Shamblin & Ellis play "There'll Never Be Another You"

Eldon Shamblin (who was an inspiration to jazz guitar great Charlie Christian) and Herb Ellis (one of Christian's great followers) perform the jazz standard "There'll Never Be Another You." From the Vestapol DVD "Charlie Christian: The Life and Music of the Legendary Jazz Guitarist." More info at stefan-grossma...

[@Videosonyourwebsite]

Eldon was my guitar teacher in 1964

[@christopherpage9859]

Do you have any hand outs/instructional materials that he gave you during your lessons with him?

[@Videosonyourwebsite]

@@christopherpage9859 Geez, that was 1964. So, no.

[@saradamsmc]

Absolutely lovely

[@PhilipAndrewEmerson]

Two of the greats...Check out Shamblin's moving bass lines while playing chords...a true master...and Ellis is such Texas Bop...great stuff...about as good as it gets!...

[@joeep46]

Phil Emerson I was wondering who the bass player was . that was incredible.

[@stephenjames4937]

Beautiful. A privilege to hear two great masters like this.

[@AllenPinchloaf]

This is great glad I found it

[@mlaprarie]

Wonder what happened to the rest of this concert video? This was Oklahoma City around 1996. I was there, and it was a great show. The video crew said they were filming this for a PBS documentary. Anyway there was a smokin' version of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" that included a great guitar solo and vocal by Eldon Shamblin. Eldon was pretty far up in years by this time and suffered from severe arthritis. Yet his rhythm playing is still outstanding. Truly one of the greats.

[@instrumentenfreak]

respect. this age and this skills - wow

[@Boldstrummer]

It is human nature to put our heros up on a pedestal, and to overlook obvious weak areas of their playing. I'm glad you like jazz and I'm glad that there are enough players for us to choose who we like.

[@Boldstrummer]

Joe was incredible. We were going to do some work together, but then he died. . He was so generous with other musicians. He paid me to trancribe some of his tunes for copyright. He didn't have to do that, but it was his way to help a struggling musician. Joe and Herb were especially good together.

[@gypsyfire032011]

At 3:20, it looks like Herb pulls his watch out of his pocket to see what time it is - Pure class.

[@SuperReelmccoy]

Love Eldon, Tommy, Herb Bass?

[@1doctoma]

It aint Charlie...But it aint chicken either...lovely....thanks for posting.

[@SlikkTim]

Hahah gotta love your image (thinking 'bout the meal). Didn't know at all bout this guy but man can he swing. Monster tone as well. I'm a Grant green fan so nice single note bop with a bright tone always gets me :D

[@davidthayer6969]

just great

[@Shawn1Thomas]

@2:05 bah bah bah bah bah bah bahba bah

[@twangbarfly]

Hey there Herbert, not often you're right, but you're dead wrong again, blue. I'm not upset. I'm having a good laugh watching you box yourself into a corner; I'm just giving you a gentle nudge in the right direction and you are doing all the hard work yourself - and making it look easy to boot! Look out sport, seconds out!

[@mats9863]

GOOD!!

[@acohen1980]

Just wonderful playing...straight ahead & sweet...which seems to go over the heads of quite a few of the below 'technical' experts...sad really

[@czzham]

As a music educator, more specifically a guitar, drum/percussion, & theory/composition educator/performer, I totally agree. To be more street, fuck assholes that rap shit but can't blow. Amen. out

[@funstuff2006]

I can't play bass - can barely play guitar - so I might be out of line here, but I think I would go one further and turf the guy with the electric altogether in and bring in a proper 'standup bass.' To me it looks like Herb called for Eldon to Solo at around 2:50, and that god-aweful electric bass tone just stepped all over his chords.

[@SuperReelmccoy]

I haven't scanned all the comments to see what some bimbo said and why they said it just go to your rap song and comment on it and leave this site alone is what I suggest I don't go bashing any music I just don't watch what I don't prefer. Eldon had sold his Prototype of the Stratocaster Leo gave him the first one he made to try out and if he liked it to keep it also a amplifier but the guitar lives on. This Guitar is the Fender Gave him later by Bill & Linda Carson Fender Rep. Bill has passed 2

[@paulgibby6932]

3:17 Herb checking when this gig is over?

[@acohen1980]

idiot....

[@twangbarfly]

I've read some nonsense on KZbin from ignorant posters, but trust the jazz gurus to attempt to outdo all their "vulgar" rock friends with a pathetic attack on the non-orthodox opinions of people like Boldstrummer. His opinion is as valid as yours - at the very least, and unlike his detractors, he has the merit of offering a reasoned argument in support of his opinions, but this is not enough for the self-appointed high priests of jazz orthodoxy.

[@twangbarfly]

Go on Mr Herbert, entertain us all with your agile humour - from the man who brought us the miraculous transition from "twangbarfly" to "twangs4nothing" via "twangwon'tfly". You're dead on, son, you're a real laugh a minute ... a true featherweight.

[@pauljbleemusic]

they r so old now

[@darkhoarse820]

What a legend...The Jazz world has truly lost another top great in Herb Ellis. I had to restrain myself from crying in the Tucson airport when I heard of his death last night...(and Eldon Shamblin was completely disrespected during what should have been a great solo...I bet it was, too.

[@vandemr]

I think Eldon was more of a master than Freddie Green. Both were great but Eldon's chord vocabulary and counter lines made him the greatest rhythm guitar player of all time. (in my opinion)

[@Boldstrummer]

I hear that he must be one of your influences and that your trying to defend him. Good for you. I meant no disrespect. It was mostly factual, I suppose the corny is a value judgment. Just not to my taste. I think he actually might agree with me. He happened to be at the right place at the right time. Oscar deseves the main credit for his impact on jazz history. I've studied and played with many of the great jazz players of the last century and I I believe my opinion is an informed one.

[@twangbarfly]

Aherm, to whom exactly are you referring here? Me I suppose - perhaps you would care to tell me EXACTLY WHERE I - or anyone on here for that matter - "made a definitive statement that a legend of the jazz world can't play"?

[@mcmahonml]

Anyone know what year this was?

[@acohen1980]

+Melody McMahon : 1996 in Oklahoma.......Eldon was born in 1916 while Herb was born in 1927....

[@Boldstrummer]

You a rock musician?

[@RustamSafaraliev]

not enough now like Herb Ellis!

[@Boldstrummer]

I'm not putting Herb down in any way. It's just I prefer other players, Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, Howard Roberts . . . Lester Young was awesome, but some people like Bird. I happen to like a straight ahead bebop style as opposed to swing style. Apples and oranges.

[@rollingrok]

this guy inspire george benson aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagrrr...

[@alansouzacruz970]

Guitar héroes 🎸

[@aurelienpk]

yeah, I'd like to know too. It's not all about speed, please, grow up!

[@KittraKittra]

Taste.

[@Modes9]

Hey, it's no better than Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Pat Martino, or Lenny Breau...but it's no worse either. Without late swing or early bebop, not of the later innovations would have been possible. I love the modern stuff, but I RESPECT THE ELDERS! Peace, Eric

[@Boldstrummer]

Why are you so rude? You would like to believe that I haven't played with some of the greats. Pics of me and Barney Kessel. Same with Joe Pass. By attacking me instead of understanding what I'm saying it's clear you are insecure in your position and just want to be right. It's not a big deal, we have different tastes. It was a free country. . .

[@callasexperience]

yep struggling or what

[@CadillacL]

;;;snapping fingers;;;;listen to it swing boys & girls. Doesn't get much sweeter.

[@twangbarfly]

Argh - here comes Herbert plodding out of his corner to land the sucker punch ... drum roll, fanfare... "Take that - from *me and my immensely witty copy*!". Ouch!!! Man, you're so bad you're almost good!!!!

[@looselatigo]

standad445's comment demonstrates that he knows nothing about music. Shamblin and Ellis forgot more about guitar than members of Metallica will ever learn.

[@twangbarfly]

Get a grip, sport! You can't resist jumping into things with those overgrown feet of yours and then ranting about others being deluded. 1) I never agreed on here with Boldstrummer, you misread 2) I never claimed to live in France, you assumed it 3) You assumed I'm English 4) I'm not a guitar teacher/salesman and none of the other ridiculous assertions you make apply 5) I love Bird 6) I love Carlton 7) So far, you're the one making a steady stream of asinine comments.

[@Boldstrummer]

I've not called you any names or engaged in judging you personally. It's really totally unnecessary. I feel sad because I would just like to connect with other musicians and venture my opinion without being attacked personally. Just having a different opinion or different taste in music, does not make me an "asshole".

[@twangbarfly]

It really is tedious to come on here and argue uselessly with someone whose idea of social interaction is to trawl around You Tube looking for arguments but clearly doesn't know their musical, grammatical, or linguistic arse from their elbow. Yep, you managed to spew out the definition of "fawning", but you conveniently overlook the fact that it is meaningless when used by you in the context of your message.

[@Boldstrummer]

Ole Ellis always sounded corny to me. He very rarely does double time phrases. Very dated playing. His comping swimgs though. And to be fair, he's a bit out of his prime. Anyone who has played with Oscar Peterson has my respect.

[@twangbarfly]

Before attempting to deride other people's prose, you should think seriously about mastering a first language for yourself, since you are clearly struggling through the neanderthal stages of your own linguistic development. Go and look up "fawning" in a dictionary before you start peppering your inane prose with words you think will look good, but which merely betray your ignorance, as if it wasn't already out there for all to see!