Ellis in Wonderland

Ellis in Wonderland
Studio album by Herb Ellis
Released	1956
Recorded	December 28, 1955, January 3, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:45
Label	Norgran
Producer	Ken Druker
Herb Ellis chronology
Ellis in Wonderland (1956) Nothing But the Blues (1957)

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Ellis in Wonderland is the debut album by jazz guitarist Herb Ellis, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, and saxophonists Charlie Mariano and Jimmy Giuffre.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Sweetheart Blues" (Herb Ellis) – 4:46
2. "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) – 4:55
3. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:47
4. "Pogo" (Ellis) – 4:45
5. "Detour Ahead" (Lou Carter, Ellis, Johnny Frigo) – 4:03
6. "Ellis in Wonderland" (Ellis) – 3:52
7. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:20
8. "A Simple Tune" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 4:11

Personnel

• Herb Ellis – guitar
• Jimmy Giuffre – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Ray Brown – bass
• Alvin Stoller – drums

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