Favorite jazz guitarists?

[DBrooks0022]

Please list some of your favorite jazz guitarists...I'm trying to expand my jazz listening. I'm already a big fan of Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Djago Reinhardt...pretty much the guys that most jazz guitarists know. So I'm looking for the "lesser-known" talents.

[poolshark]

Freddie Green is a great example of the subtleties of jazz guitar. Fast forward to 4:30 for a rare solo:

 

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Can't teach that kind of groove.

[Fendson]

Here are some of my favorites.

 

John Scofield

Barney Kessel

Herb Ellis

Tal Farlow

Grant Green

Oz Noy

Wayne Krantz

John Abercrombie

Lenny Breau

Kenny Burrel

Larry Coryell

Alex Skolnick

Bireli Lagrene

Bill Frisell

Eric Gale

Ted Greene

Steve Khan

[Pascal]

Django Reinhardt

Rene Thomas

Jim Hall

Grant Green

John Scofield

Bill Frisell

Marc Ribot

Derek Bailey

Marc Ducret

Nelson Veras

John Abercrombie

Nels Cline

 

 

For example.

[timmay8612]

Gotta love the Pats...

 

Pat Martino

Pat Metheny

[Northstar]

Django

[DaleH]

Like Carlton

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[Stackabones]

Stochelo Rosenberg

 

Marty Grosz

 

Johnny Smith

[Alexbiscuit]

 

Please list some of your favorite jazz guitarists...I'm trying to expand my jazz listening. I'm already a big fan of Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Djago Reinhardt...pretty much the guys that most jazz guitarists know. So I'm looking for the "lesser-known" talents.

 

 

george benson while he's playing guitar

 

BEFORE his weak love song days

[klinefelter]

Everyone that's been listed already are great players - here's a few more:

 

George Van Eps (note the 7th string!):

 

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Jimmy Raney:

 

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Mundell Lowe (interesting lead-up to the performance but the playing begins at 2:40):

 

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Johnny Smith:

 

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Billy Bauer:

 

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Charlie Byrd:

 

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Robert Conti:

 

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Billy Bean:

 

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[Espresso]

Jimmy Bruno

 

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Kurt Rosenwinkel

 

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[Faber]

Scofield - first and foremost him, his playing just speaks to me.

 

For more trad sounds it's either Wes or Kenny Burrell.

[Dougie.Douglas]

Gotta be Joe Pass.

[FoonkySteve]

Gotta be Joe Pass.

 

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Also well worth checking out is Julian Coryell (Larry's son!)

[Muddslide]

I think Grant Green deserves to be mentioned again.

 

As far as older cats, I don't think anyone has mentioned Eddie Lang. Here;s a nice duet he did with the (also great) Carl Kress less than a year before he (Lang) died at the age of 31:

 

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Also, Roy Smeck was just as well known for playing lap steel, banjo, ukulele and various other stringed instruments, but he was quite one hell of a jazz guitarist.

 

Lonnie Johnson is typically regarded as a bluesman, but he encompassed a great deal more. Dig this piece that ranges from blues to ragtime to jazz:

 

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Blind Blake is another guitarist often lumped in with bluesmen, though he was as much if not more of a ragtime guitarist. And a friggin' great one. Here's a tasty track he cut in 1927 with someone playing 'bones' (similar to playing spoons) accompanying him. Smokin':

 

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[brianeharmonjr]

REALLY been diggin Barney Kessel lately, but he's not too obscure. Also, been listening to Les Paul Trio stuff. Nothing against Mary, but the trio stuff is more jazzy.

[Jkater]

My favorites are Django, Joe Pass, West Montgomery and our very own MikeSF.

[Oldskool Texas]

+1 on Bill Frisell, but I'm not sure if most people would consider him jazz. I do.

[Lonnie99]

He's a newer guy in comparison, but I'm a big fan of Norman Brown. I've got a couple of his CDs and they get lots of play in the car.

 

[cratz2]

Adam Levy who is a jazz guitarist, but plays more 'jazzy' than 'jazz' with Norah Jones. Not sure if they are still together, but if you get the chance to catch them at a smaller venue, maybe in a college town, he is absolutely fantastic! I've never tried to cop anyone's vibe specifically but as much as I love Gilmour, Knopfler, etc etc... he is probably the guy that sounds the most like I would, if I was more diligent.

 

Pretty decent in the studio, certainly more restrained energy live... great dynamics and he knows how to build up tension. Fine player.

[jonny guitar]

REALLY been diggin Barney Kessel lately, but he's not too obscure. .

 

Barney doesn't get nearly enough love....that man was one swinging dude.

 

 

 

If you can find Tommy Tedesco's solo jazz album it is pretty damn impressive.

 

Danny Gatton has some really nice jazz songs, and lastly, Lenny Breau was just amazing and is certainly worth checking out -- youtube Genuis of Lenny Breau and you will get several awesome vids.

[ModernSaloon]

Oscar Aleman.

[meandi]

One of my favorites is Eldon Shamblin.

He played for years with Bob Wills Texas playboys.

Aside from the silly E-haws, the playboys were essentially a jazz band with a steel guitar.

Shamblin & several other of the playboys were out of big band/jazz.

[jonny guitar]

One of my favorites is Eldon Shamblin. He played for years with Bob Wills Texas playboys. Aside from the silly E-haws, the playboys were essentially a jazz band with a steel guitar.

 

 

Fantastic Texas Swing Band...great beer drinking music too awwww hhaaaa.