Recorded at Mobius Music in San Francisco, June 1993, with Oliver DeCicco engineer, ELEVATIONS was Lisle Ellis' first album as sole leader.
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from Energy In The Air, #2, Tracks from Creative Music in the SF Bay Area, 1993-1995,
released June 9, 2020
ELEVATIONS album credits
Lisle Ellis, composer and bass
Donald Robinson, drums-set
Christopher Cauley, alto saxophone
Joe McPhee, sopranino and tenor saxaphones
Larry Ochs, tenor and sopranino saxophones
J.R. Routhier, electric guitar
Glenn Spearman, tenor saxophone
supported by 7 fans who also own “"Re_Call", Lisle Ellis, ELEVATIONS”
the artists seem to downplay their achievement as something they just tossed together in the living room during pandemic lock down. Yet, it is a highly original take on the classic drums/sax duo. A huge range of musical ground is covered, and emotional content. A great album in any context, I listen to it often. bob3
Two dozen 12-string acoustic improvisations that feel undeniably haunting, like lost transmissions from ancient Appalachia, rediscovered. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 17, 2022
The guitarist's debut for Ba Da Bing is a captivating synthesis of and expansion on all of her recent outings, its avant-pop ditties underscored by personal vulnerability. Bandcamp Album of the Day Oct 15, 2020