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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It Could Happen to Me
Herb Ellis, Herb Ellis Quintet
Pop - Released by A Sense of Rhythm on 1 Dec 2020
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We're Listening to Herb Ellis, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on 10 Oct 2013
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The 12 Days of Christmas with Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by All I Have To Do Is Dream on 2 Dec 2019
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Jazz Milestones: Herb Ellis, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by 21-Music on 10 Oct 2013
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Meets Getz, Eldridge, Pepper and Giuffre
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 11 Jul 2022
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Jazz Milestones: Herb Ellis, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by 21-Music on 10 Oct 2013
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Jazzmatic by Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Afternoon In Paris on 5 Feb 2016
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Ellis in Wonderland
Jazz - Released by Big City Jazz on 13 Jan 2015
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The Legends - Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Legends on 17 Feb 2015
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Best Jazz Players (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Ornithology Rec on 22 Aug 2013
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Amamos la navidad on 27 Oct 2023
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There's No Business Like Show Business with Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Show Business on 1 Mar 2024
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Nothing but the Blues
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 11 Jun 2020
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But Beautiful (1961-1962)
Jazz - Released by ISIS on 21 Sep 2021
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Herb Ellis - Vintage Sounds
Jazz - Released by Retro Music Box on 8 Oct 2021
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