Herb Ellis

 

Artist:  Herb Ellis

Birth Name:  Michael Herbert Ellis

Born:  August 4, 1921.  Farmersville, Texas, USA

Died:  March 28, 2010 (Aged 88).  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Mainstream Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Cool Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Guitar

Herb Ellis was an American Jazz Guitarist from Farmersville, Texas.  During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson.  He toured a bit with Ella Fitzgerald, and became a studio musician on the West Coast, and made sessions with The Dukes of Dixieland, Stuff Smith, and Charlie Byrd.  In the 1970s became much more active in the Jazz World, and with Joe Pass for the first three release issued by Concord Label, and the toured with The Great Guitars (along with Charlie Byrd and Barney Kessel).

Artist:  Herb Ellis & Remo Palmier

Title:  Windflower (Emerald Green Vinyl) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Mainstream Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Cool Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:  Real Gone Music

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Windflower (3:55)

 2.  The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (6:13)

 3.  My Foolish Heart (3:20)

 4.  Close Your Eyes (4:04)

 5.  Danny Boy (2:48)

Side Two:

 1.  Walkin; (5:23)

 2.  Stardust (5:30)

 3.  Triste (4:03)

 4.  Groove Merchant (4:49)

Personnel:

Herb Ellies:  Guitar

Remo Palmier:  Guitar

George Duvivier:  Bass

Don Traxler:  Drums

Windflower is an album by Herb Ellis & Remo Palmier, originally released on October 1977 by Concord Label, remastered and reissued on December 9, 2022 by Real Gone Music.  One of the most collectible albums!.