GEORGE RUSSELL SEPTET: THE STRATUS SEEKERS
(Riverside RLP-9412 © 1962, Riverside/OJC OJCCD-356-2 © 1989)

TRACK LISTING
Pan-Daddy (George Russell)
The Stratus Seekers (George Russell)
The Stratus Seekers (take 2)
Kige's Tune (Al Kieger)
Blues In Orbit (George Russell)
A Lonely Place (George Russell)
Stereophrenic (Dave Baker)

PERSONNEL
George Russell - piano; Don Ellis - trumpet; John Pierce - alto sax; Paul Plummer - tenor sax; Dave Baker - trombone; Steve Swallow - bass; Joe Hunt - drums

REVIEW
Don plunges into some more Russell material. Dave Baker doesn't have the same fire he has on Ezz-thetics, and Dolphy's presence is missed somewhat, but this is still a good album. Highlights include the ridiculously complex title track (which has some impressive free-time unison horn work), "Pan-Daddy," and "Blues in Orbit." It takes a certain discipline to play this type of music, and Don more than meets the challenge.