the electrophonic trumpet, and continued using synthesizers and electronic keyboards. The string quartet, a mainstay since 1971, remained alongside the brass. He also began playing two new instruments, the superbone and the firebird, which were a combination valve-slide trombone and trumpet, respectively. Both were also played by Maynard Ferguson. Discography New Sounds for the '60s [unreleased] (Enrica, 1960) How Time Passes (Candid, 1960) Out of Nowhere (Candid, 1961 [1988]) New Ideas (New Jazz, 1961) Essence (Pacific Jazz, 1962) Jazz Jamboree 1962 (Muza, 1962) Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey! (Pacific Jazz, 1966) Live in 3⅔/4 Time (Pacific Jazz, 1966) Electric Bath (Columbia, 1967) Shock Treatment (Columbia, 1968) Autumn (Columbia, 1969) The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground (Columbia, 1969) Don Ellis at Fillmore (Columbia, 1970) Recorded "Live" at The Fillmore West; San Francisco, CA Tears of Joy (Columbia, 1971) Recorded "Live" at Basin Street West; San Francisco, CA Connection (Columbia, 1972) Soaring (MPS, 1973) Haiku (MPS, 1974) Music from Other Galaxies and Planets (Atlantic, 1977) Don Ellis Live at Montreux (Atlantic, 1978) Pieces of Eight: Live at UCLA (Wounded Bird, rec. 1967, released 2005) Live in India (Sleepynightrecords, 2010) The Lost Tapes of a Musical Legend, Vol. 1 ELECTRIC HEART Special Edition DVD (Sights & Sounds Films / Sleepynightrecords, 2009) Film Soundtracks Moon Zero Two (1969) The French Connection (1971) Kansas City Bomber (1972) The Seven-Ups (1973) French Connection II (1975) The Deadly Tower (1975) Ruby (1977) Ransom (aka Assault on Paradise) (1977) Natural Enemies (1979) As sideman With Maynard Ferguson Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing (Roulette, 1959) Newport Suite (Roulette, 1960) Maynard '64 (Roulette, 1963) – rec. 1959-62With George Russell George Russell Sextet in K.C. (Decca, 1961) The Stratus Seekers (Riverside, 1961) The Outer View (Riverside, 1962)With others''' Charles Mingus, Mingus Dynasty (Columbia, 1959) Frank Zappa, Absolutely Free (Verve, 1967) – trumpet on "Brown Shoes Don't Make It" V.A., The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux (Atlantic, 1977) Bibliography The New Rhythm Book (Ellis Music Enterprises, 1972) Quarter tones: A Text with Musical Examples, Exercises and Etudes (Harold Branch Publishing, Inc., 1975) Rhythm: A New System of Rhythm Based on the Ancient Hindu Techniques.'' [unpublished] (Objective Music Company, Inc., 1977) References External links Electric Heart the Don Ellis Story Synopsis and Credits by John Vizzusi The Don Ellis Web Archive 1934 births 1978 deaths 20th-century jazz composers 20th-century trumpeters American film score composers American jazz bandleaders American jazz composers