CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Herb Ellis, "Texas Swings" (1992)

Today, we remember Texas jazz guitarist Herb Ellis, who has passed at 88 in his Los Angeles home after a long bout with Alzheimer's. Over a career that spanned six decades, Ellis worked with a number of legends, including Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong and in the classic line-up of the acclaimed Oscar Peterson Trio. Here's one of our favorite Ellis recordings, from off the beaten path...

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