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Connection (1972) · Tastebuds

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Connection 1972

big band, jazz 47 min 11 tracks Columbia

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Connection is an album by trumpeter/bandleader Don Ellis recorded in 1972 and released on the Columbia label. The album features big band arrangements of pop hits of the day along with Ellis' "Theme from The French Connection", which won him a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement in 1973.

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Tracks

A1Put It Where You Want It4:26
A2Alone Again (Naturally)2:36
A3Superstar4:06
A4I Feel the Earth Move3:59
A5Theme From "The French Connection"3:50
A6Conquistador3:34
B1Roundabout4:31
B2Chain Reaction9:05
B3Goodbye to Love3:36
B4Lean on Me3:07
B5Train to Get There3:46

11 tracks, 47 minutes.

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Artist: Don Ellis
Label: Columbia
Released: 1972
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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