Best jazz guitarists

[floyde]

I want to teach myself to play "proper" jazz guitar but I'm pretty much ignorant about this particular genre. What good jazz artists/albums (that feature a great guitarist of course) do you guys know? I don't wan't easy stuff, I want to learn from the best :cool: :) thanks

[sorryiwasdreami]

Try anything from Pat Metheny.

[----Bowie----]

Django Reinhardt

[tsaxer]

Joe Pass is a well-respected virtuoso from the 60's and 70's, also Herb Ellis. These are less 'contemporary' than Methany, and (to me) more interesting to listen to. And if you really want to flip out, listen to Django Reinhart, the man was supersonic with only two functional digits!

Use the iTMS to get an idea of these guys.

[Blue Velvet]

Another: John Scofield :cool:

[CubaTBird]

check these guys out.. all on itms

Peter White
Norman Brown
Chieli Minucci
Craig Chaquico
Nils
George Benson
Joyce Cooling
Lee Ritenour
Marc Antoine
Richard Smith
Jeff Golub
Paul Jackson Jr.
Paul Brown
Steve Oliver

[Cooknn]

Lee Ritenour (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum%3FplaylistId%3D1953327&hl=en&ie=UTF-8) gets my vote as well.

[floyde]

It seems like I'm going to be spending a lot of $$ on cds :eek: . It's too bad there's no iTMS where I live. Oh well, at least I get the 30 second samples... Is there anything preventing me (legal, moral or otherwise) from buying songs at the US iTMS?

[brepublican]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Earl Klugh. Shocked actually. Earl Klugh is THE best Jazz guitarist ever. Kinda ironic really, because he doesn't consider himself a Jazz player, rather, he prefers to be called an "acoustic guitarist".

Pick up both volumes of his 'Best of' collection on iTMS and take a chill pill, you shan't be dissappointed.

[sahnert]

wes montgomery
freddy green

[brepublican]

It seems like I'm going to be spending a lot of $$ on cds :eek: . It's too bad there's no iTMS where I live. Oh well, at least I get the 30 second samples... Is there anything preventing me (legal, moral or otherwise) from buying songs at the US iTMS?
Oh. Well, on the bright side, cd's are a higher quality than the m4p on iTMS. I get most of my music in cd format and have only ever bought 99 songs on iTMS (in a library of over 8,000).

I can't advise you about buying songs from iTMS U.S. though, is it even possible? Anyone? (From another country)

[Chacala_Nayarit]

Joao Gilberto

Baden Powell

Sort of biased from a Bossa Nova fan. :D

[Loge]

From the modern era, I recommend

Al Di Meola
John McLaughlin
Allan Holdsworth
Larry Carlton

For jazz guitar, I'd also recommend getting a good teacher.

[tsaxer]

It seems like I'm going to be spending a lot of $$ on cds :eek: . It's too bad there's no iTMS where I live. Oh well, at least I get the 30 second samples... Is there anything preventing me (legal, moral or otherwise) from buying songs at the US iTMS?

There's another thread active right now addressing that very issue... The short answer seems to be gift cards + a dummy US address.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=168861&highlight=j-list.com

[devman]

From the modern era, I recommend

Al Di Meola
John McLaughlin
Allan Holdsworth
Larry Carlton

For jazz guitar, I'd also recommend getting a good teacher.

ooh yeah, I'll second those choices. You and I would likely get along :)

[mannix87]

wes montgomery
al di meola
grant green
jim hall
joe pass
larry carlton
charlie byrd
lee ritenour

to name a few

[iGav]

Adrian Utley ;)

[vollspacken]

Volker Kriegel... sadly, he passed away in 2003

he used to play with Dave Pike and recorded his best work for the legendary German jazz label MPS.

for more information, check these links:
http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=1055864572
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volker_Kriegel

vSpacken

[Counterfit]

Charlie Christian, godfather of them all.

[katchow]

bob brozman for some nice slide work (not to mention uke).
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=2775477&s=143441

Umm, not sure if anyone mentioned Charlie Byrd. Loved Jim Hall and Sonny Rollins together.

Try Jon Rauhouse for steel guitar.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=3728184