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04-04-2010, 02:47 AM
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 Herb Ellis Jazz Icon Dies at 88 noted jazz blues guitarist-you tube has lots of examples of his guitar playing Last edited by 604bourne123 : 04-04-2010 at 01:19 PM.     |
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04-04-2010, 01:00 PM
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| he was great. there are some good tunes on last fm with herb. polkadots was pretty damn cool. |
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04-04-2010, 02:53 PM
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| What a shame, but at 88 he lived a full life.
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04-05-2010, 06:50 AM
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| Hi, some recordings with Herb: Seven come Eleven Soft Shoe Poor Butterfly(w Barney Kessel) Great Guitars at the Winery(live w Charlie Byrd & Barney Kessel). Also, Blues for Herb(Retrospective vol.II) with the great Emily Remler(died much too young). I think itīs up on YouTube. Cheers
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04-05-2010, 11:14 AM
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| He was great, and could get them fingers around the neck pretty fast when he wanted---had to, I guess, playing with Oscar Peterson, who loved fast tempi. Never lost his blues feel, though, and a touch of country / gospel haunts some of his lines.
__________________ "I can not overemphasize how important it is to sing what you play or play what you are singing. You do not have to be a singer. You don't have to sing loudly, or even above your breath. Scatting, as this is sometimes called, directly improves your ability to play what you heard, which in turn sounds less like someone playing memorized patterns." Herb Ellis |
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#7
04-06-2010, 09:59 AM
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| another great pioneer gone... play a few of his tunes... time on the instrument...pierre |
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#8
04-07-2010, 05:42 AM
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| There is a good obituary on HB in the Guardian Herb Ellis obituary | Music | The Guardian |
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#9
04-07-2010, 12:00 PM
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| Yes, he was oke, and yes he played very good, and yes I play his songs and learn every day from him but, ...but at 88 he lived a full life. Can we close this threath, it's now 2010 april,..please,... Thanks Last edited by tuxtux : 04-07-2010 at 12:03 PM. |
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#11
04-07-2010, 03:01 PM
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| I enjoyed the Guardian obituary.
__________________ "I can not overemphasize how important it is to sing what you play or play what you are singing. You do not have to be a singer. You don't have to sing loudly, or even above your breath. Scatting, as this is sometimes called, directly improves your ability to play what you heard, which in turn sounds less like someone playing memorized patterns." Herb Ellis |
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