Herb Ellis

Herb Ellis

Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010) was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 4, 1921 (Farmersville, Texas), Died March 28, 2010 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	71813	10-in.	2/27/1944	Suddenly it's Spring	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	71814	10-in.	2/27/1944	Sure thing	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72258	10-in.	6/15/1944	Forget-me-nots in your eyes	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72259	10-in.	6/15/1944	Don't take your love from me	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72260	10-in.	6/15/1944	Blue rhapsody	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72261	10-in.	6/15/1944	All by myself	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72324	10-in.	6/29/1944	This heart of mine	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72325	10-in.	6/29/1944	One more tomorrow	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72326	10-in.	6/29/1944	Duration blues	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72327	10-in.	6/29/1944	Who, Ray! -1	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72328	10-in.	6/29/1944	From the blue	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72648	10-in.	12/19/1944	I walked in with my eyes wide open	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72649	10-in.	12/19/1944	Robin Hood	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72650	10-in.	12/19/1944	I don't care who knows it	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72801	10-in.	3/28/1945	Dream	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72802	10-in.	3/28/1945	There, I've said it again	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72803	10-in.	3/28/1945	J.D.'s boogie-1	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72808	10-in.	4/4/1945	Can't you read between the lines	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72809	10-in.	4/4/1945	Lover-1	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72810	10-in.	4/4/1945	Negra consentida	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72811	10-in.	4/4/1945	There! I've said it again	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72860	10-in.	5/15/1945	Counting the days	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72861	10-in.	5/15/1945	Gotta be this or that	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	72862	10-in.	5/15/1945	While you're away	Glen Gray Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73346		2/6/1946	Ain't misbehavin' (I'm savin' my love for you)	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73347		2/6/1946	I'll always be in love with you	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73348		2/6/1946	I'm glad there is you	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73349		2/6/1946	Perdido (Lost)-1	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73350		2/7/1946	J.D.'s jump	Jimmy Dorsey and his Jammers	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73504		4/15/1946	Doin' what comes natur'lly	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73505		4/15/1946	All that glitters is not gold	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73506		4/15/1946	(It's gonna depend on) The way the wind blows	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73507	10-in.	4/15/1945	A rose was a rose	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73508		4/15/1946	Apache serenade	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	73509		4/15/1946	The same little chapel	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 3937	10-in.	8/29/1945	Give me the simple life	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 3938	10-in.	8/29/1945	It's the talk of the town	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 3951	10-in.	9/6/1945	Come to baby do	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 3952	10-in.	9/6/1945	Autumn serenade	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 3953	10-in.	9/6/1945	Sweet Lorraine	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 3954	10-in.	9/6/1945	A door will open	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 3955	10-in.	9/6/1945	Outer drive	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 4249		7/25/1946	The whole world is singing my song	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 4250		7/25/1946	One more kiss	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 4254		8/1/1946	Make me know it	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 4255		8/1/1946	The language of love	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 4256		8/1/1946	If I'm lucky	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 4257		8/1/1946	The things we did last summer	Bing Crosby	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14785		1/4/1968	I was made to love her (the way I love you)	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14786		1/3/1968	Respect	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14787		1/4/1968	I never loved a woman (The way I love you)	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14788		1/3/1968	Chain gang	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14789		1/3/1968	Uptight (Everything's alright)	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14790		1/3/1968	Ode to Billy Joe	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14791		1/3/1968	My girl	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14792		1/3/1968	For your precious love	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14793		1/3/1968	(I can't get no) Satisfaction	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14794		1/4/1968	In the midnight hour	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14795		1/4/1968	Funky Broadway	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 14796		1/4/1968	Even when you cry	Count Basie	instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ellis, Herb," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/313943.

Ellis, Herb. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/313943.

"Ellis, Herb." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.