Tears of Joy (album)

Tears of Joy
Tears of Joy
Live album by Don Ellis
Released	1971
Recorded	May 20–23, 1971 at Basin Street West in San Francisco
Genre	Jazz
Length	81:19
Label	Columbia; G 30927
Producer	Phil Macy
Don Ellis chronology

Tears of Joy is a live double album by trumpeter/bandleader Don Ellis recorded in 1971 and released on the Columbia label.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
All About Jazz	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[6]

Thom Jurek of Allmusic said "Tears of Joy is a Don Ellis classic. The sheer musical strength of this ensemble is pretty much unparalleled in his career. The trumpeter/leader had backed off—a bit—from some of his outlandish and beautifully excessive use of strange and unconventional time signatures, though there is no lack of pioneering experimentalism in tone, color, arrangement, or style. ...Ultimately, Tears of Joy stands as a singular achievement in a career full of them by a musical auteur whose creativity seemingly knew few if any bounds".^[3] On All About Jazz, Jim Santella observed "Tears of Joy marked a subtle change in the Don Ellis big band. The trumpeter was gradually drifting toward popular music, and he was beginning to use the new electronic technology to its best advantage. However, he continued to load each arrangement with the kinds of musical features that have always left their unique stamp on his undertakings. Ellis and his other soloists stretch out with virtuosity while complex rhythms and dense counterpoint fill the air, and the band's sections taunt each other with adventurous forays. ...Highly recommended, Tears of Joy represents vintage Don Ellis big band excitement at its best"^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Tears of Joy is regarded by some as the best Don Ellis album. It's certainly bold and expansive".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated

Side One:

"Tears of Joy" - 2:58
"5/4 Getaway" - 7:49
"Bulgarian Bulge" - 4:54
"Get It Together" (Sam Falzone) - 5:14

Side Two:

"Quiet Longing" - 3:48
"Blues in Elf" - 6:41
"Loss" - 8:21

Side Three:

"How's This for Openers?" - 8:37
"Samba Bajada" (Hank Levy) - 11:31

Side Four:

"Strawberry Soup" - 17:36
"Euphoric Acid" (Fred Selden) - 4:25

Personnel

Don Ellis – trumpet, flugelhorn, drums, arranger
Lonnie Shetter – alto saxophone, woodwinds
Fred Selden – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone, piccolo, alto flute, arranger
Sam Falzone – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, arranger
Jon Clarke – baritone saxophone, woodwinds
Paul Bogosian, Jack Caudill, Bruce Mackay – trumpet
Kenneth Nelson – French Horn
Jim Sawyers – trombone
Ken Sawhill – bass trombone
Doug Bixby – contrabass trombone, tuba
Milcho Leviev – piano, pianet, clavinet
Dennis Parker – bass
Ralph Humphrey, Ron Dunn – drums
Lee Pastora – congas
Earle Corry, Alfredo Ebat – violin
Ellen Smith – viola
Christine Ermacoff – cello
Hank Levy – arranger

References

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- https://californiarevealed.org/do/e5fcdbda-30ef-441b-828c-5f7d8802614b
- https://californiarevealed.org/do/dff453e4-ce5f-46b6-bf62-ecab6f78778b
- https://calisphere.org/item/218a800b19ec2d558c0e648d905cc6b2/
- https://archive.org/details/calauem_000348
- http://donellismusic.com/ellis-recordings/tears-of-joy/
- https://www.kuvo.org/the-night-beat-tears-of-joy-don-ellis-orchestra/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160307095011/http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/collections/2000_02/
- Sean P. Fenlon, The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis. May 2002, a dissertation submitted to The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts
- https://www.umbrasearch.org/catalog?f%5Bcreator_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Ellis%2C+Don&f%5BdataProvider_ssi%5D%5B%5D=UCLA%2C+Ethnomusicology+Archive&f%5Bprovider_name_ssi%5D%5B%5D=California+Digital+Library&per_page=100&sort=sourceResource_date_begin_ssi+asc&view=list
- https://web.archive.org/web/20231125221926/https://www.jazzwise.com/review/don-ellis-the-hindustani-jazz-orchestra-live-at-ucla
^ Don Ellis discography accessed March 6, 2015
^ ^a ^b Jurek, Thom. Don Ellis – Tears of Joy at AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Santella, J., All About Jazz Review, September 13, 2005
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 409. ISBN 0141023279.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 71. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[1] 
https://californiarevealed.org/do/e5fcdbda-30ef-441b-828c-5f7d8802614b

https://californiarevealed.org/do/dff453e4-ce5f-46b6-bf62-ecab6f78778b

https://calisphere.org/item/218a800b19ec2d558c0e648d905cc6b2/

https://archive.org/details/calauem_000348

http://donellismusic.com/ellis-recordings/tears-of-joy/

https://www.kuvo.org/the-night-beat-tears-of-joy-don-ellis-orchestra/

https://web.archive.org/web/20160307095011/http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/collections/2000_02/

Sean P. Fenlon, The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis. May 2002, a dissertation submitted to The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts

https://www.umbrasearch.org/catalog?f%5Bcreator_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Ellis%2C+Don&f%5BdataProvider_ssi%5D%5B%5D=UCLA%2C+Ethnomusicology+Archive&f%5Bprovider_name_ssi%5D%5B%5D=California+Digital+Library&per_page=100&sort=sourceResource_date_begin_ssi+asc&view=list

https://web.archive.org/web/20231125221926/https://www.jazzwise.com/review/don-ellis-the-hindustani-jazz-orchestra-live-at-ucla

[2] ttps://californiarevealed.org/do/e5fcdbda-30ef-441b-828c-5f7d8802614b

[3] ttps://californiarevealed.org/do/dff453e4-ce5f-46b6-bf62-ecab6f78778b

[4] ttps://calisphere.org/item/218a800b19ec2d558c0e648d905cc6b2/

[5] ttps://archive.org/details/calauem_000348

[6] ttp://donellismusic.com/ellis-recordings/tears-of-joy/

[7] ttps://www.kuvo.org/the-night-beat-tears-of-joy-don-ellis-orchestra/

[8] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160307095011/http://www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu/archive/collections/2000_02/

[9] Sean P. Fenlon, The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis. May 2002, a dissertation submitted to The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts

[10] ttps://www.umbrasearch.org/catalog?f%5Bcreator_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Ellis%2C+Don&f%5BdataProvider_ssi%5D%5B%5D=UCLA%2C+Ethnomusicology+Archive&f%5Bprovider_name_ssi%5D%5B%5D=California+Digital+Library&per_page=100&sort=sourceResource_date_begin_ssi+asc&view=list

[11] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20231125221926/https://www.jazzwise.com/review/don-ellis-the-hindustani-jazz-orchestra-live-at-ucla

[2] Don Ellis discography accessed March 6, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Jurek, Thom. Don Ellis – Tears of Joy at AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[AAJ-4] Santella, J., All About Jazz Review, September 13, 2005

[Penguin_Guide-5] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 409. ISBN 0141023279.

[RSJRG-6] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 71. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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v t e Don Ellis
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	How Time Passes (1960) Out of Nowhere (1961) New Ideas (1961) Essence (1962) Jazz Jamboree 1962 (1962) Electric Bath (1967) Shock Treatment (1968) Autumn (1968) The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground (1969) Connection (1972) Soaring (1973) Haiku (1973) Music from Other Galaxies and Planets (1977)
Live albums	Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey! (1966) Live in 3⅔/4 Time (1966 & 1967) Pieces of Eight: Live at UCLA (1967) Don Ellis at Fillmore (1970) Tears of Joy (1971) Don Ellis Live at Montreux (1977)