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Don Elliott
Somerville, United States
Don Elliott is credited on 834 releases across 204 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
834
Pressings credited
204
Albums
8
Decades active
161
In collections
Biography
Don Elliott Helfman (October 21, 1926 – June 5, 1984), known as Don Elliott, was an American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player. Elliott recorded over 60 albums and 5,000 advertising jingles throughout his career.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
834 releases · 204 albums · active 1951–2026
- Performance · 1,171
- Other credits · 340
- Production · 14
- Engineering · 8
Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Morgan Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
There Goes Rhymin' Simon
1973
Greatest Hits, Etc.
1977
Negotiations And Love Songs (1971-1986)
1988
Legrand Jazz
1958
The Essential Paul Simon
2007
Gula Matari
1970
I Heard That!!
1976
In The Heat Of The Night: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1967
Wanted To Do One Together
1962
Once Upon A Summertime
1958
Le Jazz Grand
1979
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond Quartet, Cal Tjader
1961
Birdland Days
1991
The Big Tenor (The Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy)
1985
History Of Jazz
1978
One Of A Kind
1977
Jazz Poll Winners
1960
The Swingin' Miss "D"
1957
Skin Deep
1955
The Complete Albums Collection
2012
Complete Recordings
2009
Complete Birdland Recordings
2000
The Pawnbroker • The Deadly Affair
1996
Sylvia Syms Sings
1956
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The George Shearing Quintet
- Quincy Jones
- Dinah Washington
- George Shearing Quintet
- Miles Davis
- Paul Simon
- The Nutty Squirrels
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