# Don Ellis

> Donald Johnson Ellis was an American jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer, and bandleader. He is best known for his extensive musical experimentation, particularly in the area of time signatures. Later in his life he worked as a film composer, contributing a score to 1971's The French Connection and 1973's The Seven-Ups.

*American jazz musician (1934-1978)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/don-ellis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1934-07-25
- **Died:** 1978-12-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254803/ (@nm0254803)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.donellismusic.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/315552)
- [دون إليس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [دون اليس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [دون الیس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [Дон Елис](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81)
- [Don Ellis](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ellis)
- [Don Ellis](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ellis)
- [Don Ellis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ellis)
- [Don Ellis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ellis)
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- [Don Ellis](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ellis)
- [Don Ellis](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ellis)
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- [ڈان ایلس](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%88%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B3)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/05624671-51d7-434c-8dd8-5aa6be7177f8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q708990)
- [Don Ellis](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15177)

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