Herb Ellis - Nothing But The Blues (LP)
- LP
- 1 piece(s)
- 1994
- 12 tracks
- 57 min
- jazz
Nothing But The Blues
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An early work from Herb Ellis, likely following "Ellis In Wonderland". I'm a huge fan of jazz guitar and grabbed this album simply because it features Herb. I hadn't paid much attention to the other musicians until I gave it a listen and was truly impressed by some of their performances. The supporting cast includes Roy Eldridge on blazing trumpet, Stan Getz delivering some silky, sinewy tenor sax lines, and the veteran bassist Ray Brown laying down some delicious walking bass patterns. Ellis is in fantastic company here. As the title suggests, all the tracks are blues numbers, ranging from up-tempo to medium and slow. There are a few arranged sections, but most of it is kept quite loose. The improvisation is traditional, but spotlessly clean and authentic to the era. This album is nearly identical to the Barney Kessel records from the same time period in almost every aspect. Herb pays tribute to his mentor, Charlie Christian, on "Royal Garden Blues", with some licks inspired by Christian. The recording quality is clear. The pressing is pretty good. No issues here.
Wow, this album is incredible! It exceeded my expectations by a mile. The pressing quality is top-notch.
Fantastic jazz tunes and once more, superb renastering and pressing by SC.
I absolutely adore the tunes on this album, and the sound quality from Speaker Corners is fantastic! Two thumbs up, would definitely suggest it!
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