Talk:Don Ellis

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In my opinion, the background information seems a little too focused on the negative reactions to Don Ellis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greg.collver (talk • contribs) 14:47, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mothers of Invention members[edit]

Was Don ever an actual member of the Mothers, or did he just play as a guest on one or more occasions? — Gwalla | Talk 05:36, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He was never a member -- in fact he only played on one song, "Brown Shoes Don't Make It". As far as I know, Ellis never played live with the Mothers. Ellis and Zappa were on similar scenes in California; several of Zappa's sidemen played with Ellis at times, including Don Preston, Ralph Humphrey, George Duke, Alan Estes, John Guerin, Tommy Tedesco, Mike Altschul, Dave Parlato, Glenn Ferris, and Jock Ellis. -Matt Endahl

Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Don Ellis/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

According to the ratings definitions, I would give this biography of Don Ellis a solid B. It has some of the more important information about Ellis, but there are gaps. Having said that, I suggest this article be submitted to wikiproject biography. Takeitupalevel 02:27, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 02:28, 4 March 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 13:36, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

The visit to UCDavis in the 1950s at the invitation of his ethnomusicologist classmate is not chronicled. His band’s performance there was monumental. UCDavisDreamer (talk) 18:44, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would also like to comment on his death; he died in the arms of a woman whose realationship I have forgotten but I have read her recollections. UCDavisDreamer (talk) 18:48, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Still Wondering Why Ellis Not Featured in Burns' Documentary On Jazz[edit]

If anybody has a thought on that and whether it should be mentioned in the article, it would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Godofredo29 (talk • contribs) 21:52, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

UCDavisDreamer[edit]

@UCDavisDreamer H.E.O. played near Squaw Valley circa 1971 ? 3MRB1 (talk) 20:29, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Palisades Tahoe 3MRB1 (talk) 20:32, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I keep making comments[edit]

the other comments do not get added
3MRB1 (talk) 21:07, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

jazz profiles[edit]

jazzprofiles.blog spot.com/2019/05/the-evolution-of-don-ellis-orchestra.html
jazzprofiles.blog spot.com/2019/06/the-evolution-of-don-ellis-orchestra.html
copy/paste of articles, can youfind originals? 3MRB1 (talk)±

3MRB1 (talk) 21:10, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

don-ellis-discography:
jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2009/12/don-ellis-discography-this-is-mainly.html

3MRB1 (talk) 22:44, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]