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| An Evening with Herb Ellis [ ÉLŐ ] |
| Herb Ellis |
első megjelenés éve: 1998
60 perc |
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| (1998)
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CD |
| 3.621 Ft
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| 1. | Sweet Georgia Brown
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| 2. | Days of Wine and Roses
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| 3. | Things Ain't What They Used to Be
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| 4. | Polka Dots and Moonbeams
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| 5. | Billie's Bounce
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| 6. | The Shadow of Your Smile
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| 7. | I Love You
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| 8. | Body and Soul
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| 9. | I Want to Be Happy
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Jazz / Bop
Herb Ellis - Guitar
Bill MacDonough Piano
Brian Cunningham Engineer
Chuck Israels Bass
Dave Horrocks Mastering
David Keller Producer
Doug Ramsey Liner Notes
John Nolan Drums
Philip Barker Executive Producer
Herb Ellis sets a concert stage afire with his masterful technique, sharpened during a long stretch as a member of the Oscar Peterson Trio during the 1950s. For this 1995 performance at Western Washington University, he's accompanied by pianist Bill MacDonough (a university alum), bassist Chuck Israels (a faculty member and ex-Bill Evans sideman), and Canadian drummer John Nolan, who worked with Ellis on other recordings. From listening to this show, it's hard not to think this is a working group, aside from an unsteady ending to a piece or two. The highlight of the date is easily the extended workout of "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," where Ellis really shows off his chops. His simmering take of "Billie's Bounce" never boils over, while Ellis displays his lyricism in a gorgeous rendition of "Body and Soul," even if he can't resist inserting a few humorous quotes. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Herb Ellis
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Aug 04, 1921 in Farmersville, TX
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Cool, Mainstream Jazz, Swing, West Coast Jazz
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, Ellis toured a bit with Ella Fitzgerald; became a studio musician on the West Coast; made sessions with the Dukes of Dixieland, Stuff Smith, and Charlie Byrd; and in the 1970s became much more active in the jazz world. He is on the first three Concord releases, interacting with Joe Pass on the initial two, and toured with the Great Guitars (along with Byrd and Barney Kessel) through much of the 1970s into the '80s. After a long series of Concord albums, Herb Ellis cut a couple of excellent sessions in the 1990s for Justice, as well as 1999's Burnin' on Acoustic Music.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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