Don Elliot And His Choir • The Mello Sound

 

Don Elliott Helfman (October 21, 1926 – July 5, 1984) was an American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player. His album Calypso Jazz is considered by some jazz enthusiasts to be one of the definitive calypso jazz albums. Elliott recorded over 60 albums and 5,000 advertising jingles throughout his career.

Elliott played mellophone in his high school band and played trumpet for an army band. After study at the University of Miami he added vibraphone to the list. He recorded with Terry Gibbs and Buddy Rich before forming his own band. From 1953 to 1960 he won the Down Beat Readers' Poll several times for "miscellaneous instrument-mellophone."

Known as the "Human Instrument", Elliott performed jazz as a vocalist, trombonist, flugelhornist, and percussionist. He pioneered the art of multitrack recording, composed prize-winning advertising jingles, prepared film scores, and built a thriving production company. He scored several Broadway productions, including James Thurber's The Beast in Me and A Thurber Carnival. He also provided one of the voices for the novelty jazz duo the Nutty Squirrels.

Elliott was also a longtime associate of Quincy Jones, contributing vocals to Jones's scores for the films The Pawnbroker (1962), Walk, Don't Run (1966), In the Heat of the Night (1967), (1971), The Hot Rock (1972) and The Getaway (1972). Elliot also composed the score to The Happy Hooker starring Lynn Redgrave.

Elliott owned and operated one of the first multitrack recording studios in New York City and in Weston, Connecticut, where he died of cancer in 1984.

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Don Elliott Helfman (21 de octubre de 1926 - 5 de julio de 1984) fue un trompetista de jazz estadounidense, vibrafonista, vocalista y mellophone. Su álbum Calypso Jazz es considerado por algunos entusiastas del jazz como uno de los álbumes definitivos de calypso jazz. Elliott grabó más de 60 álbumes y 5,000 jingles publicitarios a lo largo de su carrera.

Elliott tocó mellophone en la banda de su escuela secundaria y tocó la trompeta para una banda del ejército. Después de estudiar en la Universidad de Miami, agregó vibráfono a la lista. Grabó con Terry Gibbs y Buddy Rich antes de formar su propia banda. De 1953 a 1960, ganó varias veces la encuesta de lectores de Down Beat por "varios instrumentos-melón".

Conocido como el "Instrumento humano", Elliott interpretó el jazz como vocalista, trombonista, astuto y percusionista. Fue pionero en el arte de la grabación multipista, compuso jingles publicitarios ganadores de premios, preparó partituras para películas y creó una próspera compañía de producción. Obtuvo varias producciones de Broadway, incluyendo The Beast in Me y A Thurber Carnival de James Thurber. También proporcionó una de las voces para el dúo de jazz de la novedad Las ardillas ardillas.

Elliott también fue un colaborador de Quincy Jones durante mucho tiempo, y contribuyó a las voces de Jones en las películas The Pawnbroker (1962), Walk, Don't Run (1966), In the Heat of the Night (1967), (1971), The Hot Rock (1972) y The Getaway (1972). Elliot también compuso la partitura de The Happy Hooker, protagonizada por Lynn Redgrave.

Elliott era propietario y operaba uno de los primeros estudios de grabación multipista en la ciudad de Nueva York y en Weston, Connecticut, donde murió de cáncer en 1984.

Tracklist:
A1 - A Million Dreams Ago - 2:32
A2 - It's Only A Paper Moon - 3:05
A3 - Dinah - 2:33
A4 - Blue Waltz - 3:55
A5 - Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) - 3:28
A6 - Play Fiddle Play - 3:28
B1 - Summer Scene - 2:43
B2 - Tired Of Me - 2:25
B3 - I Don't Want To Walk Without You - 3:03
B4 - When The Sun Comes Out - 2:34
B5 - The Story Of A Starry Night - 3:28
B6 - A Waltz - 1:48

Credits:
    Bass – Ernie Furtado
    Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Hal McKusick
    Drums – Paul Motian
    Guitar – Barry Galbraith
    Harp – Janel Putnam
    Mellophone, Trumpet, Vibraphone – Don Elliott
    Piano – Bill Evans


Label: Decca ‎– DL 9208
Series: Series J 9200
Released: 1958
Genre: Jazz

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