Can you give me some jazz guitarists?

YodaSoldia · August 19th, 2004, 07:43 PM

I've been listening to Joshua Redman's Wish album, and I love the guitar work. Can you list some jazz guitarists of many styles please?

Noj · August 19th, 2004, 07:58 PM

A few of my favorites:
Wes Montgomery
Grant Green
Kenny Burrell
Pat Martino
Joe Pass
Jim Hall
George Benson
Ivan "Boogaloo" Joe Jones
Melvin Sparks
Eric Gale
Tal Farlow
Larry Coryell
John McLaughlin
Baden Powell
Joe Gloss
Cornell Dupree
Phil Upchurch

There's also some dude named Django who I haven't checked out yet, and plenty more I don't know or forgot.

Saundra Hummer · August 19th, 2004, 08:12 PM

Noj has a great list, and here is just one more, "Laurindo Almeida", and I hear he played with Bud Shank, and Joe Brown and one more fellow. Who? I forget, (but it's here on the board somewhere, soft swinging jazz or something like that,) and they say they were called the LA4. They have to be fabulous, too many really talented people in that group for the music to not be fantastic. I haven't heard it, but I have owned albums that paired Bud Shank and Laurindo Almeida and they were terrific and really complemented each others playing style.

YodaSoldia · August 19th, 2004, 08:49 PM

where does b.b. king fit in?

Noj · August 19th, 2004, 09:02 PM

BB King is blues.

From my list, Baden Powell plays Brasilian music.

clave · August 20th, 2004, 03:43 AM

Charlie Christian, for the historical perspective and because he was fantastic. Ditto for Django Reinhardt.

if you want to go "outisde," James "Blood" Ulmer might appeal; also Jean-Paul Bourelly [sp? on surname].

NewJazz4Mike · August 20th, 2004, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by YodaSoldia

I've been listening to Joshua Redman's Wish album, and I love the guitar work. Can you list some jazz guitarists of many styles please?

Maybe this is obvious, but the guitarist on "Wish" is Pat Metheny. The Pat Metheny Group aside, Pat has made a few teriffic straight jazz recordings -
"Question and Answer" and "Rejoicing" are both excellent. If you like Metheny with Joshua Redman, you should hear him with Michael Brecker or Joshua's dad, Dewey - they both played with him as far back as "80/81" (can that release really be 23 years old already?). Metheny and Brecker have a natural rapport, apparently. Check out the Metheny touches on several of Brecker's releases - especially "Time is of the Essence" or "Tales From the Hudson". Metheny also adds nicely to alto sax player Kenny Garrett's "Pursuance - the music of John Coltrane". As far as other great jazz guitarists - if you enjoyed Metheny's tone and style, you'd probably love anything by Jim Hall - he has a duet release with Metheny titled, appropriately enough, "Jim Hall and Pat Metheny". Also give a listen to "Dialogues", "By Arrangement", or "Grand Slam", or just about anything by Hall. Many great jazz guitarists - I'm currently listening to a lot of Pat Martino's CDs, and also Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubamba. Check out Lubamba's acoustic guitar on James Carter's "Chasing the Gypsy" for another great recommendation.

Happy listening,
Mike

Scottone · August 20th, 2004, 05:54 AM

Don't want to forget newbies (comparatively) like Mimi Fox and Russell Malone. Mark Elf is an acquired taste for some, and Peter Lietch has some good recordings.
There's a collection of George Benson's early Columbia sides called Benson Burner, which shows why many jazz fans lament his defection to pop almost as much as Nat Cole's.

Mundell Lowe, Kenny Burrell, Danny Gatton and Henry Johnson are worth a listen.

Karl · August 20th, 2004, 06:05 AM

Pat Metheny - his sound and composition is by far not everyones taste but he is a stunning improviser

John Scofield - the most funky thing there is to jazz

Django Reinhardt - not much to say about him - stunning player, especially if you like earlier jazz you'll love him

Terje Mikkelsen - if you want some of the more modern and contemporary players he will be a good choice.

Al di Meola - unbelievable speed but still musically full of flavours

Paco de Lucia - even more unbelievable speed, for those that like the musical means of Flamencojazz _the_ jazz-guitarist

John McLaughlin - he can play practically every style on a very high level.

This seems like a good selection for me to discover all the jazz-guitar-styles in general

[by far not a complete list, though]

Slim Jenkins · August 20th, 2004, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by YodaSoldia

where does b.b. king fit in?

Wherever you can find room if you've got any sense. He may not strictly be a 'jazz' player, but was influenced by the swinging big band sound and made some music in that style. 'I met a fine beautician - in a very fine condition'

Aopen Fors · August 20th, 2004, 07:26 AM

For a good jazz guitar cd check out the soundtrack for the movie 'The Sweet and Lowdown'.

osiris · August 20th, 2004, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Karl

Paco de Lucia - even more unbelievable speed, for those that like the musical means of Flamencojazz _the_ jazz-guitarist

John McLaughlin - he can play practically every style on a very high level.

As i read somewhere, Paco opposes to call him "jazz guitarist". He says that he is stricly Flamenko Guitar Player and just from time to time plays with jazz folks

What about John - man, we can not talk about him just as "very fast picker". He is more than just shredder - his influense on world music _unbelievable_ and matchless. especially among other guitarists...

ps. i'd recommended YodaSoldia to listen to Allan Holdsworth - the Alien on this Earth. IMHO There're no guitarists to compare with.

Tritone Sub · August 20th, 2004, 09:50 AM

He doesn't seem to be well liked in these parts, but I'll go ahead and mention Bill Frisell. If you're interested in hearing a somewhat different sound out of the instrument check out Dave Douglas' "Strange Liberation". If you don't like Frisell's work on that then just mentally edit out his contributions and enjoy the rest of that great album. If you do like his work on there then maybe check out what he's done with Paul Motian and of course, his work as a leader.

Karl · August 20th, 2004, 10:19 AM

Hmm, well, Flamenco <-> Jazz <-> FlamencoJazz.

I would not say the works of Paco de Lucia are all 100% Flamenco and 0% jazz. Actually i cannot imagine flamenco to be absolutely without any jazzy parts. But whatever it is, played well it can be very nice music ... of course Paco is a lot more than speed, but speed is the most obvious thing that defines his style.

JAMF · August 20th, 2004, 11:11 AM

Johnny Smith. I didn't have anything by him until I got the Mosaic. Now he's close to the top of my faves list.

August 19th, 2004, 07:43 PM	#1
YodaSoldia Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	Can you give me some jazz guitarists? I've been listening to Joshua Redman's Wish album, and I love the guitar work. Can you list some jazz guitarists of many styles please?

August 19th, 2004, 08:12 PM	#3
Saundra Hummer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Coast Posts: 15,295	Noj has a great list, and here is just one more, "Laurindo Almeida", and I hear he played with Bud Shank, and Joe Brown and one more fellow. Who? I forget, (but it's here on the board somewhere, soft swinging jazz or something like that,) and they say they were called the LA4. They have to be fabulous, too many really talented people in that group for the music to not be fantastic. I haven't heard it, but I have owned albums that paired Bud Shank and Laurindo Almeida and they were terrific and really complemented each others playing style. __________________ Sandi from Hermosa Beach

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August 19th, 2004, 07:58 PM	#2
Noj Future Primitive Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,631	A few of my favorites: Wes Montgomery Grant Green Kenny Burrell Pat Martino Joe Pass Jim Hall George Benson Ivan "Boogaloo" Joe Jones Melvin Sparks Eric Gale Tal Farlow Larry Coryell John McLaughlin Baden Powell Joe Gloss Cornell Dupree Phil Upchurch There's also some dude named Django who I haven't checked out yet, and plenty more I don't know or forgot.

August 19th, 2004, 08:49 PM	#4
YodaSoldia Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	where does b.b. king fit in?

August 19th, 2004, 09:02 PM	#5
Noj Future Primitive Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,631	BB King is blues. From my list, Baden Powell plays Brasilian music.

August 20th, 2004, 03:43 AM	#6
clave Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,284	Charlie Christian, for the historical perspective and because he was fantastic. Ditto for Django Reinhardt. if you want to go "outisde," James "Blood" Ulmer might appeal; also Jean-Paul Bourelly [sp? on surname].

August 20th, 2004, 05:54 AM	#8
Scottone jazz throat Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on the road Posts: 261	Don't want to forget newbies (comparatively) like Mimi Fox and Russell Malone. Mark Elf is an acquired taste for some, and Peter Lietch has some good recordings. There's a collection of George Benson's early Columbia sides called Benson Burner, which shows why many jazz fans lament his defection to pop almost as much as Nat Cole's. Mundell Lowe, Kenny Burrell, Danny Gatton and Henry Johnson are worth a listen.

August 20th, 2004, 06:05 AM	#9
Karl Woodhugger Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 696	Pat Metheny - his sound and composition is by far not everyones taste but he is a stunning improviser John Scofield - the most funky thing there is to jazz Django Reinhardt - not much to say about him - stunning player, especially if you like earlier jazz you'll love him Terje Mikkelsen - if you want some of the more modern and contemporary players he will be a good choice. Al di Meola - unbelievable speed but still musically full of flavours Paco de Lucia - even more unbelievable speed, for those that like the musical means of Flamencojazz _the_ jazz-guitarist John McLaughlin - he can play practically every style on a very high level. This seems like a good selection for me to discover all the jazz-guitar-styles in general [by far not a complete list, though]

August 20th, 2004, 07:26 AM	#11
Aopen Fors Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4	For a good jazz guitar cd check out the soundtrack for the movie 'The Sweet and Lowdown'.

August 20th, 2004, 09:50 AM	#13
Tritone Sub Have a Little Faith Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Merry Land Posts: 1,150	He doesn't seem to be well liked in these parts, but I'll go ahead and mention Bill Frisell. If you're interested in hearing a somewhat different sound out of the instrument check out Dave Douglas' "Strange Liberation". If you don't like Frisell's work on that then just mentally edit out his contributions and enjoy the rest of that great album. If you do like his work on there then maybe check out what he's done with Paul Motian and of course, his work as a leader.

August 20th, 2004, 10:19 AM	#14
Karl Woodhugger Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 696	Hmm, well, Flamenco <-> Jazz <-> FlamencoJazz. I would not say the works of Paco de Lucia are all 100% Flamenco and 0% jazz. Actually i cannot imagine flamenco to be absolutely without any jazzy parts. But whatever it is, played well it can be very nice music ... of course Paco is a lot more than speed, but speed is the most obvious thing that defines his style.

August 20th, 2004, 11:11 AM	#15
JAMF Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Windy City Posts: 69	Johnny Smith. I didn't have anything by him until I got the Mosaic. Now he's close to the top of my faves list.