Herb Ellis. At Dick Gibson´s Jazz Party, Colorado Springs, Denver, 1975

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Herb Ellis at Dick Gibson´s Jazz Party, Colorado Spring, Denver, 1975.

Herb Ellis (by name Mitchell Herbert Ellis) was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson. 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.

b. August 4, 1921 in Farmersville Texas.
d. March 28, 2010 in Los Angeles California.

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