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Line 16: ==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."<ref name="Wynn">{{cite web\|last1=Wynn\|first1=Ron\|title=Don Elliott\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-elliott-mn0000150073/biography\|website=AllMusic\|accessdate=27 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.downbeat.com/artists/artist_main.asp?sect%3Darchives%26sub%3Dstories%26subid%3D759%26aid%3D713%26photo%3D%26aname%3DDown+Beat+Readers+Poll \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2007-02-12 \|~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311044233/http://www.downbeat.com/artists/artist_main.asp?sect=archives&sub=stories&subid=759&aid=713&photo=&aname=Down+Beat+Readers+Poll \|archivedate=2007-03-11 ~~\|df=~~ }}[http://www.downbeat.com/artists/artist_main.asp?sect=archives&sub=stories&subid=766&aid=713&photo=&aname=Down+Beat+Readers+Poll Down Beat Readers Polls] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311044248/http://www.downbeat.com/artists/artist_main.asp?sect=archives&sub=stories&subid=766&aid=713&photo=&aname=Down+Beat+Readers+Poll \|date=March 11, 2007 }}</ref> Known as the "Human Instrument", Elliott performed jazz as a vocalist, trombonist, [[flugelhorn]]ist, 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 theatre\|Broadway]] productions, including [[James Thurber]]'s ''The Beast in Me'' and ''[[A Thurber Carnival]]''.<ref name="IBDBDE">{{cite web\|title=Don Elliott\|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/don-elliott-11633\|website=IBDb\|accessdate = 2008-05-10}}</ref> He also provided one of the voices for the novelty jazz duo the [[Nutty Squirrels]].

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