Don Ellis - Live At Montreux - Atlantic SD 19178 - 1st Original US Pressing - Promotional Copy - 1978 - VG - Vinyl LP - RARE
THIS IS THE FIRST ORIGINAL U.S. STEREO PRESSING FROM 1978 "Live At Montreux" by Don Ellis on Atlantic Records. Very rare pressing. This a promotional copy that is stamped on the jacket as "NOT FOR SALE".
Matrix / Runout (A-side): ST-A-784047- A
Matrix / Runout (B-side): ST-A-784048- A
Atlantic Records original green, white, and orange label on vinyl. This is the genuine article. 100% AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL Atlantic Records US stereo pressing.
THIS RECORD IS FROM OUR PERSONAL COLLECTION. Well maintained.
*Because our clients are mostly jazz collectors and connoisseurs, as we are, we made it our policy to only sell vinyl that we grade in VERY GOOD PLUS (VG) condition or better. This vinyl is in our opinion a VG+, looks and plays great.
Record Grade VG+ = Very well maintained. Just listened to both sides of the whole album and it plays smooth. It is from our personal collection. Little to no surface noise at all. No distractions. Difficult to find this rare vintage recording in such great condition. (see pictures)
Jacket Grade VG+ = Shiny, clean, well maintained. No staining. No seem splits. No writing. No tape. Has been kept in plastic. Glossy. Jacket is sturdy and VG+ condition. A very clean jacket for a 38 year old album. (see pictures)
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Donald Johnson "Don" Ellis (July 25, 1934 - December 17, 1978) was an American jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer and bandleader. He is best known for his extensive musical experimentation, particularly in the area of unusual time signatures. Later in his life he worked as a film composer, among other works contributing a score to 1971s The French Connection and 1973s The Seven-Ups.
Don Ellis - Live At Montreux
Label: Atlantic - SD 19178
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Jazz
A1 Open Wide
Soloist – Dave Crigger, Don Ellis 9:35 officiel
A2 Loneliness
Soloist – Ann Patterson, Don Ellis, James Coile*, Jim Snodgrass, Sidney Muldrow, Ted Nash 5:50
A3 Future Feature
Soloist – Alan Kaplan, Jack Coan, James Coile*, Jimbo Ross, Pam Tompkins 7:17
B1 Go - No - Go
Soloist – Don Ellis, Ted Nash 5:07
B2 Sporting Dance
Soloist – Alan Kaplan, Don Ellis 8:42
B3 Niner Two
Soloist – Alan Kaplan, Chino*, Dave Crigger, Don Ellis, James Coile*, Jimbo Ross, Mike Englander, Randy Kerber, Ruth Ritchie, Ted Nash 11:58
A&R [A&R Coordinator] – Raymond Silva
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Ted Nash
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Oboe, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Ann Patterson
Artwork [Cover] – Joan Hall
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Piccolo Flute, Flute, Oboe – Jim Snodgrass (2)
Bass Trombone – Richard Bullock
Cello – Paula Hochhalter
Congas, Bongos – Chino*
Design [Album Cover] – Lynn Dreese Breslin
Double Bass [Zorke Upright Bass] – Darrell Clayborn
Drums [I] – Dave Crigger
Drums [Ii], Percussion, Percussion [Mallets] – Mike Englander
Electric Bass, Bass [8-string], Synthesizer [Synthesized Electric Bass, Oberheim, 360 System, Steiner Sequencer], Programmed By [Sequential Circuits Programmer] – Leon Gaer
Engineer – Gene Paul
French Horn – Sidney Muldrow
Keyboards – Randy Kerber
Percussion, Timpani – Ruth Ritchie
Photography [Back Cover] – Giuseppe Pino
Producer, Trumpet [Quartertone, Firebird], Flugelhorn, Trombone [Superbone], Leader, Composed By, Arranged By – Don Ellis
Remix – Bill Drescher, Steve Escallier*
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – James Coile*
Trombone – Alan Kaplan
Trumpet – Gil Rathel, Glenn Stuart, Jack Coan
Tuba – Jim Self*
Viola – Jimbo Ross
Violin [I] – Pam Tompkins
Violin [II] – Lori Badessa
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