A talented trumpeter with a vivid musical imagination and the willingness to try new things, Don Ellis led some of the most colorful big bands of the 1965-75 period. After graduating from Boston Unversity, Ellis played in the big bands of Ray McKinley, Charlie Barnet and Maynard Ferguson (he was featured with the latter on "Three More Foxes"), recorded with Charles Mingus and played with George Russell's sextet (at the same time as Eric Dolphy). Ellis led four quartet and trio sessions during 1960-62 for Candid...
These are videos from concerts where Don Ellis Orchestra played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Newport 69 (Day 1 of 3) Jun 20, 1969 Northridge, California, United States Embedded by zimtrim
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