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The rarest of all Don Ellis sessions, Essence matches the trumpeter with pianist Paul Bley, bassist Gary Peacock, and either Nick Martinis or Gene Stone on drums.
Ellis, who sought during this period to transfer ideas and concepts from modern classical music into adventurous jazz, often experimented with time, tempos and the use of space while still swinging.
His renditions of Billy Strayhorn's "Johnny Come Lately," "Angel Eyes" and "Lover" are quite fresh, he contributes four interesting originals and introduces Carla Bley's "Wrong Key Donkey" (here simply called "Donkey").
This is thought-provoking music that was certainly way overdue to be reissued.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Come LatelyDuke Ellington | Don Ellis | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 2 | Slow SpaceDon Ellis | Don Ellis | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | OstinatoDon Ellis | Don Ellis | Play | 07:35 | 17 MB | 48 MB |
| 4 | DonkeyCarla Bley | Don Ellis | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | FormDon Ellis | Don Ellis | Play | 10:15 | 23 MB | 65 MB |
| 6 | Angel Eyes | Don Ellis | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | IronyDon Ellis | Don Ellis | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Lover | Don Ellis | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 271 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Angilello | Art Direction |
| 2 | Carla Bley | Composer |
| 3 | Paul Bley | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 4 | Richard Bock | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Producer |
| 5 | Michael Cuscuna | Liner Notes |
| 6 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 7 | Don Ellis | Composer, Liner Notes, Main Personnel, Original Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 8 | Mantis Evar | Remastering |
| 9 | Nick Martinis | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 10 | Odea Murphy | Transfers |
| 11 | Gary Peacock | Bass, Bass Instrument, Guest Artist, Main Personnel |
| 12 | Jerry Roche | Reissue Producer |
| 13 | Gene Stone | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 14 | Woody Woodward | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |