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"Days of Wine and Roses" Herb Ellis

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Uploaded by on May 12, 2008

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 http://www.guitarvideos.com/products/vestapol-dvds/detour-ahead-an-afternoon-...

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  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • Sublime.

    

  • mickey rooney talks about his music.. heheh.. just kiddin´

  • God damn, are the bassist and drummer ever out of sync! Drummer's gotta quit dragging

  • @marcelcelmar ..i love that damper sound. i hope i find someone too

  • @tsuyautadragon

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

  • @tsuyautadragon

    Fights feedback!

  • @BloodKnox Keep an open mind my friend! I love Herb but don't let the fans of a style of music influence your perception of the music itself. I won't try to defend screamo but there is a lot of beautiful and musical metal out there. That said, good for you for finding the good stuff early :)

  • @BloodKnox kid, i'm almost 30 and it took me years through the metal and emo crap to learn to appreciate real music. So kudos for your comment and good luck with your guitar studies!

  • 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.

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