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Don Ellis Live at Montreux is a live album by trumpeter/bandleader Don Ellis recorded in 1977 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]

Don Ellis Live at Montreux
Live album by Don Ellis
Released	1978
Recorded	July 8, 1977 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:46 (LP) 71:46 (CD)
Label	Atlantic SD 19178
Producer	Don Ellis
Don Ellis chronology
Music from Other Galaxies and Planets (1977) Don Ellis Live at Montreux (1978) Pieces of Eight: Live at UCLA (2006)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "Don Ellis' final record as a leader (he died from a bad heart in December 1978) is a worthwhile effort. Ellis' large orchestra (four reeds, eight brass, one keyboard, two bassists, two drummers, two percussionists and a string quartet) performs six of the leader's originals and, although none of the songs are all that memorable, there are many fine solos".[2] On All About Jazz, Jim Santella observed "this album from the Don Ellis library contains all the rhythmic and polyphonic excitement that you’d expect from such a pioneer in modern big band jazz. ...the album has a significant place in the history of jazz. Ellis influenced many. His legacy continues to inspire"[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Ellis

1. "Open Wide" - 9:40
2. "Loneliness" - 5:54
3. "Future Feature" - 7:18
4. "Go No Go" - 5:10
5. "Sporting Dance" - 8:45
6. "Niner Two" - 11:59
7. "Lyra" - 8.32 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Eros" - 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Arcturus" - 10:49 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Don Ellis - quartertone trumpet, firebird trumpet, flugelhorn, superbone, arranger
• Ann Patterson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, oboe, piccolo, alto flute
• Ted Nash - alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
• James Coile - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
• Jim Snodgrass - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, piccolo, flute, oboe
• Glenn Stuart, Gil Rathel, Jack Coan – trumpet
• Sidney Muldrew – French Horn
• Alan Kaplan – trombone
• Richard Bullock – bass trombone
• Jim Self – tuba
• Randy Kerber – keyboards
• Darrel Clayborn - double bass
• Leon Gaer - electric bass
• Dave Crigger, Mike Englander - drums
• Ruth Richie - percussion, timpani
• Chino Valdes - congas, bongos
• Pam Tompkins, Lori Badessa - violin
• Jimbo Ross - viola
• Paula Hochhalter - cello

References

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