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Don Elliott
tr, vib, 1926-1984 US, Somerville
Singer / Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Don Elliott Helfman
Don Elliott (October 21, 1926 in Somerville, New Jersey – July 5, 1984 in Weston, Connecticut) 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 was also a longtime associate of Quincy Jones, contributing vocal work in particular to many of Jones' film scores.
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Rack 'Em Up on The Pawnbroker by Quincy Jones Everything Happens To Me on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don Elliott I'll Know on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don Elliott Tenderly on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don Elliott Blues #1 on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don Elliott Like Someone In Love on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don Elliott I'll Take Romance on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don Elliott Thou Swell on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don Elliott Love Letters on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don Elliott Funkallero on Tenderly by Bill Evans & Don ElliottTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Elliott: Jamaica Jazz | Don Elliott | 2017 | Compil. |
| Six Classic Albums | Don Elliott | 2017 | Compil. |
| The Mello Sound Of Don Elliott / Listen To The Music Of Jerry Wald | Bill Evans With Don Elliott & Jerry Wald | 2014 | Compil. |
| Tenderly - An Informal Session | Bill Evans • Don Elliott | 2001 | Album |
| Double Trumpet Doings | Don Elliott | 1999 | Album |
| The Paul Desmond Quintet Plus The Paul Desmond Quartet Featuring Don Elliott | The Paul Desmond Quintet Plus The Paul Desmond Quartet Featuring Don Elliott | 1992 | Compil. |
| Rejuvenation | Don Elliott | 1975 | Album |
| A Hard Day's Night | Sascha Burland And Don Elliott With The Nutty Squirrels | 1964 | Album |
| Songs From Shirley Temple Movies | Anne Lloyd & Don Elliott, The Golden Children's Chorus | 1960 | Single |
| That's Quick Draw McGraw And Baba Looey | Gilbert Mack, Don Elliott, The Cartoon Cowboys, Jimmy Carroll And His Orchestra | 1960 | Single |
| Roger And Over With Roger Price | Roger Price Featuring Sascha Burland And Don Elliott And Vermont Jazz All-Stars | 1960 | Album |
| Tom Terrific / Mighty Manfred | Lionell Wilson, Don Elliott, Skip Jacks | 1960 | Album |
| One Kiss Away / Long Black Automobile | Don Elliott | 1959 | Single |
| Counterpoint For Six Valves: Don Elliott And Rusty Dedrick | Don Elliott And Rusty Dedrick | 1959 | Album |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Don Elliott | 1959 | Album |
| Newport '58 | Dinah Washington / Terry Gibbs / Max Roach / Don Elliott | 1959 | Album |
| 77 Sunset Strip / Peter Gunn | Don Elliott | 1959 | Single |
| The Hi-Fi Antics Of Meri Ellen And Her Cohorts Featuring Guest Star Don Elliott | Meri Ellen And Her Cohorts, Don Elliott | 1958 | Album |
| At The Modern Jazz Room | Don Elliott | 1958 | Album |
| The Mello Sound | Don Elliott | 1958 | Album |
| At Newport | Eddie Costa With Rolf Kühn & Dick Johnson + Mat Mathews And Don Elliott | 1957 | Album |
| Hi-Fi Antics | Meri Ellen And Her Cohorts Featuring Don Elliott And Howie Mann | 1957 | Album |
| At The Modern Jazz Room | Don Elliott | 1957 | Single |
| The Voices Of Don Elliott | Don Elliott | 1957 | Album |
| The Versatile Don Elliott | Don Elliott | 1956 | Single |
| A Musical Offering By Don Elliott | Don Elliott | 1956 | Album |
| The Paul Desmond Quartet Featuring Don Elliott | The Paul Desmond Quartet Featuring Don Elliott | 1956 | Album |
| Vib-Rations | Cal Tjader / Don Elliott | 1956 | Album |
| Don Elliot Sings | Don Elliott | 1955 | Album |
| Doubles In Brass | Don Elliott Featuring Ellis Larkins | 1955 | Album |
| Six Valves | Don Elliott And Rusty Dedrick | 1955 | Album |
| Mellophone | Don Elliott | 1955 | Single |
| Mellophone | Don Elliott | 1955 | Album |
| Sacre Blues / Line For Lyons | The Paul Desmond Quartet Featuring Don Elliott | Single | |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Don Elliott And The Skip-Jacks | Single | |
| Children's Marching Song / Battle Hymn Of The Republic / I've Got Sixpence / March Of Siamese Children | Jimmy Carroll & The Golden Children's Chorus with Win Stracke & Don Elliott | Single | |
| The Nutty Squirrels | Sascha Burland, Don Elliott | Album | |
| The Bob Corwin Quartet Featuring The Trumpet of Don Elliott | The Bob Corwin Quartet, Don Elliott | Album | |
| Bread & Butter - I Should Have Known Better - Oh, Pretty Woman - Do Wah Diddy Diddy | Sascha Burland And Don Elliott With The Nutty Squirrels | Single |
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