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THE EARLY YEARS (4CD)
by HERB ELLIS
Compact Disc - 4 CD Box Set
EN4CD9181
Label: ENLIGHTENMENT SERIES
This four CD collection represents the first phase of Ellis’s solo career when he acted as leader or co-leader through an era which is generally considered the great man’s glory years. Featuring eight stunning and extraordinary albums released originally between the mid -1950s and mid 1960’s, this compilation provides both a perfect starting point for newcomers and a welcome reminder of Herb Ellis’s musical prowess and creative flow for everyone else.
DISC 1
1. Sweetheart Blues 4:47 2. Somebody Loves Me 4:55 3. It Could Happen To You 3:47
4. Pogo 4:45 5. Detour Ahead 4:03 6. Ellis In Wonderland 3:53 7. Have You Met Miss Jones 6:20 8. A Simple Tune 4:12 9. Pap's Blues 7:09 10. Big Red's Boogie Woogie 5:42 11. Tin Roof Blues 3:03 12. Soft Winds 6:04 13. Royal Garden Blues 4:49 14. Patti Cake 6:04
15. Blues For Janet 7:16 16. Blues For Junior 4:56
DISC 2
1. Goose Grease 3:05 2. When Your Lover Has Gone 5:57 3. Remember 7:43 4. Patricia 4:06 5. A Country Boy 5:07 6. You Know 4:32 7. My Old Flame 3:33 8. People Will Say We're In Love 4:49 9. One Note Samba 5:47 10. Toni 1:55 11. Like Someone In Love 5:42 12. Jim's Blues 5:53 13. John Brown's Body 3:34 14. Detour Ahead 4:11 15. You Better Be Ready 5:37
16. Gravy Waltz 5:12
DISC 3
1. You Stepped Out Of A Dream 4:21 2. Bossa Nova #2 4:28 3. But Beautiful 2:58 4. Bossa Nova Samba 3:17 5. Leave It To Me 3:17 6. I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out! 4:32 7. Sweet Dreams 4:22 8. Low Society Blues 3:12 9. Gravy Waltz 2:17 10. Detour Ahead 3:24 11. Skip It 8:11 12. Alone Together 4:21 13. Blues For Janet 4:19 14. How Come You Do Me Like You Do 3:10 15. Get Acquainted Blues 7:37 16. Hillcrest 7:13
DISC 4
1. No Moon At All 7:18 2. Bye Bye Blackbird 3:37 3. Life Is A Ball 5:31 4. It's Easy To Remember 4:10 5. You're Impossible 2:43 6. Oh What A Beautiful Morning 2:42 7. I Know You Oh So Well 2:59 8. Intersection 4:10 9. Like Someone In Love 7:07 10. Don't Sing 4:31 11. Se Todos Fossem Iquais A Voce 2:46 12. Chung King 3:04 13. Carolina In The
Morning 3:17 14. Three Quarter Blues 2:46 15. Take Care Of Yourself 3:16 16. St. Louis Blues 3:11 17. Jazz 'n' Samba 2:08 18. Oh, Lady Be Good 2:50 19. Things Ain't What They Used To Be 4:42 20. A Hundred Years From Today 3:39 21. Bluesette 3:17
Born in Farmersville, Texas, in 1921, and raised in the suburbs of Dallas, Herb 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 instrument. He became proficient by the time he entered North Texas State University, where he majored in music - but because they did not yet have a guitar program, he studied the string bass. Unfortunately, due to lack of funds, his college days were short-lived, and in 1941 Ellis dropped out and toured for six months with a band from the University of Kansas.
• This four CD collection represents the first phase of Ellis’s solo career when he acted as leader or co-leader through an era which is generally considered the great man’s glory years. Featuring eight stunning and extraordinary albums released originally between the mid -1950s and mid 1960’s, this compilation provides both a perfect starting point for newcomers and a welcome reminder of Herb Ellis’s musical prowess and creative flow for everyone else
