Welcome to donellis.mu
NEW DON
ELLIS CD !!!!!!!! After the
recent CD re-issue of the HAIKU
album, there is a huge and
unexpected surprise for all Don Ellis fans like me : a new Don Ellis CD, a
concert from 1978 in INDIA !!! GO GO GO on the Sleepy Night
Records site to get it !!!! The biography
written by KEN ORTON has finally been released, it is
available on line on the Unibook site. There are 3 volumes,
more than 1000 pages and a lot of rare pictures from the incredible Ken’s
collection. Here below the
cover page from the Volume
2:
incomparable
music !
This site is d
of the trumpeter Don
Ellis
You will find :
- fantastic music
- my
incr
- pictures, sometimes rare
- links,
videos etc…
Enjoy your visit,
Enjoy the DON
ELLIS ORCHESTRA !
Site was created 5th of May 2005
Last update August 2010
HELP !!
What happened to Trumpetstuff.com
from Greg Evans ????
This site was amazing
but it’s impossible
to connect anymore
!!!
If somebody knows,
please contact me!
A FEW WORDS ABOUT DON
ELLIS
The music of Don Ellis is eccentric, powerful, and incredibly beautiful.
Don Ellis was born in 1934 in
Highly talented trumpeter, Don has also
been an exceptional band leader and a fabulous composer.
Thanks to his exotic rhythms, his
never-ending pieces and his explosive solos,
Don Ellis has created a rich music, endowed with a
certain humour, which contributes to make him a captivating character.
He set up his own orchestra in
1966, when he was 32 years old, after some brilliant experiences as soloist.
During 12 years and nearly one
album per year, Don has continually renewed his orchestra in terms of sound and
style.
In 1967, he adds some indian
influences and mix them with the afro-cuban percussions alredy in place.
In 1968, the electronics intrudes in the
orchestra : his amplified trumpet initiates the energy which will never
leave the orchestra.
In 1969, it’s the perfect fusion
with pop music, and in 1970 it’s a new height in terms of sound creation.
In 1971, the strings
surge in the orchestra, obviously amplified, and it floats like a perfect
atmosphere.
And it continues : 1972, with
new sounds, always more modern, and rhythms, rhythms
again …
In 1973, we take off with the album
Soaring, and we land in
His health problems
starts the year after, while his music was becoming enriched with the magic
voices from Brasil
In 1977, one year before his
passing, Don Ellis offers the best, like an hymn to the imagination and to joy.
Don Ellis will remain for me
(and for many other fans in the world) as a genius never equalled.
Thanks to his free mind, his rhythm
curiosity, his world cultural passion, his astonishing talent and his
imagination,
the albums of the DON
ELLIS ORCHESTRA will remain forever some rare masterpieces, that I listen
indefinitely…