Live in 3⅔/4 Time is a live album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1966 at the Pacific Jazz Festival and Shelly's Manne-Hole in 1967 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. The title comes from the composition "Upstart", which is in 11
8
time with a 3+3+3+2 feel, cheekily referred to as 3+23
4
time.[1][2]

Live in 3⅔/4 Time
Live album by
Released1967
RecordedOctober 10, 1966 and March 27, 1967
The Pacific Jazz Festival, Costa Mesa and Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length73:05 CD reissue with bonus tracks
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 10112
ProducerRichard Bock
Don Ellis chronology
Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey!
(1966)
Live in 3⅔/4 Time
(1967)
Electric Bath
(1969)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4+12 stars stating "The Don Ellis Orchestra really came into its own during the period covered by this CD (1966–1967), playing perfectly coherent solos in ridiculous time signatures... Fun music".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "entertaining and provocative".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Don Ellis except as indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Orientation" 11:20
2."Angel Eyes"Earl Brent, Matt Dennis5:41
3."Freedom Jazz Dance"Eddie Harris3:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Barnum's Revenge"Ruben Leon4:36
2."Upstart" 9:02
3."Thetis"Hank Levy8:27
Bonus tracks on CD reissue
  1. "Bossa Nueva Nova" (Levy) – 5:30
  2. "Opus Five" (Howlett Smith) – 9:53
  3. "Seven Up" (Smith) – 4:39
  4. "One Note" (Jaki Byard) – 2:24
  5. "Freedom Jazz Dance" [alternative version] (Harris) – 7:39
  • Recorded at The Pacific Jazz Festival in Costa Mesa, California on October 8, 1966 (tracks 1–3) and at Shelly's Manne-Hole in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1967 (tracks 4–11). (The CD liner notes incorrectly give the date of the Pacific Jazz Festival performance as October 10.)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed May 27, 2013
  2. ^ Don Ellis discography Archived 2013-05-20 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 27, 2013
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 27, 2013
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 409. ISBN 0141023279.