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Herb Ellis

real name Mitchell Herbert Ellis

jazz guitarist

Farmersville, United States · 1921-08-04 – 2010-03-28

Herb Ellis is credited on 3,417 releases across 751 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,417

Credits

751

Albums

8

Decades active

453

In collections

Biography

Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010) was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson.

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Credited work

3,417 releases · 751 albums · active 1951–2026

  • Performance · 4,517
  • Other credits · 102
  • Production · 21

Studios: Village Vanguard · Capitol Studios · Chicago Civic Opera House · Coast Recorders

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