Electric Bath is an album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1967 and released on the Columbia label.
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.
Reception
Professional ratings| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | 3 |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | 4 |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | 5 |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | 6 |
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".7 The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "No one sounded like this. Tough as it sometimes is, Ellis' music is never less than exhilarating".8
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
Don Ellis discography Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 27, 2013 http://www.donellismusic.com/Ellis_Recordings/Electric_Bath/electric_bath.html ↩
"DonEllisMusic". DonEllisMusic.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023. http://donellismusic.com/ ↩
Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 27, 2013 http://www.allmusic.com/album/electric-bath-mw0000186555 ↩
Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 409. ISBN 978-0141023274. 978-0141023274 ↩
Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 71. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. 0-394-72643-X ↩
Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734. 978-0195313734 ↩
Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 27, 2013 http://www.allmusic.com/album/electric-bath-mw0000186555 ↩
Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 409. ISBN 978-0141023274. 978-0141023274 ↩