Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Jake Hanna and Ray Brown – Seven, Come Eleven (1973) [Reissue 2003] MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Jake Hanna and Ray Brown – Seven, Come Eleven (1973) [Reissue 2003]
PS3 Rip | ISO | SACD DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 41:48 minutes | Scans included | 2,47 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 842 MB
Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound | Concord Jazz # SACD 1015-6

The second Concord album was recorded the day after the first with the same lineup: guitarists Herb Ellis and Joe Pass, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jake Hanna. Pass would sign with Pablo but Ellis would be a fixture on the Concord label throughout the 1970s. If anything, the guitarists’ rematch was a bit stronger than their first due to material better suited for jamming including “In a Mellotone,” a speedy “Seven Come Eleven,” “Perdido” and “Concord Blues”.

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Herb Ellis – Guitars In Bossa Nova Time! (Remastered) (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Herb Ellis – Guitars In Bossa Nova Time! (Remastered) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:20 minutes | 700 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Born in Farmersville, Texas, and raised in the suburbs of Dallas, Ellis first heard the electric guitar performed by George Barnes on a radio program. This experience is said to have inspired him to take up the guitar. He became proficient on the instrument by the time he entered North Texas State University. Ellis majored in music, but because they did not yet have a guitar program at that time, he studied the string bass. Unfortunately, due to lack of funds, his college days were short-lived. In 1941, Ellis dropped out of college and toured for six months with a band from the University of Kansas.

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Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown – Tenderly (2002/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown - Tenderly (2002/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown – Tenderly (2002/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:02:16 minutes | 589 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Justin Time Records

Although there are numerous recordings featuring the Oscar Peterson Trio (with bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis), the discovery of another previously unreleased date such as this one is welcome news to his fans. This concert, recorded in the summer of 1958 at the Orpheum Theater in Vancouver, Canada, finds the group in top form, beginning with the simmering treatment of “Alone Together.”

In addition to other familiar favorites (such as a gallop through “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top” and a pristine take of “My Funny Valentine”), the trio delves into rarely heard original material, including Peterson’s lovely “Music Box Suite” (also known as “Daisy’s Dream”) and a pair of works by Ellis, the wide-ranging solo feature called “Patricia” and “Pogo,” a turbocharged bop line focusing on Ellis and Brown, with a deliberately delayed entrance by the leader.
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Herb Ellis, Freddie Green – Rhythm Willie (1975) [ADVD Reissue 2002] {FLAC 24bit/96kHz}

Herb Ellis, Freddie Green – Rhythm Willie (1975)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:21 minutes | 939 MB | Genre: Jazz
Source: ADVD, Reissue 2002 | Full Artwork |  Concord Jazz

Guitarist Herb Ellis is joined by rhythm guitarist Freddie Green, pianist Ross Tompkins, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jake Hanna for this lightly swinging but uneventful program which has been reissued on CD. Since Green as usual does not solo, his contribution is purely as a background player. Ellis, Tompkins and Brown are the lead voices on a variety of swing tunes; best are “It Had To Be You,” “A Smooth One” and “When My Dream Boat Comes Home”. (more…)

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The Oscar Peterson Trio with Herb Ellis – Hello Herbie (1970/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

The Oscar Peterson Trio with Herb Ellis – Hello Herbie (1970/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 37:59 minutes | 712 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: highresaudio.com | Front cover | © MPS
Recorded at MPS-Studio, Villingen in November 5–6, 1969

Guitarist Herb Ellis still considers this to be one of his personal favorite recordings. Ellis was reunited with his old boss Oscar Peterson and, with the assistance of Peterson’s trio of the period (with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Bobby Durham), the two lead voices often romp on the jam session-flavored set. Most of the chord changes are fairly basic (including three blues and “Seven Come Eleven”), and Peterson was clearly inspired by Ellis’ presence (and vice versa). ~~AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

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Monty Alexander, Ray Brown and Herb Ellis – Trio (1981) [ADVD Reissue 2003] {FLAC 24bit/96kHz}

Monty Alexander, Ray Brown and Herb Ellis – Trio (1981)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:16 minutes | 781 MB
Source: ADVD, Reissue 2003 | Front/Rear cover

“It would be an over-simplification to characterize the group you are about to hear (or are perhaps now hearing) simply as the old Oscar Peterson Trio with Monty Alexander replacing the leader,” writes Leonard Feather in his liner notes to this album, after acknowledging that both bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis used to be part of the Peterson group. He’s right, of course, but it also would be incorrect to say there isn’t at least a feel of that earlier drum-less ensemble in this one. The chief difference, of course, is that the Jamaica-born Alexander is not Peterson; although less of his rhythmic flair is on display here than on other dates, he has his own personality, and it is far showier than Peterson’s. A second major difference is that Peterson was the leader of his trio and, as Feather also points out, “this is essentially a three-way partnership” in which each member gets to contribute more or less equally. The selections are a mixture of standards, most of them typical jazz springboards (though the 1940s pop hit “To Each His Own” seems to be new to the medium) with a Brown original and showcase, “Blues for Junior,” and another original, “Captain Bill,” that contains associations with Count Basie. Whether playing fast or slow, the three musicians interact well together, the younger Alexander holding his own with his veteran partners. (more…)

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