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Don Ellis was an American musician and bandleader known for his innovative work in jazz. He is particularly recognized for his use of unusual time signatures and his experiments with orchestration. Ellis's compositions and arrangements, such as those on the album "Electric Bath," pushed the boundaries of jazz and earned him critical acclaim. His pioneering work in jazz fusion and his distinctive style left a lasting impact on the genre.
"To be a true artist you have to play the way you feel - not the way others think you should feel."
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"To be a true artist you have to play the way you feel - not the way others think you should feel."

Artist, Play
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"I got bored with the old way - it came too easy. I worked until I could play and chord changes at any tempo in any key, and then said 'What else is there?' Now I'm finding out."
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"I got bored with the old way - it came too easy. I worked until I could play and chord changes at any tempo in any key, and then said 'What else is there?' Now I'm finding out."

Key, Now, Old, Play
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"On those long notes behind the trumpet solo, if anyone lets his mind wander for a minute he is dead."
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"On those long notes behind the trumpet solo, if anyone lets his mind wander for a minute he is dead."

Mind,
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"Because when we are right there is not a band in the world that can touch us!"
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"Because when we are right there is not a band in the world that can touch us!"

Right, World
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"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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"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."

Music,
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"If one takes all the styles in jazz harmonically from the earliest beginnings to the latest experiments, he still has a rather limited scope when compared to the rest of music in the world."
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"If one takes all the styles in jazz harmonically from the earliest beginnings to the latest experiments, he still has a rather limited scope when compared to the rest of music in the world."

Music, Beginnings, Jazz, Rest
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