Don Ellis(1934-1978)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Don Ellis was born on 25 July 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer, known for The French Connection (1971), Priceless (2006) and French Connection II (1975). He was married to Connie Coogan. He died on 17 December 1978 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations
Composer
Music Department
Soundtrack
- 2018
- 2006
- 2003
- Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'the French Connection'6.9TV Movie
- writer: "The French Connection Main Title", "Hotel Chase", "This Is It", "Subway", "The French Connection End Title"
- 2001
- 1999
- Kansas City Bomber5.5
- music: "Your Way Ain't My Way, Baby", "Rounds and Spheres" (uncredited), "All Night Market" (uncredited)
- 1972
- New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts9.2TV Series
- Soundtrack ("Journey into Jazz", "Improvisations for Orchestra and Jazz Soloists")
- 1964
- Alternative name
- Don Ellis and his Orchestra
- Born
- Died
- December 17, 1978
- Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
- Spouse
- Connie CooganJuly 1961 - 1971 (divorced, 2 children)
- TriviaAmerican jazz trumpeter and occasional film composer. Began professionally with the orchestras of Glenn Miller and Ray McKinley. After national service, he formed his own band which performed in New York's Greenwich Village. From the late 1950's, he played a more progressive style of jazz, working with smaller groups, including the George Russell Sextet. During the 1960's, he made a series of successful records for CBS, at which time he was called "the father of the time revolution" in jazz. He was also a huge hit at the 1966 Monterey Jazz Festival.
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