Herb Ellis
USA
Born: 04 August 1921
Died: 28 March 2010
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Swing, Big Band/Swing, Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Cool, West Coast Jazz
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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, Elli...
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