Don Ellis, Milcho Leviev, David Cohen - Haiku (1973)

Tracklist

01. Children
02. Blossoming
03. Water Jewels
04. Cherry Petals
05. Forest
06. Summer Rain
07. Two Autumns
08. Mirror-Pond of Stars
09. Parting
10. Dew

This album is a very different Don Ellis record. Rather than using a big band, the trumpeter is well showcased while backed by a large string section on ten moody originals. Although the rhythm section includes keyboardist Milcho Leviev and bassist Ray Brown, the focus throughout this set is almost entirely on Ellis, who plays beautifully on his ten picturesque pieces. In some ways this out-of-print Lp is an ancestor of New Age for much of the music is quite mellow. A definite change of pace for Don Ellis.

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