HOW TIME PASSES
(Candid © 1960, Candid CCD-79004 © 1987)

TRACK LISTING
How Time Passes
Sallie
Simplex One
Waste (Jaki Byard)
Improvisational Suite # 1

PERSONNEL
Don Ellis - trumpet, piano; Jaki Byard - piano, alto sax; Ron Carter - bass; Charlie Persip - drums

REVIEW
Great small group date with a very flexible band. This album, like all of his early solo releases, showcases Don's love for the jazz tradition, all the while breaking boundaries and thinking forward; the music is very modern, yet the element of swing is never very far away. Thought-provoking, enjoyable music highlighted by the title track, which features Jaki Byard on alto and playing musical chairs with Don at the piano.

The cover on the lower left is a recent European CD reissue of How Time Passes, retitled A Simplex One. The track listing is exactly the same, only the anachronistic cover is different. Thanks to Hans from The Netherlands for sending the image.