Live in /4 Time is a live album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1966 at the Pacific Jazz Festival and Shelly's Manne-Hole in 1967 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. The title comes from the composition "Upstart", which is in time with a 3+3+3+2 feel, cheekily referred to as time.Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed May 27, 2013Don Ellis discography accessed May 27, 2013
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album stars stating "The Don Ellis Orchestra really came into its own during the period covered by this CD (1966–1967), playing perfectly coherent solos in ridiculous time signatures... Fun music".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 27, 2013 The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "entertaining and provocative".
Track listing All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated
Bonus tracks on CD reissue "Bossa Nueva Nova" (Levy) – 5:30 "Opus Five" (Howlett Smith) – 9:53 "Seven Up" (Smith) – 4:39 "One Note" (Jaki Byard) – 2:24 "Freedom Jazz Dance" [alternative version] (Harris) – 7:39 Recorded at The Pacific Jazz Festival in Costa Mesa, California on October 8, 1966 (tracks 1–3) and at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1967 (tracks 4–11). (The CD liner notes incorrectly give the date of the Pacific Jazz Festival performance as October 10.)
Personnel Don Ellis – trumpet, arranger Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Glenn Stuart, Bob Harmon – trumpet Ron Myers (tracks 1–3), Dave Wells, Dave Sanchez (tracks 4–11) – trombone Terry Woodson – bass trombone Ruben Leon – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Tom Scott – alto saxophone, saxello, flute (tracks 1–3) Joe Roccisano – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet (tracks 4–11) Ira Shulman, Ron Starr – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet John Magruder – baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet David MacKay – piano Frank DeLaRosa, Chuck Domanico (tracks 1–3), Ray Neapolitan, Dave Parlato (tracks 4–11) – bass Alan Estes – drums, timbales Steve Bohannon – drums Chino Valdes – bongos, congas Mark Stevens – percussion (tracks 1–3)
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