Electric Bath

Electric Bath
Electric Bath
Studio album by Don Ellis Orchestra
Released	1967
Recorded	September 19 & 20, 1967
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	44:43
Label	Columbia; CS 9585
Producer	John Hammond
Don Ellis chronology

Electric Bath is an album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1967 and released on the Columbia label.^[2]

Electric Bath was a Grammy nominee in 1968 and that same year won "Album of the Year" in the annual Down Beat readers poll. This album was Don's first studio recording with his big band and his first Columbia Records release. It was produced by noted jazz record producer John Hammond.^[3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[7]

Scott Yanow for AllMusic states, "For the first time Ellis opened his band to the influence of rock (making liberal use of electronics) and the results lend themselves to some hilarity".^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "No one sounded like this. Tough as it sometimes is, Ellis' music is never less than exhilarating".^[5]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated

"Indian Lady" – 8:06
"Alone" (Hank Levy) – 5:32
"Turkish Bath" (Ron Myers) – 10:16
"Open Beauty" – 8:29
"New Horizons" – 12:20
"Turkish Bath" [Single] (Myers) – 2:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Indian Lady" [Single] – 2:58 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[]

Don Ellis – trumpet, arranger
Alan Weight, Ed Warren, Glenn Stuart, Bob Harmon – trumpet
Ron Myers, Dave Sanchez – trombone
Terry Woodson – bass trombone
Ruben Leon, Joe Roccisano – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Ira Shulman – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo flute, clarinet
Ron Starr – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
John Magruder – baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet
Mike Lang – piano, electric piano, clavinet
Frank DeLaRosa, Dave Parlato – bass
Ray Neapolitan – bass, sitar
Alan Estes – vibraphone, percussion
Steve Bohannon – drums
Chino Valdes – bongos, congas
Mark Stevens – timbales, percussion, vibraphone

References[]

^ https://www.thoughtco.com/essential-jazz-fusion-albums-2039708
^ Don Ellis discography Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 27, 2013
^ http://donellismusic.com
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 27, 2013
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[1] ttps://www.thoughtco.com/essential-jazz-fusion-albums-2039708

[2] Don Ellis discography Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 27, 2013

[3] ttp://donellismusic.com

[Allmusic-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 27, 2013

[Penguin_Guide-5] Jump up to: ^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.

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

[7] Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

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