Herb Ellis
An excellent bop-based guitarist with a slight country twang to his sound, Herb Ellis became famous playing with the Oscar Peterson Trio during 1953-1958. Prior to that, he had attended North Texas State University and played with the Casa Loma Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey (1945-1947), and the sadly under-recorded trio Soft Winds. While with Peterson, Ellis was on some Jazz at the Philharmonic tours and had a few opportunities to lead his own dates for Verve, including his personal favorite, Nothing But the Blues (1957). After leaving Peterson, Ellis toured a bit with Ella Fitzgerald; became a studio musician on the West Coast; made sessions with the Dukes of Dixieland, Stuff Smith, and Charlie Byrd; and in the 1970s became much more active in the jazz world. He can be heard on the first three releases issued by the Concord label, interacting with Joe Pass on the initial two, and he toured with the Great Guitars (along with Byrd and Barney Kessel) through much of the 1970s into the '80s. After a long series of Concord albums, Ellis cut a couple of excellent sessions in the 1990s for Justice, as well as 1999's Burnin' on Acoustic Music. After battling Alzheimer's disease, Herb Ellis died at the age of 88 at his home in Los Angeles on March 28, 2010.
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Bossa Nova
Jazz - Released by Black & Partner Licenses LLC on Apr. 11, 2019
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Jazzmatic by Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Afternoon In Paris on Feb. 5, 2016
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Ellis in Wonderland
Jazz - Released by Big City Jazz on Jan. 13, 2015
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The Legends - Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Legends on Feb. 17, 2015
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Best Jazz Players (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Ornithology Rec on Aug. 22, 2013
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Amamos la navidad on Oct. 27, 2023
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There's No Business Like Show Business with Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Show Business on Mar. 1, 2024
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Nothing but the Blues
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Music Manager on Jun. 11, 2020
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It Could Happen to Me
Jazz - Released by Golden Pearls on Dec. 14, 2018
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San Francisco 1975 Late Show (Live)
Jazz - Released by Hi_Q on Nov. 29, 2022
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People Will Say We Are in Love
Jazz - Released by Golden Pearls on Dec. 15, 2018
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Jazz 4 Life (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by The Blue Mile Records on Jul. 19, 2019
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Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre
Bebop - Released by Supreme Media on Jan. 1, 2013
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Ellis Meets Guiffre
Jazz - Released by Music City Entertainment on Dec. 8, 2018
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Nothing But the Blues
Bebop - Released by Supreme Media on Jan. 1, 2013
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The Best of Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Montecarlo Jazz Recordings on Oct. 30, 2015
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