1991 Terry Gibbs Buddy deFranco Herb Ellis Sextet Memories of You

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Terry Gibbs (vibes), Larry Novak (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Butch Miles (drums)

Recorded in concert at Kimball's East, Emeryville, CA, April 13,15, 1991
 
01 Flying Home (Benny Goodman, Eddie DeLange, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin)
02 Rose Room (Art Hickman, Harry Williams)
03 I Surrender Dear (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)  
04 Dizzy Spells (Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman)
05 Don't Be That Way (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish)
06 Poor Butterfly (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden)
07 Avalon (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose)
08 Memories of you (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf)
09 After You've Gone (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)

1991 Terry Gibbs Buddy deFranco Herb Ellis Sextet Kings of Swing

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Terry Gibbs (vibes), Larry Novak (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Butch Miles (drums)

Recorded in concert at Kimball's East, Emeryville, CA, April 13,15, 1991
 
01 Seven Come Eleven (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman)
02 Soft Winds (Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson)
03 The Man I Love (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
04 Undecided (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers)
05 Body and Soul (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
06 Just One of Those Things (Cole Porter)
07 Stompin' at the Savoy (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf)
08 These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)(Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey)
09 Air Mail Special (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy)

1956 Herb Ellis Ellis in Wonderland

(01-04) Herb Ellis (guitar), Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone), Ray Brown (bass), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Oscar Peterson (piano), Alvin Stoller (drums). Recorded At Radio Recorders, Hollywood on December 28, 1955.
(05-08) Herb Ellis (guitar), Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone), Ray Brown (double bass), Charlie Mariano (alto saxophone), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Oscar Peterson (piano), Alvin Stoller (drums). Recorded At Radio Recorders, Hollywood on January 3, 1956

01 Sweetheart Blues (Herb Ellis)
02 Somebody Loves Me (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva)
03 It Could Happen To You (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
04 Pogo (Herb Ellis)
05 Detour Ahead (Herb Ellis, John Frigo, Lou Carter)
06 Ellis In Wonderland (Herb Ellis)
07 Have You Met Miss Jones? (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
08 A Simple Tune (Jimmy Giuffre)

1957-1959 Herb Ellis Nothing But the Blues

(01-08) "Nothing But The Blues": Stan Getz (tenor sax), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Stan Levey (drums). Recorded in Hollywood, October 11,12, 1957.
(09-15) "Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre": Jimmy Giuffre (tenor sax, baritone sax, arr.), Herb Ellis (guitar), Art Pepper, Bud Shank (alto sax), Richie Kamuca (tenor sax), Lou Levy (piano), Jim Hall (rhythm guitar), Joe Mondragon (bass), Stan Levey (drums). Recorded in Hollywood, March 26, 1959.

01 Pap's Blues (Ray Brown)
02 Big Red's Boogie Woogie (Herb Ellis)
03 Tin Roof Blues (George Brunies, Leon Rappolo, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack)
04 Soft Winds (Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson)    
05 Royal Garden Blues (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams)
06 Patti Cake (Herb Ellis)
07 Blues For Janet (Ray Brown, Herb Ellis)
08 Blues For Junior (Ray Brown)
09 Goose Grease (Jimmy Giuffre, Herb Ellis)
10 When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan)
11 Remember (Jimmy Giuffre)
12 A Country Boy (Herb Ellis)
13 You Know (Jimmy Giuffre)
14 My Old Flame (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
15 People Will Say We're In Love (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)  

1959 Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre

Herb Ellis (guitar), Jimmy Giuffre (tenor & baritone saxophones), Art Pepper, Bud Shank (alto saxophone), Richie Kamuca (tenor saxophone), Lou Levy (piano), Jim Hall (guitar), Joe Mondragon (bass), Stan Levey (drums).

Recorded in Hollywood, California in March 1959.

01 Goose Grease (Herb Ellis, Jimmy Giuffre)
02 When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan)
03 Remember (Irving Berlin)
04 Patricia (Herb Ellis)
05 A Country Boy (Herb Ellis)
06 You Know (Jimmy Giuffre))
07 My Old Flame (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
08 People Will Say We're In Love (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)   

1962 Herb Ellis and the All-Stars Midnight Roll

Herb Ellis (guitar), Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone), Frank Assunto, Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Ray Bryant (piano), Israel Crosby, Jimmy Rowser (bass instrument), Gus Johnson (drums).

Recorded on June 12,14, 1962

01 Broadway (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode)  
02 Gravy Waltz (Ray Brown, Ray Bryant, Steve Allen)
03 Poor Darlin' Nellie (Herb Ellis)
04 Old Folks (Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill)
05 Roy Showed (Herb Ellis)
06 Things Ain'T What They Used To Be (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons)
07 Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell)
08 Symphony (Alex Alstone)
09 It Makes No Difference Now (Jimmie Davis, Floyd Tillman)
10 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)  

1974 Herb Ellis Joe Pass Two for the Road

Joe Pass, Herb Ellis (guitar).

Recorded on January 30 and February 13 & 20, 1974.

01 Love For Sale (Cole Porter)
02 Manha De Carnaval (Carnival)(Luiz Bonfa, Antonio Maria)
03 Am I Blue? (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke)
04 Seven Come Eleven (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman)
05 Guitar Blues (Joe Pass, Herb Ellis)
06 Oh! Lady Be Good (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
07 Cherokee (Ray Noble)
08 Cherokee (Ray Noble)
09 Seulb (Joe Pass, Herb Ellis)
10 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You? (Andy Razaf, Don Redman)
11 Try a Little Tenderness (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry Woods)
12 I've Found a New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams)
13 Angel Eyes (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis)

1980 Charly Byrd Barney Kessel Herb Ellis Great Guitars at the Winery

Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis (guitars), Joe Byrd (bass), Jimmie Smith (drums)

Recorded live during "Vintage Sounds" at the Paul Masson Mountain Rivery, Saratoga, California, july 1980

01 Broadway (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode)
02 Air Mail Special (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy)
03 Body and Soul (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
04 You Took Advantage Of Me (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
05 So Danco Samba (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
06 The Sheik of Araby (Ted Snyder, Harry Smith, Francis Wheeler)
07 Straighten Up And Fly Right (Nat Cole, Irving Mills)
08 Just In Time (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolf Green)
09 It's The Talk Of The Town (Marty Symes, Al J. Neiburg, Jerry Livingston)

1975-1976 Herb Ellis Ray Brown Sextet In the Pocket - After You've Gone, Hot Tracks

(01-07) "After You've Gone" 1974 Concord Jazz Festival: George Duke - Piano, Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet, Herb Ellis - Guitar, Jake Hanna - Drums, Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor), Ray Brown - Bass. Recorded live at Concord Boulevard Park, Concord, California.
(08-15) "Hot Tracks" 1975 studio session. Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet, Herb Ellis - Guitar, Jake Hanna - Drums, Mike Melvoin - Keyboards, Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor), Ray Brown - Bass. Recorded at Western Studios, Hollywood, California.

Disc 1 (After You've Gone)
01 After You've Gone (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)
02 Mitch's Lament (Herb Ellis)
03 Home Grown (Harry "Sweets" Edison)
04 Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills)
05 Detour Ahead (Herb Ellis, John Frigo, Lou Carter)
06 Fatty McSlatty (Ray Brown)
07 Flintstones II (Lynn Bryson, Larry Goldberg, Peggy Shows)

Disc 2 (Hot Tracks)
08 Onion Roll (Herb Ellis)
09 Spherikhal (Ray Brown)
10 But Beautiful (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
11 Blues for Minnie (Ray Brown)
12 Bones (Plas Johnson)
13 So's Your Mother (Mike Melvoin)
14 Squatty Roo (Johnny Hodges)
15 Sweetback (Harry "Sweets" Edison)

Herb Ellis & the Charlie Byrd Trio The Navy Swing

Herb Ellis (guitar), Charlie Byrd (guitar), Buddy Deppenschmidt (drums).

01 Introduction    
02 One Note Samba (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca)
03 Oh! Lady Be Good (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
04 Carolina In the Morning (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)
05 Chung King (Charlie Byrd)
706 Introduction    
07 St. Louis Blues (William Christopher Handy)
08 Someone To Light Up My Life (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Gene Lees)
09 Danco No. 5 (Enrico Granadas)
10 Take Care Of Yourself (Bart Howard)
11 Introduction    
12 Things Ain'T What They Used To Be (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons)
13 Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell)
14 So Danco Samba (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)    
15 Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey)
16 Introduction    
17 Limehouse Blues (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber)
18 When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan)
19 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
20 Bluesette (Jean Thielemans, Norman Gimbel)