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Herb Ellis

Jazz
Swing
Be bop
Herb Ellis (born 1921 in Farmersville, Texas, United States) was an American jazz guitarist best known for his work in the Oscar Peterson Trio. Raised on a farm, he played harmonica and banjo as a child before taking up guitar, and was drawn toward jazz after hearing George Barnes on the radio. After studying at North Texas State University, he toured with a college band, then joined the Casa Loma Orchestra and the Jimmy Dorsey band, where he recorded some of his first solos. With John Frigo and Lou Carter, he formed the Soft Winds and co-wrote the standards “Detour Ahead” and “I...
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You Took Advantage of Me
You Took Advantage of MeGreat Guitars, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and Kessel

Great Guitars at The Winery

2:53

Learnin the Blues
Learnin the BluesElla Fitzgerald, Louie Bellson, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson, Louis Armstrong and Ray Brown

A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra

7:13

Straighten Up and Fly Right
Straighten Up and Fly RightGreat Guitars, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and Kessel

Great Guitars at The Winery

5:43

Day by Day
Day by DayOscar Peterson and Herb Ellis

Hello Herbie

4:44

I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
I'm Putting All My Eggs in One BasketElla Fitzgerald, Louie Bellson, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson, Louis Armstrong and Ray Brown

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book

3:28

The Sheik of Araby
The Sheik of ArabyGreat Guitars, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel and Kessel

Great Guitars at The Winery

5:25

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