Don Ellis took us into the future. He had an unparalleled vision of Jazz time signatures and melody's that no earthly musician could achieve even in their most creative dream. He was a mad man on the conductors stand. And even an accomplished drummer. He was one of the earliest in the new stream movement of Jazz. There will never be another visionary like Don Ellis. His untimely death is one of Jazz musics tragedy's. He is greatly missed today.
I was introduced to Don Ellis years ago by a great man named Ray Shahin. This video inspired me to take up the horn again after 7 years. Thanks Ray and thanks Don
Don was brilliant. I was brought up listening to his incredible brand of jazz. I got to see him twice. I wish I could see those shows again. One was in a high school. You can find Electric Bath on iTunes.
I was in my teens in LA and got my first Don Ellis album at the radio station and put in on the turntable...Damn! I had never heard anything like that ever before..."Electric Bath" is a must have for all jazz lovers...The creativity and lighter than air melodies carry you away to another place...A place you always like to visit...
I saw Don on Melrose Ave. in Hollywood at a club called Bonesville. He inspired to write o composition in 17/8 that I will finish this year. Don and his band was a great inspiration to all of us young composition students at Los Angeles City College. We sure do miss Don and his style of jazz creativity.
Don liked the quarter tone scale If you listen close you will hear him using quarter tones all over the place. That's what the 4th valve on his trumpet was for We are not tuned into that here in the west
OK, how about this?? I find myself tapping out this rhythm in the morning when I am tapping the whiskers out of my electric shaver! TRUE! GREAT way to start the day!
The only place at present to get this chart is through the Ethnomusicolgy Archive at UCLA. They house Don's library. A couple of caveats: 1) Their photocopying rate is very high. 2) The manuscript of the chart is something of a mess and doesn't include Don's part. This is on my short list to eventually publish as a Don Ellis Critical Edition. For those debating the time signature, It's in 17. Sometimes the subdivision is 32, 32, 223 and sometimes it's 23, 23, 223.
@lucancherby An interesting and relevant comparison... an ill-advised analysis. They have more in common than they have in difference, and they were both trying to achieve similar ends from two different musical directions.
I was in high school, on the football team AND jazz band, out of loyalty to the "team", stayed to play a game, while the band went to a festival where Don Ellis was the featured clinician. We lost the game. The band returned, everyone excited about how Don Ellis hitched a ride on the bus to the motel, how great he was to be with and guess what, boys and girls.......that was probably the single biggest musical mistake I ever made in my life. I am a musician now, not a football player....
Imaginas una batalla entre esta orquesta y la de Pérez Prado, cada una a un lado del salón y los dos jefes dirigiendo en el medio? Can you imagine a battle between this orchest? and Pérez Prado's, with the two bosses in the middle? I bet Don Ellis' win in the 7th round thanks to an incredibly powerful refrain. Saludos desde España, melómanos.
OK,, the count is 2-3-2-3-2-2-3 even if they say it is 3-2-3-2-2-2-3 But it is THE Swingingest 17 EVER! (Can you dig?) "It don't mean a thing if it don't got that..." Well, babes, it does!
Yes -- "Autumn" is available on CD. You can get it from Amazon any time, but I always look on eBay first. There's one available now... search for item# 140137855275. Best regards, Norm in NJ
Frank Zappa pales in comparison to this guy. Zappa was good at marketing himself to the market but Ellis was a true musician totally dedicated to his art.
Actually, no. No Oscar. He wasn't even nominated. He won a Grammy for his standalone arrangement of 'Theme from "The French Connection" '. It can be found on his 'Connection' album.
Looks like Rufus Reid on upright bass. There is a lot of noise on the recording. Drums and latin percussion. it is not clear enough for me to figure out the meter(s)
The most underappreciate jazz artist of all time, perhaps?
Don Ellis took us into the future. He had an unparalleled vision of Jazz time signatures and melody's that no earthly musician could achieve even in their most creative dream. He was a mad man on the conductors stand. And even an accomplished drummer. He was one of the earliest in the new stream movement of Jazz. There will never be another visionary like Don Ellis. His untimely death is one of Jazz musics tragedy's. He is greatly missed today.
I was introduced to Don Ellis years ago by a great man named Ray Shahin.
This video inspired me to take up the horn again after 7 years. Thanks Ray and thanks Don
Don was brilliant. I was brought up listening to his incredible brand of jazz. I got to see him twice. I wish I could see those shows again. One was in a high school.
You can find Electric Bath on iTunes.
I was in my teens in LA and got my first Don Ellis album at the radio station and put in on the turntable...Damn! I had never heard anything like that ever before..."Electric Bath" is a must have for all jazz lovers...The creativity and lighter than air melodies carry you away to another place...A place you always like to visit...
I saw Don on Melrose Ave. in Hollywood at a club called Bonesville. He inspired to write o composition in 17/8 that I will finish this year. Don and his band was a great inspiration to all of us young composition students at Los Angeles City College. We sure do miss Don and his style of jazz creativity.
I wish you would have lived longer with your beautiful and unique music!
I thought I'd lost this video, & would be forever unable to find it again. Mercies great and small have brought it back into the fold.
Don liked the quarter tone scale
If you listen close you will hear him using quarter tones all over the place. That's what the 4th valve on his trumpet was for
We are not tuned into that here in the west
Man, I'll never forget the first time I heard "Blues In Elf" or "Samba Bajada"... those were the days, indeed. This vid roolz!!!
Thanks to Don Ellis I can coherently listen to music played in 4's, 5's, 7's, 9's, mixed - whatever! His stuff is just amazing. Thanks for the clip.
the Stravinsky of jazz.awesome piece of film and music.
Free jazz + big band = don ellis. What a wizard.
"New Horizons" is one of my favorites of his. Thank for posting this.
Totally agree, stunning and unique big band. I love Live At Montreux.
2-3-2-3-2-2-3 for swinging 17!
One of my very fave rave Don Ellis tunes!
one of the greatest! the first trumpet tones are a reminiscence to Stravinsky´s `Sacre´.
Don and his band are just killing it!!! Check Ellis Live at the Filmore...
OK, how about this?? I find myself tapping out this rhythm in the morning when I am tapping the whiskers out of my electric shaver! TRUE! GREAT way to start the day!
The only place at present to get this chart is through the Ethnomusicolgy Archive at UCLA. They house Don's library. A couple of caveats: 1) Their photocopying rate is very high. 2) The manuscript of the chart is something of a mess and doesn't include Don's part. This is on my short list to eventually publish as a Don Ellis Critical Edition.
For those debating the time signature, It's in 17. Sometimes the subdivision is 32, 32, 223 and sometimes it's 23, 23, 223.
Are there three bass players!!?-Awsome!
haha, he really likes that whole-tone scale
Great music, it's timeless.
Wolverine on trumpet. Big Band on acid.
Highly underrated but recommended.
creative genius aside, dude is playing some serious trumpet.
There's Dave Mackay on piano--he's still playing regularly at the New York Grill just off the 15 in Caiifornia (outside LA).
yes it is, this is from a longer video called "Don Ellis: Music, Art" probably from '67 or '68
very very impressive, unbeliebable good
17/8 divided 5-5-7
Try this...
It will absolutely work. and it's written on the album...
Good luck
excellent!
Amigo, no es a pregunta de mejor, arriba o bajo. Son músicos brillantes siempre.
this is very very good!!!
@lucancherby An interesting and relevant comparison... an ill-advised analysis. They have more in common than they have in difference, and they were both trying to achieve similar ends from two different musical directions.
Ein Genius auf der 4-Ventil-Trompete.
Besitze leider nur 5 Venül-Scheiben
aus der Zeit von 68-70ern.
Norm, thanks for the info, it's appreciated!
all of Don Ellis is descontinued, but in all the big cd stores you can buy almost all his oscografy.
pure genius
i think don ellis is a great musician,our marching band played one of his arrngement's this past year
I was in high school, on the football team AND jazz band, out of loyalty to the "team", stayed to play a game, while the band went to a festival where Don Ellis was the featured clinician. We lost the game. The band returned, everyone excited about how Don Ellis hitched a ride on the bus to the motel, how great he was to be with and guess what, boys and girls.......that was probably the single biggest musical mistake I ever made in my life. I am a musician now, not a football player....
Imaginas una batalla entre esta orquesta y la de Pérez Prado, cada una a un lado del salón y los dos jefes dirigiendo en el medio?
Can you imagine a battle between this orchest? and Pérez Prado's, with the two bosses in the middle?
I bet Don Ellis' win in the 7th round thanks to an incredibly powerful refrain.
Saludos desde España, melómanos.
Man, Don Ellis was something else. I'd love to hear
"K.C. Blues" from "Autumn". Does anyone know if that
was ever released on cd? Does anyone have it?
I'd just love to see anything from "Tears of Joy" or Live at Fillmore.
BTW, TOJ recently released on CD.
OK,, the count is 2-3-2-3-2-2-3 even if they say it is 3-2-3-2-2-2-3
But it is THE Swingingest 17 EVER! (Can you dig?)
"It don't mean a thing if it don't got that..." Well, babes, it does!
Yes -- "Autumn" is available on CD. You can get it from Amazon any time, but I always look on eBay first. There's one available now... search for item# 140137855275.
Best regards,
Norm in NJ
Frank Zappa pales in comparison to this guy. Zappa was good at marketing himself to the market but Ellis was a true musician totally dedicated to his art.
THE NEW REVIVAL!!!
Another thing, was year was this and what this came off on? I know this song it's featured on the "Electric Bath" album by the way.
@trumpet90909
UNC jazz press might have it.
on video I can't find it. I have the "Tears of Joy" album however. It's an incredible chart.
amen
@TonyS246 He got the freaking OSCAR for the French Connection.
Actually, no. No Oscar. He wasn't even nominated. He won a Grammy for his standalone arrangement of 'Theme from "The French Connection" '. It can be found on his 'Connection' album.
I think this this is from their performance at the San Francisco art museum
Before I embark on trying to transcribe this gem, anyone know whether it's already been done aka is the sheet music available anywhere? cheers
What footage of this was taken from what program or documentary including year?
Looks like Rufus Reid on upright bass. There is a lot of noise on the recording. Drums and latin percussion. it is not clear enough for me to figure out the meter(s)
WHERE DO I FIND THIS FULL CONCERT?
anyone know where to find a live performance video of 33 222 1 222? that would let me die happy.
MORE COWBELL!!!!
@mynamisdan Hmm I tried, but no luck, I think I'll have to transcribe... Thanks anyway!
Where the hell can i find the first part? It misses it...
"Strawberry Soup" - anyone have it?
It's weird because its almost like a combo of two 5/4 bars with one 7/4 right? So would that make it 17/4?
dood WHERE did you get this?
I think that's Mike Lang on piano.
what year was this from?
alguien vivo?
like Frank Zappa
actually I think its 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2