Jazz Guitarists?
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I’ve been getting jazz lately. That or I have been watching too much weather channel. I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should look for?
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>I’ve been getting jazz lately. That or I have been watching too much >weather channel. >I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should look >for?
John Coltrane.
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>I’ve been getting jazz lately. That or I have been watching too much >weather channel. >I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should look >for? > John Coltrane.
Not a bad cat to be copping licks from…but don’t use his fingering -has
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I like Larry Carlton for both ele & acou jazz…..sundog
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Win: Here’s a list. http://www.jazzjukebox.com/EmazeForums/program/readForum.cfm?confID=1… If you’re interested in learning Jazz guitar and haven’t purchased Oliver Ganon’s "Jazz Master Class" computer based training program, I recommend it. jmaw – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I’ve been getting jazz lately. That or I have been watching too much > weather channel. > I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should look > for?
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>>I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should >look > >for?
George Benson Al DiMeola
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> >>I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should >look >> >for? > George Benson > Al DiMeola
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>I’ve been getting jazz lately. That or I have been watching too much >weather channel. >I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should look >for?
George Benson for that straight accessible smooth style. Pat Martino for his mesmerizing lines. Get Consciousness – he does a version of Impressions. And his Live CD has a great version of the old pop classic Sunny – with Wes Montgomery type octaves leading into his blistering , improvisational , long lines. He spews out these outrageous long , complex lines – cool , dark and introspective in its style but with the precision of a machine , yet with an incredible passion thats kept under a lid like pressure cooker. I also liked Joyous Lake but noticed they put it together in two new collections than the original issue format. Steve Kahn is also good, consistently decent Mike Stern is also good, consistently decent. Kind of has a slight delay , Pat Metheny-ish sound. And one of my favorites is obviously Pat Metheny , who some jazz purists ironically put down. I say ironically because he was in a controversy when he royally bashed Kenny G for being a mediocre , sell out player. However Pat Metheny has such a wide range of styles – from his excellent early stuff – which some dont like because it was a kind smooth fusion style – icy and accessible. He blended in folk style acoustic and some mildly rockish elements since he was like part of the new second wave of young rock influenced eclectic jazz – fusion artists who probably would have been in rock a generation before him. He came in the second wave after the initial early fusion experiments by Miles Davis . The whole second wave included tons of people who had worked with Miles Davis and formed their own groups later – Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report , Return to Forever and people who didnt but were part of the eclectic , experimentation in the 70s – first by rock groups Yes, ELP , etc and later by fusion like RTF and WR. Metheny ranges from the icy cool , Nordic imagery of midwestern lyricism of his early smooth fusion – Pat Metheny Group , with the beautiful piano stylings of Lyle Mays to more traditional darker jazz and brazilian strains later on to some synth pop stuff which I didnt like that much , all the way to atonalish . more experimental stuff. He even played on Steve Reichs counterpoint. Theres a CD in which he plays with the quirky , funky guitarist John Scofiield thats pretty cool. I think the CD is called I can See your House from Here . Ive got it someplace. Emily Remhler – forget how to spell her name. She passed away but I heard some stuff that knocked my socks off though a critic said she passed away right when she was developing her own style. I dont know – Id heard of her but hadnt heard that much of her music but was knocked out when they played some a while back. And I was floored by this 14 yr old or 15 yr old Gypsy guitarist who supposedly learned how to play in the style of Django Reinhhardt. He was in a trio with his brother and cousin – two guitars and an acoustic bass I think. It was a recent release and the liner notes talked about some tradition of young gyspsies trying to master Djangos style. This "kid" will knock your socks off. Blistering lines , he makes "The Flintstones Theme" sound cool. His outrageous playing on it makes it a cool number. I forget what the groups name was though . It was some Gypsy word that meant something.
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the most important jazz guitarist is Django Reinhardt – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I’ve been getting jazz lately. That or I have been watching too much >weather channel. >I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should look >for?
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The John Coltrane suggestion was a joke. While Coltrane is great, he’s a saxophonist. For guitar, check out Larry Carlton’s older material, especially "Last Nite", if you can find it. George Benson’s older, more jazz/standards material is great, although he tended toward more R&B material, which is good, but downplays his guitar playing. Robben Ford is a great fusion player, with a lot of blues thrown in. Kenny Burrell is a great straight-ahead player that you can’t lose with. If you’re interested in learning great jazz, check out videos by Jimmy Bruno. He’s a great player and an even better teacher. Al Dimeola’s a great technique player, but a bit far from straight-ahead jazz. Technically great, but sounds like a computer sometimes. Wes Montgomery is *the* jazz guitarist to listen to. Probably the most influential guitarist in history. John McLaughlin is one of the most advancing musicians on the planet. He goes through different phases, though, so for straight-ahead playing, you want his trio stuff, especially the organ trios with Joey DeFrancesco. One included Dennis Chambers on drums, and one included Elvin Jones on drums.
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Scott Henderson (of Tribal Tech fame), Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Frank Gambale, The Rippingtons, and if you’re into acoustic fury, definitely check out the Latin/classical/jazzy stylings of Strunz and Farah to begin with. Also, don’t limit your listening tastes to just jazz guitarists… Plenty of licks to cop listening to pianists, sax/trombone/trumpet players, etc.
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>The John Coltrane suggestion was a joke.
!! WAS NOT !!! The first thing people need to be aware of is that the Weather Channel crap IS NOT JAZZ.
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I really hope this isn’t going anywhere…
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>I really hope this isn’t going anywhere…
Me too. Forget I said it. In addition to the guitarists mentioned, I would recommend: Grant Green Charlie Christian (old time jazz) Dave Fuscinski (Very Modern – spell check that) Bill Frissell John Scofield Kevin Eubanks (Jay Leno) specific Pat Metheny albums I would recommend are: Bright Size Life (w/Jaco Pastorius) Question and answer (straight ahead trio) Letter From Home (PMG) Song X (Avant -Garde Jazz)
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> > >The John Coltrane suggestion was a joke. > !! WAS NOT !!! > The first thing people need to be aware of is that the Weather > Channel crap IS NOT JAZZ.
Well, Coltrane certainly isn’t a joke, but the fact is, he’s not a guitarist, which is what the original poster asked for. Coltrane *is*, however, a great place to get jazz concepts and a great player to transcribe to play on guitar. He’s just not a guitarist. You don’t want to listen to him for ideas on how to comp on guitar… 
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> So far he is my favorite. This guy is amazing! > the most important jazz guitarist is Django Reinhardt
Chet Atkins was once asked to list the ten greatest guitarists there ever were. He put himself at #5, but he put Django as #1 on the list. The Old Guy http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–= Over 100,000 Newsgroups – Unlimited Fast Downloads – 19 Servers =—–
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It’s jazz…don’t let the narrow-minded fool ya. -has
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Actually, I didn’t forget him. I just thought Lenny might be a little too far ahead for a beginner. The concepts and techniques he used are beyond many of use professionals as it is. Great to listen to and use for motivation. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Wait a sec boys, you forgot Lenny Breau.
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I kind of like the stuff the weather channel plays. What kind of music is it?
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->The John Coltrane suggestion was a joke. > !! WAS NOT !!! > The first thing people need to be aware of is that the Weather > Channel crap IS NOT JAZZ.
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> I’ve been getting jazz lately. That or I have been watching too much > weather channel. > I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I > should look for?
I’m heavily into Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow and George Van Eps (usually with Howard Alden).
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So far he is my favorite. This guy is amazing!
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> I’ve been getting jazz lately. That or I have been watching too much > weather channel. > I’m new to jazz music. Who are some good jazz guitarists that I should look > for?
Don’t know what you are on about, …unless you meant Weather Report… 
But for a list of classic (ie not current) jazz guitarists: http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/index.jsp – Weelie
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