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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Classic Ellis, Vol. 2: Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 30 Oct 2013
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Classic Ellis, Vol. 1: Nothing But The Blues
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on 5 May 2008
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Three Guitars in Bossa Nova Time (Original Bossa Nova Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
Pop - Released by Brazilian Classics on 1 Jan 2013
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We're Listening to Herb Ellis, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on 10 Oct 2013
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We Are in Love
Pop - Released by Boggie Blues Cafe on 1 Jun 2022
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Nightingale
Jazz - Released by oldies and hits for future on 26 May 2019
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We're Listening to Herb Ellis, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on 10 Oct 2013
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Herb Ellis - WINS Radio Broadcast New York 1959-1960.
Jazz - Released by Jazz Club on 28 Aug 2020
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Jazz Milestones: Herb Ellis, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by 21-Music on 10 Oct 2013
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Bossa Nova Samba
Herb Ellis, Herb Ellis Quintet
Pop - Released by Most Wanted Classics on 8 Nov 2018
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The Classic Years
Jazz - Released by Sleeping Giant Music on 5 Nov 2012
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Herb Ellis - WINS Radio Broadcast New York 1958-1959.
Country - Released by STETSON on 19 Dec 2020
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We're Listening to Herb Ellis, Vol. 4
Jazz - Released by Top Tracks on 10 Oct 2013
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Workin' With the Truth
Herb Ellis, Herb Ellis Quintet
Pop - Released by Hitmakers on 1 Aug 2021
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Herb Ellis - WINS Radio Broadcast New York 1957.
Country - Released by STETSON on 19 Dec 2020
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Yodeling My Way Back Home, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Mile End on 5 May 2008
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