The Herb Ellis Groups: though this guitar player worked as a jazz musician since 1944, his breakthrough did not come until 1953, when he joined the trio of Oscar Peterson. In the mid 50s he made some records under his own name for producer Norman Granz.
1. Sweetheart Blues
2. Somebody Loves Me
3. It Could Happen To You
4. Pogo
Harry Edison(t), Jimmy Giuffre(cl/sax), Oscar
Peterson(p), Herb Ellis(g), Ray Brown(b), Alvin
Stoller(d).
Recorded: 28 December 1955
5. Have You Met Miss Jones
Charlie Mariano(as) added.
Recorded: 3 January 1956
6. Pap’s Blues
7. Soft Winds
8. Royal Garden Blues
9. Patti Cake
10. Blues For Janet
Roy Eldridge(t), Stan Getz(ts), Herb Ellis(g),
Ray Brown(b), Stan Levey(d).
Recorded: 11 and 12 October 1956