphone
Lee Pastora – percussion, bongos, congas

References

^ Don Ellis discography accessed March 6, 2015
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed March 6, 2013
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 71. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Santella, J., All About Jazz Review, May 21, 2006

[1] Don Ellis discography accessed March 6, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed March 6, 2013

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 71. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[5] Santella, J., All About Jazz Review, May 21, 2006

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