Ellis in Wonderland

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Ellis in Wonderland
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1956
RecordedDecember 1955 – January 1956
StudioHollywood, California
GenreJazz
Length48:45
LabelNorgran
ProducerKen Druker
Herb Ellis chronology
Ellis in Wonderland
(1956)
Nothing but the Blues
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[2]

Ellis in Wonderland is the debut album by jazz guitarist Herb Ellis, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, and saxophonists Charlie Mariano and Jimmy Giuffre.[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Sweetheart Blues" (Ellis)4:46
2."Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva/George Gershwin/Ballard MacDonald)4:55
3."It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen)3:47
4."Pogo" (Ellis)4:45
5."Detour Ahead" (Ellis/Lou Carter/Johnny Frigo)4:03
6."Ellis in Wonderland" (Ellis)3:52
7."Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)6:20
8."A Simple Tune" (Jimmy Giuffre)4:11

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Dryden, Ken. "Ellis in Wonderland". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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