Top tracks — play these first
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Bali Dancer — This track exemplifies Ellis's ability to merge cultural influences with jazz, featuring intricate rhythms and a vibrant arrangement that captivates the audience.
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With Respect to Coltrane — A tribute to John Coltrane, this piece highlights Ellis's deep appreciation for modal jazz and showcases the band's improvisational prowess.
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Lush Life — Ellis’s rendition of this classic demonstrates his emotional depth and technical mastery, transforming it into a lush soundscape filled with rich harmonies.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- exhilarating live performance energy
- intricate rhythms for attentive listeners
- dynamic improvisation with vibrant brass
- long-form pieces for deep engagement
Maybe skip if you
- prefer concise, standalone tracks
- seek predictable, uniform pacing
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2006, 'Pieces of Eight: Live at UCLA' marked a return for Don Ellis after a period of relative quiet following his last studio album in the late 1970s. This live recording showcases Ellis's innovative approach to jazz, blending complex rhythms and orchestration that he became known for during his active years in the 1960s and 70s.
- Stylistic neighbors
- George Russell· Thad Jones· Buddy Rich
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Slippin' 'n' Slidin' 6:57
- 2 Sadness Shouldn't Go So Deep 3:54
- 3 Bali Dancer 5:31
- 4 With Respect to Coltrane 5:06
- 5 Pete's 7 6:30
- 6 Let's Go to Sleep 7:17
- 7 Blues for Hari 9:08
Disc 2
- 1 Milestones 9:56
- 2 It's a Snap 2:19
- 3 I Love Us 5:48
- 4 The Squeeze 5:22
- 5 Lush Life 7:29
- 6 Turk's Works 18:25
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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