Ellis in Wonderland

Ellis in Wonderland
Studio album by Herb Ellis
Released	February 1956
Recorded	December 1955 – January 1956
Studio	Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:39
Label	Norgran
Producer	Ken Druker
Herb Ellis chronology
Ellis in Wonderland (1956) Nothing but the Blues (1957)

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweetheart Blues" (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" (Ellis/Lou Carter/Johnny Frigo)	4:03
6.	"Ellis in Wonderland" (Ellis)	3:52
7.	"Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)	6:20
8.	"A Simple Tune" (Jimmy Giuffre)	4:11

Personnel

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

References

1. Dryden, Ken. "Ellis in Wonderland". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 442. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.