Jihn Ellis

Jihn Ellis: Morning Light

by Dave Nathan
May 1, 2001

Morning Light celebrates John Ellis' achievements as a composer as much as it does his artistry on trumpet and flugelhorn. His work commands and demands attention, filled with mysterious beauty and touches of the Spanish motif. Even the up tempo pieces are not there just to show the group can swing. They have structure and purpose. This play list of new Ellis material is modal in the sense that Miles Davis popularized this form with his “Milestones". Edward Simon's piano ...