To be a true artist you have to play the way you feel – not the way others think you should feel.
Don Ellis Quotes
I expect the audience to come up to my level. I am not interested in compromising my music to make it palatable to an assumed sub-standard mass.
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| Birth: | 25th July, 1934 |
| Death: | 17th December, 1978 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Composer, Drummer |
About
Don Ellis was an American jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer and bandleader. He is best known for his extensive musical experimentation, particularly in the area of unusual time signatures. Later in his life he worked as a film composer, among other works contributing a score to 1971's The French Connection and 1973's The Seven-Ups.
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