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In the Night
- Artist: Herb Ellis
- Rating:
- Release Date: 1958
- Total Time: 57:47
- Genre: Jazz
Review
Guitarist Herb Ellis considers this is his favorite personal album and it is easy to see why. With trumpeter Roy Eldridge and tenor saxophonist Stan Getz contributing contrasting but equally rewarding solos and lots of inspired riffing while bassist Ray Brown and drummer Stan Levey join Ellis in the pianoless rhythm section, these performances have plenty of color and drive. Ellis does indeed stick to the blues during the original eight selections yet there is also a surprising amount of variety. This CD reissue has been augmented by four numbers from 1958 originally recorded for a European soundtrack. Getz, Eldridge, and Coleman Hawkins all have their features but Dizzy Gillespie fares best. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Pap's Blues | Ray Brown, |
Herb Ellis | (7:06) |
| Big Red's Boogie Woogie | Herb Ellis, |
Herb Ellis | (5:39) |
| Tin Roof Blues | Ben Pollack, Georg Brunis, |
Herb Ellis | (3:00) |
| Soft Winds | Benny Goodman | Herb Ellis | (6:02) |
| Royal Garden Blues | Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams | Herb Ellis | (4:46) |
| Patti Cake | Herb Ellis | Herb Ellis | (6:02) |
| Blues for Janet | Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Stuff Smith | Herb Ellis | (7:13) |
| Blues for Junior | Ray Brown | Herb Ellis | (4:51) |
| Les Tricheurs | Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz, |
Herb Ellis | (3:12) |
| Clo's Blues | Coleman Hawkins | Herb Ellis | (3:20) |
| Phil's Tune | Roy Eldridge | Herb Ellis | (4:20) |
| Mic's Jump | Dizzy Gillespie | Herb Ellis | (2:16) |
