Seven Come Eleven

Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis And Joe Pass | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B0000006RU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  DVD Audio  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,829 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. In a Mellow Tone

2. Seven Come Eleven

3. Prelude to a Kiss

4. Perdido

5. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

6. Easy Living

7. Concord Blues

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz Guitar Mastery, February 8, 2001

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Douglas T Martin (Alpharetta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven Come Eleven (Audio CD)

"Seven Come Eleven" was recorded at the Concord Summer Festival right after the recording of "Jazz/Concord". Guitarist Herb Ellis and longtime collaborators Ray Brown (bass) and Jake Hanna (drums) are joined by Joe Pass, more famous for his solo guitar excursions. This recording captures four great musicians, all playing at their peaks, just jamming and having a good time. The set opens with a swinging version of Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone" called out by Ellis to the band before they play. Between songs Ray Brown says he wants to play something fast; Ellis barks "Seven Come Eleven - right now!", and the race is on - Ellis and Pass' solo duets/duals bring loud responses from the crowd numerous times. With some occasional off-mic comments between the bandmembers and some question about the upcoming songs (did they even plan a set list?) this recording has all the fun and looseness of a live gig in a small club. No jazz guitar collection is complete without it.

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a swingin' fun jazz guitar album, January 7, 2012

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Dave Lincoln (DFW, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seven Come Eleven (Audio CD)

I'm a jazz guitarist and avid collector of jazz guitar recordings. There are a lot of jazz guitar albums that you buy that are good, but never really speak to you enough to get multiple plays. Somehow, this one was one I kept going back to. The spirit and mood is fun and swinging. You get the feeling that Herb and Joe really liked each other, but they weren't going to sit back, idly, and let the other one top them. It's spirited great jazz guitar, with wonderful interplay, that I think most fans of the genre will thoroughly enjoy.

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly enjoyable collection, February 28, 2008

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red herring (Chicago) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Seven Come Eleven (Hybr) (Audio CD)

This is, above all, a fun album--the musicianship is superb and the group was obviously enjoying themselves during the performance, which comes across clearly in the recording. All the songs are exceptional, but to me the standout is "Concord Blues"--it absolutely flies, both with the chugging rhythm section and the guitar interplay. The Pass solo (the second of the two) starts off softly and then builds to the point that all someone on the recording can do is whistle (whew!) with the perfection of it. I've had more people ask me what this song is when I've played it than any other--it's worth the price of the CD alone. By the way, the CD entitled "Arrival" in the Amazon listing appears to be the same album as this.