"Days of Wine and Roses" Herb Ellis

Jazz guitar legend Herb Ellis talks about his big band era experience, and performs "Days of Wine and Roses." From the Vestapol DVD "Detour Ahead: An Afternoon With Herb Ellis." More info at stefan-grossmans-guitar-works...

[@absurdplanet]

RIP Herb... One of the finest Swing guitarists around.

[@amsedelm]

Herb is till kicking ass! Damn, he sounds great.

[@ArkRed1]

Use to go to Herb Ellis guitar clinics, and the man always knocked me out. He made it look so damn easy. RIP Mr. Herb, your work on earth is done. Thank you so much for turning me on to swing-jazz guitar. You were a classic.

[@benoitbeguigne3338]

Mister Herby yeah !!!!

[@JAZZMANICK]

Grate video.Thanks

[@pvelectric]

Jackie Gleason, in a rare TV show, features the Dorsey brothers on a New Years Eve special, and Bird also mentions the Dorsey sax brother as one of his early influences. Herb Ellis can make a trio sound like a full orchestra. One of the greatest guitarists who ever lived.

[@sawabojo]

this video made me smile

[@TheJofrica]

"...I can do it well because I enjoy it..." YES!

[@roftedele]

yeah herb

[@deangelico]

Sad loss to the great jazz guitar elite. R.I.P Herb

[@Boldstrummer]

RIP Herb The band up there is getting so awesome. You will be missed.

[@MrHowmer]

Brilliant.

[@roftedele]

vai herb!

[@AllenPinchloaf]

the master at work

[@bgbreakdown]

Sublime.

[@YellowStudios]

amazing

[@rockGA12]

Rest in peace Herb Ellis, Great forever !!!!¡¡¡¡ Guitar Hero: Herb Ellis edition lml

[@NAFTALI2]

I agree that Herb is underrated--just try playing along with some Oscar Peterson and see how easy that is. But Kessel, he just knows so much more harmony than anyone else, by far. Everyone has their niche. They play how they feel, they play how they want to. Another comment says Herb is 86 here--playing jazz is good for your health!

[@shecky308]

@kjuergens1985 That is called a string damper.

[@RobertFairweatherMusic]

Bye Herb...

[@ZakNotMuzak]

For a kid who calls himself BloodKnox you have incredible taste lol

[@motoertot]

cool and the kids

[@marcelcelmar]

@tsuyautadragon with the damper the open strings sound less bright so they sound more like the other notes

[@NickinDK]

Herb always seemed to me to be kind of underrated. I know this may provoke angry reactions, but I always thought that the real star of The Great Guitars was Herb. At least in that context, Barney's playing was often very sloppy, and Byrd's playing seemed to me somewhat stiff. Herb was always playing cleanly and swinging hard at the same time.

[@jazz1bro]

@tsuyautadragon Fights feedback!

[@kjuergens1985]

What's the thing called that's built into his guitar above the first fret that silences the strings?

[@FungSTM]

who play the bass ?

[@daniilkravtsov9418]

when base took over a I've had an out of body experience

[@babinm]

Herb Ellis played songs written by great composers whose songs were featured in Movies and Musicals as well as orchestral performances. To compare him to metal is ridiculous metal composers are in the bands. Metal does have it's virtuosos but the compositions are modal with few modulations or key center changes. Metal has frenetic and constantly changing ryhthmic patterns swing jazz is much more steady. No way similar not to mention culture clash.

[@jazzster123]

I'm not so sure he's at his best here. sounds a bit sloppy, or is it just me?

[@greatvanzini]

No you're correct. It is just a nice tribute to him. When he was younger he was spot on just all the time. Also I'm not fond of his tone here.

[@ryanz06]

I think the backup band have hard time following the rhythm