Chicago big band leader and trombonist Morris Ellis, 88, has died. Played for Mayor Harold Washington's inauguration and with countless music greats — including Count Basie, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Curtis Mayfield, Sammy Davis Jr., Gladys Knight, Donny Hathaway, Stan Getz, Lou Rawls, Sarah Vaughan, Ramsey Lewis, Jerry Butler, the Chi Lites, Peabo Bryson, Joe Williams and Vic Damone. about 7 years in Sun Times