DON ELLIS
(Giants of Jazz CD 53262, © 1998)

TRACK LISTING
I'll Remember April (Raye-De Paul-Johnson)
Sweet and Lovely (Arnheim-LeMare-Tobias)
Out Of Nowhere (Green-Heyman)
All The Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein)
You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Kahn-Brown)
My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart)
I Love You (Cole Porter)
Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter)
Johnny Come Lately (Duke Ellington)
Angel Eyes (Dennis-Brent)
Lover (Rodgers-Hart)
Form
Sallie
How Time Passes
A Simplex One

PERSONNEL
Don Ellis - trumpet; Jaki Byard - piano, alto sax; Paul Bley - piano; Ron Carter, Steve Swallow, Gary Peacock - bass; Charlie Persip, Nick Martins - drums

REVIEW
The photograph on the cover might throw some people off, but this album is a compilation of songs from Don's small group dates from the early 60s, "How Time Passes," "Out Of Nowhere," and "Essence." The packaging is kind of generic, but the CD was issued by the Giants of Jazz label with the good intention that more of Don's recordings should be available to the public...a sentiment with which I couldn't agree more. I would recommend seeking out the original albums to get the full program of each, but since "Essence" has been out of print for decades, the four tracks pulled from that album are worth the bargain price of this CD.

The booklet includes a brief timeline of Don's career. (Special thanks to Brent)