Blossom Dearie is an album by Blossom Dearie that was recorded in 1956 and released in 1957. It was her first recording for Verve.

Billboard noted that "hers is smoky sort of voice. and she handles a tune musically. Package embraces standards and offers thrush sultry moment or two via some French lyrics on "It Might As Well Be Spring," "Tout Doucement" and "Comment Alles Vous." "Thou Swell" it the best of the lot. This is the gal who organized and arranged for the Blue Stars in France. Their solo debut will attract some attention from hip jocks, but no great sales are foreseen." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxYxJP2iDl8&list=PLFzsEL_FeQMaVbe9y83CtswcfX1j8xYVe&index=1

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4 To Go! by André Previn / Herb Ellis / Shelly Manne / Ray Brown , released on Columbia in 1963.

Review by Scott Yanow

This out-of-print LP (when is Columbia going to start seriously reissuing their Andre Previn jazz dates on CD?) is one of the pianist's strongest. Teamed up with guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, Previn performs six standards (including "No Moon at All," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" and "Like Someone In Love"), plus an original apiece by each of the musicians. The musicians, all friends, show obvious mutual respect, and despite a lack of rehearsal, the swinging results are generally quite memorable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfLfYezGl9Y

#AndréPrevin #HerbEllis #ShellyManne #RayBrown #Jazz #Music

Illinois Jacquet - Swing's the Thing

1956 and Jacquet is making a great case for why Swing should get more respect. Just a whole lot of energetic fun, and when the tempo slows down, some beautiful ballad playing.

With Jacquet (tenor), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Jimmy Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), and Jo Jones—no, not Philly Joe Jones—on drums.

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#DemandezLeProgramme :
1958 - Ella Fitzgerald Quartet & Oscar Peterson Trio - Bruxelles
- #EllaFitzgerald (voc), #LouLevy (p), Max Bennett (b), Gus Johnson (dr)
- #OscarPeterson (p), #RayBrown (b), #HerbEllis (g)

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Three Guitars in Bossa Nova Time by Herb Ellis, released on Epic in 1963.

Three Guitars in Bossa Nova Time Review by Michael G. Nastos

The title Three Guitars in Bossa Nova Time is misleading in that only two guitars in any instance play the material, while tenor saxophonist Bob Enevoldsen is more important to the overall sound of the music than any other performer. In the main, Herb Ellis and Laurindo Almeida take charge on most of the songs, certainly all bossa novas and light sambas, accompanied by the pianist Donn Trenner (who worked on television with Steve Allen), bassist Bob Bertaux, lesser-known percussionists Bob Neel or Chico Guerrero, the more famous Milt Holland, and guitarist Johnny Gray on three tracks in place of Almeida. All of these selections are familiar, whether as Brazilian songs or Latinized mainstream jazz, while Ellis is upfront in the mix and definitely the leader...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q43UjOw-fFA&list=RDQ43UjOw-fFA&start_radio=1

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Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre is an album by American jazz guitarist Herb Ellis and saxophonist, composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre, which was released on the Verve label in 1959.

Alain Robert April 8, 2020

One of my favourite jazz-guitarists(with Jim Hall) + my favourite multi-instrumentalist/arranger together in this cool and relaxed session. As great as Ellis' classic with Stan Getz!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSGWcyW5Dec&list=RDsSGWcyW5Dec&start_radio=1

#HerbEllis #JimmyGiuffre #Jazz #JazzGuitar #Verve #Music