Welcome to the Don Ellis Web Archive (updated October 2nd, 2011)
| 1. Website Updates
4. Bibliography
5. Videography
6. Filmography (film scores)
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© 1974 DownBeat Magazine |
October 2nd, 2011
This site is no longer being actively updated. Please enjoy the site! Check Discogs.com for Don Ellis updates.
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Short version:
Don Ellis was a trumpet player.
Long version:
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Recorded appearances by Don Ellis.
A. 33 1/3 rpm
...with small groups
...How Time Passes... [1960]
New Ideas [1961]
Essence [1962]
...with the Don Ellis Orchestra
'Live' at Monterey! [1966]
Live in 3 2/3 4 Time [1967]
Electric Bath [1967]
Shock Treatment [1967]
Autumn [1968]
The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground [1969]
Live at Fillmore [1970]
Tears of Joy [1971]
Connection [1972]
Soaring [1974]
Music from Other Galaxies and Planets [1977]
Live at Montreux [1977]
...with other large groups
Haiku [1974]
miscellaneous...
Jamboree 1962 EP [1962]
[untitled EP] [?]
Voices of Vista #55 [1967?]
New Rhythms [1972]
Here's to Veterans [197?]
Star Wars EP [1977?]
B. 45 rpm singles
33 222 1 222/Concerto for Trumpet [1966]
Barnum's Revenge/Thetis [1967]
Spring Affair/Lady Night [1967]
In Your Arms/A Quiet Place [1967]
Indian Lady/Turkish Bath [1968]
Star Children/Homecoming [1968?]
Eli's Comin'/Child of Ecstasy [1968?]
Pussy Wiggle Stomp/Hey Jude [1970?]
Tears of Joy/Quiet Longing [1971?]
Go Back Home/Image of Maria [1973]
Image of Maria/Whiplash [1973]
Star Wars/Princess Leia's Theme [1977]
C. Cassettes
Live! [1975]
D. Unreleased Recordings
New Sounds for the 60's [1960]
Improvisations [1960]
E. Posthumous CD Releases
Out of Nowhere [1988]
The French Connection [2001]
A Simplex One [2002]
F. Illegitimate Releases ("Bootlegs")
Live with the Ohio State University Big Band [1977]
How Time Passes (compilation) [1991]
Giants of Jazz [1998]
Connection/Reaction [????]
G. CD Reissues
New Ideas [1990]
'Live' at Monterey! [1998]
Electric Bath [1998]
Live in 3 2/3 4 Time [2000]
Shock Treatment [2001]
Live at Montreux [2002]
Tears of Joy [2005]
Connection [2005]
At Fillmore [2005]
Essence [2005]
The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground [2005]
Pieces of Eight [2006]
Music from Other Galaxies and Planets [2006]
...How Time Passes... [2007]
Autumn [2007]
Out of Nowhere [2007]
H. Sideman Appearances
Maynard Ferguson: A Message from Birdland [1959]
Maynard Ferguson: Plays Jazz for Dancing [1959]
Maynard Ferguson: Newport Suite [1960]
Charles Mingus: Mingus Dynasty [1960]
George Russell: George Russell in Kansas City [1961]
George Russell: Ezz-thetics [1961]
George Russell: The Stratus Seekers [1962]
George Russell: The Outer View [1962]
George Russell: Outer Thoughts [1962; compilation]
Eric Dolphy: Vintage Dolphy [1963]
Tommy Vig: 1978 [1978]
I. Misc. Appearances
Leonard Bernstein: Conducts Music for Our Time [1965]
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention: Absolutely Free [1967]
The United States of America [1968]
Krzysztof Komeda: Rosemary's Baby (soundtrack) [1968]
Al Kooper: I Stand Alone [1968]
Dave Grusin: Candy (soundtrack) [1969]
The Atlantic Family: Live at Montreux [1978]
Nick Gilder:
Additionally...
Tracks from Ellis' albums have appeared on numerous promotional compilations released by Columbia and other companies. They are scattered about, particularly in the sessionography.
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Articles
By Ellis
The Element of "Corn" in Jazz Improvisation [1959, unpublished]
Warsaw Diary [January 3rd, 1963, DownBeat]
An Introduction to Indian Music for the Jazz Musician (co-written with Hari Har Rao) [April 1965, Jazz Magazine]
The Avant-Garde is not Avant-Garde [June 30th, 1966, DownBeat]
Don Ellis - Blindfold Test [April 17th, 1969 DownBeat]About Ellis
Ellis Through the Looking Glass [by Harvey Siders - April 16th, 197-, DownBeat]
This is the Don Ellis Interview [by Patricia Willard, DownBeat]
Yet Another Phase [by Harvey Siders - April 13th, 197-, DownBeat]
Don Ellis: Most Alive and Well [by Don Heckman - January 16th, 1977, DownBeat]
Albums Revive Bandleader Ellis' Legacy [by Don Heckman - August 14th, 1998, Los Angeles Times]
Books
By Ellis
the new rhythm book [1972]
quarter tones [1975]
Rhythm (unpublished) [1977]About Ellis
Agostinelli, Anthony. "Don Ellis: a Man for our Time (1934-1978)."
Feather, Leonard. "From Satchmo to Miles". New York: Stein and Day, 1972.Feather dedicates 14 pages to discussing Ellis.
Theses/Dissertations
Fenlon, Sean. "The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis". Diss. The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, 2002.
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Appearances by Don Ellis on official video releases
DVD
Don Ellis: Sights & Sounds [2005]
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Films and television programs for which Don Ellis has written music.
Moon Zero Two [1969]
The French Connection [1971]
Kansas City Bomber [1972]
The Seven-Ups [1973]
Movin' On [1974]
The French Connection II [1975]
Sniper/The Deadly Tower [1975]
Ruby [1977]
Maniac [1977]
Natural Enemies [1979](Film is not really my area of expertise; if anyone could help out with this, please let me know.)
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Recording sessions/live concert setlists from throughout Ellis' career. (This is slowly changing into a "gig-ography" of sorts.)
Information for these sessions came from various sources: the UCLA Don Ellis Collection mostly, but also magazines and emails from fans with information.
A. 1950-1959
B. 1960-1969
C. 1970-1978
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If you have any information to add, please email me.
