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Is "Haiku" Don Ellis' weakest album?

lambertlambert 1,166 Posts
edited September 2005 in Strut Central
I just picked this up for cheap-- in my eyes, until this point, he could do no wrong. I thought it was a sure shot (mps 73) but oh, was I wrong. This album is really snoozy and i thought there would be at least one or two tracks that were salvagable, but no. Easy classical yawns.Connections, to me, is unfuckwithable, Fillmore and Tears of Joy are nice. I don't even mind the album w/ George Russel (blanking on the title)!What warnings do you have for further Ellis acquisitions?

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  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    any album in which he is pictured with facial hair.
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    I just bought this for 3 bucks & I too was excited. What a wack record!
  • lambertlambert 1,166 Posts
    Oh yeah, and thanks for the partial nudity, Don. So unnecessary.
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    Oh yeah, and thanks for the partial nudity, Don. So unnecessary.

    haha!!!
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    I like most of his stuff from 67-72: Electric Bath, Goes Underground, Shock Treatment, At Fillmore, Tears Of Joy, Connection. Of his later stuff, i really like this one:







    But yeah, Haiku is a snooze. Soaring (MPS '73) isn't all that exciting either, but it has it's moments. Avoid this one at all costs:







    ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz
  • davesrecordsdavesrecords 1,802 Posts
    theres a nice open bassline on haiku though.
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