dem00n Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Les Paul? Joe Pass? Wes? Lenny Breau? Chet? Tal Farlow? Who do you think?
zigzag Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Wes is my favorite. I'm also a huge Kenny Burrell fan. I think I like them best because they bring a little blues into their playing. Grant Green does that, too.
Pin Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 A "how long is a piece of string" question if ever there was one! All the greats are really unbeatable because what made them great is their difference. But I am a fan of chord melody style more than anything else so Joe Pass features very high as does the inimitable Ted Greene. I also am a great fan of Barry Galbraith.
jdgm Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Good question and unanswerable...Django, Charlie Christian, Wes, Kenny Burrell were probably the biggest influences on 'straight' jazz guitar. Jim Hall is an unique voice and still active....is Burrell? And Van Eps, Joe Pass et al took solo jazz guitar to an astonishingly high level. Then via Jimi to Mclaughlin, Holdsworth and the myriad fusion kings; Scofield and Metheny are still top here in terms of recordings, concerts and who they've played with in the past, but neither beats Mclaughlin who just turned 70! And - would anyone put Stanley Jordan in their list?
spacealf Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin - Mediterranian Sun Dance Live
Duende Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Aside from the usual suspects; some of my favourites are the gypsy guitarist, Jimmy Rosenberg (Kris here put me onto him a few years back), Howard Alden (did the soundtrack for the excellent Woody Allan film Sweet and Lowdown) and a guy named Matt Otton... Otton is the least well know of the above; so here is a clip of one of my heroes Matt Otton. I love his liquid like playing style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=499sfJYVZSA&feature=related Matt
charlie brown Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Also, along with those, already mentioned, is (too often overlooked) Johnny Smith! CB
S t e v e Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Les Paul? Joe Pass? Wes? Lenny Breau? Chet? Tal Farlow? Who do you think? don't know don't care, jazz is what comes out your bottom IMO
zigzag Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 don't know don't care, jazz is what comes out your bottom IMO Goober.
dem00n Posted February 7, 2012 Author Posted February 7, 2012 don't know don't care, jazz is what comes out your bottom IMO I think thats the most stupid thing youve said in a while.
S t e v e Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Goober. my opinion, don't like it? i don't care...fact.
S t e v e Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I think thats the most stupid thing youve said in a while. read above.
Artie Owl Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I'm learning more about Charlie Christian and George Benson right now. If you like jazz, and guitar then you should too.
57classic Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Wes, John McLaughlin, Pat Martino, Lenny Breau, Joe Pass
saturn Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I used to listen to a guy named John Pizzarelli who was very good. I've kinda forgotten about him over the years though. Maybe I should re-discover him.
jaxson50 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I couldn't pick just one. It would be like standing in a rose garden and picking just one as the best. Why would I do that when I can enjoy the whole garden?
pippy Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I can't say he was ''The Greatest Jazz Guiarist Ever' but the person whom I love listening to above all others is Django. He never ceases to astonish me with his inventiveness and his interplay with Grappelli is magical. Other than that : Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Charlie Christian would be my main choices. P.
Daryl M Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I always liked George Benson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vOL_UQw6o
bobouz Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 or..... That's the guy. Been listening to him since the early '70s, and still do almost every day.
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