Herb Ellis And The All-Stars ‎– The Midnight Roll

2 LPs ON 1 CD

THE COMPLETE SESSIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON A SINGLE RELEASE!

This release contains the outstanding album The Midnight Roll (Epic Stereo BA17034), featuring two All-Star small group formations including Roy Eldridge or Dukes of Dixieland’s Frank Assunto on trumpet, Buddy Tate on tenor sax, Ray Bryant on piano, and on some tracks, the ill-fated bassist Israel Crosby, who is best know for his work with Ahmad Jamal Trio.

Crosby died of a heart attack on August 11, 1962, less than two months after recording this date. All existing tracks from the sessions that were not included on the original LP have been added here as a bonus, as well as an earlier version of Gravy Waltz taped by Ellis in a quartet format the previous year.

PERSONNEL:

HERB ELLIS ALL STARS:

[3-4], [6-9] & [11-15]:
FRANK ASSUNTO, trumpet
BUDDY TATE, tenor sax
RAY BRYANT, piano
HERB ELLIS, guitar
JIMMY ROWSER, bass
GUS JOHNSON, drums

New York, June 12 & 13, 1962.

[1-2], [5], [10] & [16]:
ROY ELDRIDGE, trumpet
BUDDY TATE, tenor sax
RAY BRYANT, piano
HERB ELLIS, guitar
ISRAEL CROSBY, bass
GUS JOHNSON, drums

New York, June 14, 1962

[17] Bonus Track:
VICTOR FELDMAN, vibraphone
HERB ELLIS, guitar
LEROY VINNEGAR, bass
RONNIE ZITO, drums

Los Angeles, October 12, 1961.

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01. Broadway
02. Gravy Waltz
03. Poor Darlin’ Nellie
04, Old Folks
05. Roy Showed
06. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
07. Willow Weep For Me
08. Symphony
09. It Make No Difference Now
10. It Don’t Mean A Thing
11. Harper’s Ferry [John Brown’s Body**
12. Herb’s Here*
13. I Won’t Love You*
14. You’d Better Know It*
15. Too Bad*
16. Alicia*
17. Gravy Waltz [1961 Quartet Version] **
* From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.

TOTAL TIME: 77:32

BOX 7