Pacific Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
'Live' At Monterey !
| Recorded | Sep 18, 1966 |
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| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 20 credited players |
| Discogs | master 274396 |
The record
Ellis's big band storms the Monterey Jazz Festival stage with odd-meter charts built for three basses and double drums, turning time-signature experiments into genuine crowd-moving heat. A landmark document of West Coast big band jazz pushing past 4/4 without losing the groove.
Session personnel
- Tom Scott — alto saxophone, saxello, flute
- Ruben Leon — alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- John Magruder — baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Chuck Domanico — bass
- Frank De La Rosa — bass
- Ray Neapolitan — bass
- Terry Woodson — bass trombone
- Chino Valdes — congas, bongos
- Alan Estes — drums
- Steve Bohannon — drums
- Dave Mackay — organ, piano
- Ira Schulman — tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Ron Starr — tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Dave Wells — trombone
- Ron Myers — trombone
- Alan Weight — trumpet
- Don Ellis — trumpet
- Edward Warren — trumpet
- Glenn Stuart — trumpet
- Paul Lopez — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Pacific Jazz · PJST 20.112 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1966 | Fontana · 888 153 TY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz — STEREO |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-10112 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · gatefold |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz · JP-8224 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Red |
| 1967 | Large World · LW-280 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Red |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-10112 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · gatefold |
| 1969 | Pacific Jazz · ST-20112 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1976 | Liberty · LLJ-40009 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · gatefold |
| 1976 | Liberty · LLJ-40009 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1979 | Pacific Jazz · GXF 3032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Pacific Jazz · CJ32-5006 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | Pacific Jazz · CDP 7243 4 94768 2 0 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | Pacific Jazz · 7243 4 94768 2 0 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Tom Scott also plays on
Ruben Leon also plays on
John Magruder also plays on