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SOARING
(MPS MB25123, Pausa PR-7028, © 1973)
TRACK LISTING
Whiplash (Hank Levy)
Sladka Pitka (Milcho Leviev)
The Devil Made Me Write This Piece
Go Back Home (Sam Falzone)
Invincible
Image of Maria
Sidonie (Alexej Fried)
Nicole
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trumpet, electric trumpet, flugelhorn,
drums |
Saxes & Woodwinds |
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Fred Selden - alto sax, flute, soprano
sax, piccolo, alto flute
Vince Denham - alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, piccolo
Sam Falzone - tenor sax, clarinet, flute
Gary Herbig - baritone sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute, oboe |
Trumpets & Flugelhorns |
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Gil Rathel
Bruce MacKay
Jack Caudill |
Frnch Horn |
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Sidney Muldrow |
Trombones |
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Mike Jamieson
Ken Sawhill - bass trombone |
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| Tuba |
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Doug Bixby |
Strings |
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Joel Quivey - violin
Earle Corry - violin
Renita Koven - viola
Pat Kudzia - cello |
Rhythm |
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Jay Graydon - guitar, bag
Milcho Leviev - piano, Fender Rhodes, organ, clavinet
Dave McDaniel - bass
Ralph Humphrey - drums
Ron Dunn - drums, percussion
Lee Pastora - conga |
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REVIEW
I own the Pausa version of this album (with different packaging), though
it was originally released on the MPS label. Soaring
is one of Don's underrated efforts, and the charts here are better than
on Don's previous album, Connection. Vince
Denham makes the most of his impressive alto feature, "Invincible,"
which is probably my favorite track on the album. Other good tracks are
Hank Levy's "Whiplash," "Sidonie," and Milcho Leviev's
"Sladka Pitka," one of the last recorded tunes to feature Don's
echoplex work. Don's own "The Devil Made Me Write This Piece"
features the composer's drums in a very complex setting. "Go Back
Home" is a straight-forward, hummable Sam Falzone composition that
the band used to close their live shows.
What else? Trumpeter Gil Rathel does a fine job handling the lead chores,
ex-Kenton trombonist Mike Jamieson fills the lead chair in his section,
and this is the last album featuring Don's long-time superhuman rhythm
section, too.
The second cover scan was sent to me by Masashi from Japan, and appears
to be a Spanish or Portugese pressing of the album. Thanks again, Masashi!
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