Jazz

Herb Ellis & Ray Brown - Soft Shoe (1974)

2012-09-11T16:48:41Z

Herb Ellis & Ray Brown - Soft Shoe (1974)


01. Inka-Dinka-Doo (Jimmy Durante, Ben Ryan) - 4:48
02. Soft Shoe (Ray Brown) - 5:17
03. Edison Lights (Harry Edison) - 6:05
04. Easter Parade (Irving Berlin) - 4:50
05. Green Dolphin Street (Kaper - Washington) - 2:26
06. Ellis Original (Herb Ellis) - 2:30
07. The Flintstones Theme (L.Bryson, L.Goldberg, P.Shows) - 6:01

Personnel:
- Herb Ellis - guitar
- Ray Brown - bass
- George Duke - piano
- Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
- Jake Hanna - drums
- Carl E. Jefferson – producer

This early Concord recording (which is available on CD) is unusual in a couple of ways. Guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown (who are the co-leaders) are joined not only by trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison (who is in colorful form) and drummer Jake Hanna but pianist George Duke in one of his very few mainstream records. Their repertoire includes jazz versions of such unlikely tunes as "Inka-Dinka-Doo," "Easter Parade" and "The Flintstones Theme"; the latter version (which is based on the familiar "I Got Rhythm" chord changes) was the first of many to turn that cartoon melody into jazz. In addition Brown ("Soft Shoe"), Edison and Ellis contribute a song apiece plus there is a brief rendition of "Green Dolphin Street" that is taken as a Brown-Ellis duet. Recommended. --- Scott Yanow, Rovi

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Herb Ellis & Red Mitchell – Doggin’ Around (1988)

2016-07-23T15:06:42Z

Herb Ellis & Red Mitchell – Doggin’ Around (1988)


01.Sweethearts On Parade
02.I’m Confessin’ That I Love You
03.There’s No Bad Blues
04.Easy Living
05.Over The Rainbow
06.Blue Moon
07.Old Folks
08.Lady Be Good
09.Willow Weep For Me
10.Big ‘N’ And The Bear
11.Mean To Me
12.Life’s A Take

Herb Ellis – Guitar
Red Mitchell - Bass, Vocals

After recording many albums for Concord (including the majority of the label's first releases), Herb Ellis did not lead any sessions for seven years until this duet date with bassist Red Mitchell. Other than three originals (including Mitchell's "Big 'N' and the Bear" which features the bassist's vocal), the repertoire is taken from the swing era. The interplay by the two greats on tunes such as "Sweethearts on Parade," a medium-tempo "Over the Rainbow," "Lady Be Good" and Mitchell's "Life's a Take" plus the classic cover drawing by cartoonist Gary Larson (depicting a jazz club run by and for dogs called "The Stuffed Cat") are good reasons to acquire this high-quality straightahead session. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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Herb Ellis - Ellis In Wonderland (1956)

2019-05-19T15:29:03Z

Herb Ellis - Ellis In Wonderland (1956)


1 	Sweetheart Blues 	4:44
2 	Somebody Loves Me 	4:52
3 	It Could Happen To You 	3:44
4 	Pogo 	4:43
5 	Detour Ahead 	4:00
6 	Ellis In Wonderland 	3:49
7 	Have You Met Miss Jones? 	6:18
8 	A Simple Tune 	4:10

Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Alvin Stoller
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Piano – Oscar Peterson
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Giuffre
Trumpet – Harry Edison

In the midst of his tenure with the Oscar Peterson Trio, Herb Ellis had the chance to turn the tables on his boss and employ him as a sideman, though the keyboard virtuoso strangely reigns in his chops and pretty much stays in the background. This pair of sessions was first issued on a Norgran LP and finally reissued as a Verve CD in early 2006. The first four tracks add Jimmy Giuffre (alternating between baritone sax, tenor sax, and clarinet) and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, along with fellow Peterson sideman Ray Brown and drummer Alvin Stoller. Ellis' originals include the easygoing "Sweetheart Blues" and the cooking bop vehicle "Pogo," where both the leader and Edison eclipse Giuffre's efforts on sax. "It Could Happen to You" focuses exclusively on Ellis, with Peterson and Edison sitting out and Giuffre adding some background color on clarinet. Alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano is added for the latter date. The well-known "Detour Ahead" (jointly credited to Ellis and his former Soft Winds bandmates Lou Carter and Johnny Frigo, though Frigo has long maintained that it was his composition alone) has a chamber-like setting, with the band primarily providing background for Ellis, though Ray Brown gets in a snappy solo toward the end. The session picks up with the bubbly "Ellis in Wonderland" and a snappy rendition of "Have You Met Miss Jones?" Giuffre's loping "A Simple Tune" reflects Ellis' Texas roots in a bluesy setting, with Peterson finally getting a chance to stretch out for a chorus. This early album by Herb Ellis is well worth acquiring. ---Ken Dryden, AllMusic Review

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