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Mitchell Herbert Ellis was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson.
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Herb Ellis's 1953 Gibson ES-175
Ray Brown (musician)
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Raymond Matthews Brown was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop in
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…trios in jazz history". Ellis became prominent after performing with the Oscar Peterson Trio from 1953 to 1958, along with pianist Peterson and bassist Ray Brown. He was a somewhat controversial member of the trio, because he was the only white person in the group in a time when racism was still very much…
Brown in a 1961 DownBeat advertisement
Milt Jackson and Ray Brown (left), New York, between 1946 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb 04461)
Brown, c. 1947 in a band with Dizzy Gillespie