Guitar great Herb Ellis passed away last weekend due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 88.
Heavily influenced by Charlie Christian, he was a very influential player in his own right and went on to play with jazz giants Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson. In remembrance, I am going to dig out my copy of "The Oscar Peterson Trio at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival [Live]" which is a great, swinging recording.
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