Don Ellis (1934–1978): trumpeter, composer and bandleader, and the rhythms he brought to jazzhttps://donellismusic.com/en-ushttps://donellismusic.com/hank-levy-on-don-ellis-lost-interview-recovered-by-ai/https://donellismusic.com/hank-levy-on-don-ellis-lost-interview-recovered-by-ai/Yesterday, for the first time, I was able to read an interview I recorded about 30 years ago with my composition teacher, Hank Levy, about Don Ellis. The tape had been essentially inaudible since the day I made it. AI finally heard what I couldn't. Hank Levy (1927–2001) was my composition teacher…Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/rhythm-by-don-ellis-a-new-system-of-rhythm-based-on-the-ancient-hindu-techniques/https://donellismusic.com/rhythm-by-don-ellis-a-new-system-of-rhythm-based-on-the-ancient-hindu-techniques/For the first time on the Internet, Don Ellis’s seminal book Rhythm is available as a complete digital copy. Long known among jazz scholars and musicians for its radical synthesis of jazz practice with ancient Hindu rhythmic techniques, Rhythm has remained nearly impossible to obtain in print. This…Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/pat-metheny-re-don-ellis-2013/https://donellismusic.com/pat-metheny-re-don-ellis-2013/I emailed Pat Metheny back and forth and talked to him on the phone once in the late 1990's. He shared his thoughts about Don Ellis back then :-) This Q&A by Pat Metheny about Don Ellis was published on the official PatMetheny.com website in 2013: "I was a big fan of Don Ellis. In a lot of ways he…Thu, 22 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/dailymotion-niner-two-montreux-jazz-festival-1977/https://donellismusic.com/dailymotion-niner-two-montreux-jazz-festival-1977/Live performance of Niner Two by The Don Ellis Orchestra at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 8, 1977. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xoxt18_don-ellis-1977-08-niner-two_musicTue, 18 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/in-search-of-don-ellis-forgotten-genius-volumes-12-and-3-by-ken-orton/https://donellismusic.com/in-search-of-don-ellis-forgotten-genius-volumes-12-and-3-by-ken-orton/I recently received an email from David Aldridge from LA who attended Towson University 1977-1979, and played in Hank Levy's big bands. David provided me with a link to an incredibly comprehensive 3-volume bio written by Ken Orton, who used to play in Don's band and who led a memorial version of it…Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/youtube-indian-lady-tanglewood-1968/https://donellismusic.com/youtube-indian-lady-tanglewood-1968/Live performance of Indian Lady from Electric Bath at Tanglewood (1968): Play Don Ellis: Indian Lady, Tanglewood 1968 Opens on YouTubeSun, 16 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/youtube-new-horizons-live-in-studio/https://donellismusic.com/youtube-new-horizons-live-in-studio/New Horizons from Electric Bath -- filmed live in studio: Play Don Ellis performing “New Horizons” (low-quality film) Opens on YouTubeSun, 16 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/youtube-strawberry-soup-from-tears-of-joy-audio-only/https://donellismusic.com/youtube-strawberry-soup-from-tears-of-joy-audio-only/Strawberry Soup from Tears of Joy (Audio Only): Play Strawberry Soup (audio only, from Tears of Joy) Opens on YouTubeSun, 16 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/youtube-don-ellis-open-wide-1977/https://donellismusic.com/youtube-don-ellis-open-wide-1977/Live performance at The Montreaux Jazz Festival, July 8, 1977. Play Don Ellis 1977: Open Wide Opens on YouTubeSun, 16 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/youtube-don-ellis-pussywiggle-stomp-1977/https://donellismusic.com/youtube-don-ellis-pussywiggle-stomp-1977/From Montreaux Jazz Festival -- July 8, 1977 Play Don Ellis 1977: Pussywiggle Stomp Opens on YouTubeSun, 16 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMThttps://donellismusic.com/welcome-to-donellismusic-com-the-re-launch/https://donellismusic.com/welcome-to-donellismusic-com-the-re-launch/I originally launched DonEllisMusic.com in 2001. I am happy to announce the official re-launch of DonEllisMusic.com in 2014, with a fresh new design and re-imagined as a blog. My name is Sean Fenlon , and I am a huge admirer of Don Ellis and his art. I was first introduced to the music of Don Ellis…Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:00:00 GMT