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Herb Ellis

Born: Aug 4, 1921 in Farmersville, TX

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Genre: Jazz

Styles: Bop, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Cool

Biography: 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 ...Read full biography

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Nothing But The Blues

Released: 1957

Label: Verve Records

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Guitarist Herb Ellis considers this is his favorite personal album and it is easy to see why. With trumpeter Roy Eldridge and tenor saxophonist Stan Getz contributing contrasting but equally rewarding ...Read full review

Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre

Released: 1959

Label: Lonehill Jazz

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Unusual team; Giuffre (sax) fits in effectively. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide ...Read full review

More Herb Ellis albums: Main Albums (34), Compilations (8), DVD/Video (4)

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