Trumpeter Don Ellis' initial recording as a leader found him stretching the boundaries of bop-based jazz and experimenting a bit with time and tempo. Teamed up with Jaki Byard (who doubles on piano and alto), bassist Ron Carter and drummer Charlie Persip, Ellis performs four of his unusual originals, plus Byard's "Waste".
1) How Time Passes
2) Sallie
3) A Simplex One
4) Waste
5) Improvational Suite No.1