Don Ellis 1977 (09) Niner Two part 2

[@NotLost]

i just gave a standing ovation in front of the computer!!

[@nemo227]

pdlong123456789.........Of course; you did the right thing.

[@arthurpearl]

Don died of a heart valve problem. I had been in his 2nd band for training. Shocked when this happened. Used to practice with his band in a studio on magnolia bl. Near lankershim in North Hollywood. He was having marriage problems, maybe died cause of her. He was very methodical and productive. My memories of him are all good.

[@leeannep.7652]

He was divorced in '71.

[@cbivitz]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! A thousand times thank you!

[@gaborszekeres1672]

Unbelievable!

[@tymman18]

A fan since 1971. Just incredible. We missed out on so much fantastic music due to Don's early passing. I contend he was the best big band composer, with the best band, then and since. It is a thrill to watch the band. Thanks so much for posting. I never knew this existed.

[@oldschooldrumcorps]

Drum Corps International is proud to present......

[@michaelopatrny8845]

+oldschooldrumcorps Ha! That's how I found my way to this as well courtesy of the 1982 27th Lancers

[@tomshea8382]

The 1981 version was a watershed moment in drum corps history.

[@detheridge1951]

Astounding!I've always wondered what oen of my favourite albums looked like in the flesh. Many thanks for posting this. It's an emotional experience watching this. Don Ellis' band at their height. Pity about the dodgy camera work, but never mind....

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

Ellis has a special sound, COMPARATIVELY speaking. Strings, maybe? Arrangements? Perhaps, all of that too! Thanks for posting!

[@nemo227]

Yes, he was unique. Look into his background, his early day influences. Sadly, he left us too soon but his gifts to us remain.

[@kesslerrb]

Any chance for a re-upload without splitting up Niner Two?

[@JCBandOfficial]

love this

[@AbnerChamate]

Great work on editring sound with video. The part where musicians walk out the stage is very rare and not on the album released in 1977, best part by the way. Incredibly performance, specially drummers and trumpet player at the end.

[@iconslimjrod8130]

I was born a month and a day before this was recorded... I have to ask, was 'badass-ness' commonplace back then, or is this an exception? For me, hearing this for the first time (minus the drumcorps) is a life changing experience! Thank you very much for posting this for us to enjoy!!

[@nemo227]

iCON Slimjrod......Get his Electric Bath album and play it while you're going to sleep. When I heard it on my car radio driving home at 1:00 AM back in the sixties I had to go out and buy it the next day. Still have it more than 50 years later.

[@Wazabooz]

Nice chorus at the end!

[@sanchoproudfoot2]

Why isn't this entire tune on the album. It is fantastic.

[@rossljazzhorn]

I learned so much from Don. Problem was, in 60,s we were preoccupied with experimenting with “ jazz “ and maybe not enough with traditional jazz.

[@ShimOhio]

piano player leg kick PRICELESS

[@ultramannick]

HEY! They edited out part of this tune for the album!

[@cowpoly1564]

Kino

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

How and when did he die? What a great loss to the world! Don Ellis, The Great... RIP!

[@pwstomper223]

+wyndhl eodumegwu He died Dec. 17, 1978 at the age of 44. He had congenital heart problems and he eventually succumbed to a heart attack.

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

+pwstomper223 Thank you very much, +pwstomp223! We need to memorialize and 'immortalize' him as much as we do Miles Davis - and others. He was so insightful, creative and self-assured - maybe ahead of his time was he! So youthful in years, but surrealistically very matured in virtuosic eminence was Don Ellis! An old sage once said:"[They] whom the gods love die young." And so it has been with Don, band leader, composer, arranger and trumpeter extraordinaire. Even though I have never met Don physically - spiritually I have through his music - I am so emotionally saddened to learn that he died, and so very young chronologically. Fortunately, he has bequeathed to us a library of literary excellence in music, personality and charisma. DON ELLIS: You will forever be in our hearts and in the Heart of God. DE:RIP Thanks my friend for Info.! Thanks You Tube!

[@Wazabooz]

How did he pay all these people? Never mind, I bet they'd be happy to play with him for free.