Barney Kessel & Herb Ellis - Poor Butterfly (1977) [Jazz][m3 320

Barney Kessel & Herb Ellis - Poor Butterfly
Year: 1977
Label: Concord Jazz (1995)
Total time: 42:41
Quality: 320 kbps

Herb Ellis had previously recorded with fellow guitarists Charlie Byrd, Joe Pass and Freddie Green, but this early Concord album (reissued on CD) was his first meeting on records with Barney Kessel. It is of little surprise that the two complementary players (who had both been with the Oscar Peterson Trio at different times in the 1950s) work together quite well. With fine support from bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Jake Hanna, Kessel and Ellis (both generally easy to identify) swing their way through some mostly little-played standards, including "Early Autumn" and "Dearly Beloved," plus a few originals by the co-leaders. Fans of the bop guitar will want this sprightly collaboration. ~ Scott Yanow, AMG

Personnel:
Barney Kessel (Guitar)
Herb Ellis (Guitar)
Monty Budwig (Double Bass)
Jake Hanna (Drums)

Barney Kessel & Herb Ellis - Poor Butterfly Tracks:
01 Dearly Beloved (Jerome Kern/Johnny Mercer) 3:24
02 Monsieur Armand (Dan Kessel/David Kessel) 4:24
03 Poor Butterfly (John Golden/Raymond Hubbell) 3:49
04 Make Someone Happy (Betty Comden/Adolp Green/Jule Styne) 8:37
05 Early Autumn (Woody Herman/Ralph Burns) 4:39
06 Hello (Herb Ellis) 3:34
07 Blueberry Hill (Al Lewis/Larry Stock/Vincent Rose) 3:09
08 I'm Lover (Herb Ellis) 5:15
09 Brigitte (Betty Jane Barker) 5:45