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.

#nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #swing #IllinoisJacquet #RoyEldridge #JimmyJones #HerbEllis #RayBrown #JoJones

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

#jazz

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

#HerbEllis #LaurindoAlmeida #Jazz #BossaNova #Music

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

Jazztodon artist of the week: Herb Ellis!

“You can't fake guitar playing. Or you can't fake it to fool the other guitar players. Guitar playing is transparent in that you can tell immediately if a guy has learned his instrument thoroughly. On some of the horns you can perhaps fool people with so-called avant garde playing, but if you don't know your chords or progressions on the guitar, it's going to show up. In this way the strength of character of the leading guitar influences is consistent and it stands out. In my early days I formulated one road, one way to go in jazz that I liked and could identify with. Once on that road I’ve purposely stayed with it. I may like other avenues in music but they don't influence me, because I'm a firm believer in sticking with one
thing and trying to make it better.”

#jazz #herbellis

1979 - An evening with Oscar Peterson - Concertgebouw - Amsterdam

#OscarPeterson (p), #HerbEllis (g), #RayBrown (b), #JeffHamilton (dr)

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Only the Blues is a 1957 album by Sonny Stitt, accompanied by Roy Eldridge and Oscar Peterson.

Drew Fields wrote for Allmusic:

While the material is basically set up to let Stitt and Roy Eldridge trade off improvisations, when it is these two the result is energetic and totally worthwhile. Eldridge adds a great deal to the date, taking the music back (in feeling) a little bit to an earlier era. He also seems to push Stitt to keep his game at a high level, which he sometimes needed. Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown are their usual first-rate selves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYGtwevQ_pY&list=PLkP5lX8SHpvCu1327asl4DIAdWX24anXh&index=1

#SonnyStitt #altosax #RoyEldridge #trumpet #OscarPeterson
#RayBrown #HerbEllis #StanLevey #jazz #hardbop #ververecords