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'Live at The Jazz India Festival, 1978' presents a remarkable testament to the brilliance of Don Ellis, despite the looming brevity of his life at the time of this performance. Unearthed like a... more

Released just a year before his untimely death, this 1977 LP found this avant-garde jazz trumpeter going way out there…all the way to Arcturas; Lyra; Eros; Vulcan; Ursa, and other astral Ellis... more

Don Ellis was a jazz trumpet virtuoso who issued many great albums in the 60s and 70s. Pieces Of Eight is a two CD set consisting of a 1967 concert by his Octet. Featured on this album is saxophone... more

Japanese reissue, part of Universal Japan's Hard-to-get Jazz hidden masterpieces series. Available for a limited time. Universal. 2021.

Originally released in 1969 and 1970, these classic Columbia recordings from jazz trumpeter Don Ellis make a perfect pair! Goes Underground features renditions of songs by Laura Nyro, Harry Nilsson... more

Legendary jazzmen, Don Ellis, Paul Bley and Steve Swallow were working in New York's Greenwich Village at the time of this 1961 recording and the jazz they play is very much that of a regularly... more

A fascinating blend of jazz and contemporary classical influences, How Time Passes is the debut album from the envelope pushing trumpeter and composer Don Ellis. Known for his extensive musical... more

How Time Passes - Don Ellis - A fascinating blend of jazz and contemporary classical influences, How Time Passes is the debut album from the envelope pushing trumpeter and composer Don Ellis. Known... more

Japanese remastered pressing. Solid Records. 2021.

The first of these LPs—Don's last two for Columbia—was recorded in '71 at Basin Street West in San Francisco, was issued on double vinyl and is regarded by many as the jazz trumpeter's finest album.... more

With their odd time signatures, waggish false endings and giddy boundary shattering, Don's orchestra was a big band like no other. These 1968 and 1969 LPs are shining moments in the career of this... more

Japanese remastered pressing. Octave. 2018.

Digitally remastered edition of this 1961 album from the Jazz great. This release was Don Ellis' third album as a leader. Poll Winners.

Japanese remastered pressing. Solid Records. 2021.

The 200 pages in the book and the 111tracks on the CDs underscore the turning points in the evolution of jazz, one of America's proudest inventions. This magnificent new box expands and updates the... more

Cellist Nicholas Canellakis and pianist-composer Michael Stephen Brown curate an eclectic playlist that is close to their hearts. Anchored by five Romances, the album features rarely heard gems... more