Soaring is an album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1973 and released on the MPS label. The album features Hank Levy's composition "Whiplash", which was featured in the 2014 film of the same name.
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Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic called it an "underrated set ...well worth searching for". On Jazz History Online, Michael Verity observed "By 1973, when he recorded Soaring, a 10-cut musical haiku, all of his interests were converging into a style that was bold, intensely rhythmic and perfectly calibrated sound for the big screen. (It should be no surprise he was scoring The French Connection at same time he was working on this project)."
Personnel
Don Ellis – trumpet, flugelhorn, drums, arranger
Fred Selden – alto saxophone, flute, soprano saxophone, piccolo, alto flute
Vince Denham – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo
Sam Falzone – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, arranger
Gary Herbig – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe
Jack Caudill, Bruce Mackay, Gil Rathel – trumpet, flugelhorn
Sidney Muldrow – French horn
Mike Jamieson – trombone
Ken Sawhill – bass trombone
Doug Bixby – tuba
Jay Graydon – guitar, bag
Milcho Leviev – piano, electric piano, organ, clavinet, arranger
Dave McDaniel – bass
Ralph Humphrey – drums
Ron Dunn – drums, percussion
Lee Pastora – congas
Earle Corry, Joel Quivey – electric violin
Renita Koven – electric viola
Pat Kudzia – electric cello
Alexej Fried, Hank Levy – arranger