Biography
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Herb Ellis
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Birth name :
Mitchell Herbert Ellis
Genres :
Jazz
Swing
Cool jazz
West Coast jazz
Instruments :
Guitar
Labels :
Verve
Concord Jazz
Years active :
1941–2010
Born / Died
Born:(1921-08-04)August 4, 1921 Farmersville, Texas, U.S.
Died:March 28, 2010(2010-03-28) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California
Mitchell Herbert "Herb" Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010) was an American jazz guitarist. Perhaps best known for his 1950s membership in the trio of pianist Oscar Peterson, Ellis was also a staple of west-coast studio recording sessions, and was described by critic Scott Yanow as "an excellent bop-based guitarist with a slight country twang to his sound."
