Hi all,

I've been hankering for a while for some jazzy guitar tunes. I'm not sure how to really describe what I'm looking for other than giving an example. Check out "Skeletons in Her Closet" by Chris Cain. You can get previews on Amazon or Walmarts download service. That's what I'm looking for. Unfortunately (for me) that's the only one that he does like that and I'm not sure who else to look for.

Any pointers greatly appreciated.

Ray

You need to be a little more specific? Guitar-based jazz comes in lots of flavors: Al Di Meola, Craig Chaquico, Govi & Acoustic Alchemy come to mind out of lots more. Guitar-based popular music has too many to mention. I haven't checked out your sample mentioned, but you might look up a few of those mentioned.

Try something by Kenny Burrell. :thmbsp:

Try something by Kenny Burrell. :thmbsp:

Do it.

Hi all,

I've been hankering for a while for some jazzy guitar tunes. I'm not sure how to really describe what I'm looking for other than giving an example. Check out "Skeletons in Her Closet" by Chris Cain. You can get previews on Amazon or Walmarts download service. That's what I'm looking for. Unfortunately (for me) that's the only one that he does like that and I'm not sure who else to look for.

Any pointers greatly appreciated.

Ray

My good sir, I suggest you check out:

Grant Green
Boogaloo Joe Jones
George Benson
Kenny Burrell
and work by Melvin Sparks

...if I had perfected my vinyl dubbing rig, I would send some of the above over your way. You should be able to sniff out some of it online. I would say that Grant Green is probably my favorite jazz guitar player ever. But we can't overlook Larry Carlton and other guys that played jazzy styles in fusion settings...

...If you PM me, I can mail you a bunch of stuff.

Don't forget Wes Montgomery! :yes:

Try something by Kenny Burrell. :thmbsp:

Yeah, that's the ticket! That's the sound I'm looking for.

Scorpion, sorry for not being more specific. I have some Di Meola, some Chaquico, Billy McLaughlin, Jesse Cook (not really jazz but still very good). I just didn't have a way to express what I was looking for.

Ray

All great suggestions thus far !!! :thmbsp:

After listening to the clip I would have to think that Chris Cain falls under "Blues Guitarist".

If your looking for some good Jazz style guitar... Check out Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons !!! :yes:

http://www.rippingtons.com/

P.S.
Wow... Kenny Burrell sure sounds nice !!!
Gonna have to get me some.

Here are a couple of players you might want to look into as well:
Ulf Wakenius and Ronnie Earl

I had a quick listen so in this context I'd say

Joe Pass

Ernest Ranglin

Larry Carlton

All great suggestions thus far !!! :thmbsp:

After listening to the clip I would have to think that Chris Cain falls under "Blues Guitarist".


Yeah, he's definitely a blues guy, and a right good one at that (listen to some stuff from "Live at the Rep") but that's the only tune I could come up with from my collection that kind fo showed what I was looking for.

I've listened to some Rippingtons but I didn't get a real guitar vibe out of them although it's in there. They seemed a lot more sax based and remind me a lot of Fourplay. The Russ Freeman is closer.

Ronnie Earl fits in with Chris Cain as a blues guitarist that takes a jazz vitamin now and then (IMHO).

Ernest Ranglin - jazz guitar with a reggae rhythm. That's worth picking up for the novelty alone. Sounds like great music to me. Kind of like Andy Narrell, jazz steel drums.

Larry Carlton is great stuff but acoustic. In this particular instance I'm looking for the hollowbody electric sound.

Ray

earl klugh and pat metheny are a couple of my favorites.

Not all Larry Carlton is acoustic

Ranglin has many facets .. .only recently discovered him .. . I'm in process of getting more

Rit

Rit

Bless you.

Is that a person, song, album, or mouse poison?

Ray

Antonio Forcione - an Italian jazz acoustic guitarist. His work can be hard to find here in the US, but well worth the effort:thmbsp: . Recommended titles include: Tears of Joy (2005); Touch Wood (2003); Dedicato (1999) . and Ghetto Paradise (1999). In Italy & Great Britain he is sometimes called the 'Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar'. Whether he is playing jazz or "world music" you will find his technique to be musical, surprising and astounding!

Rit

I think he means Lee Rittenour. Another good suggestion.

I would only add Barney Kessel to those mentioned....

Charlie Christian - "Genius of the Electric Guitar"

Wes Montgomery - "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of.."

Joe Pass / Herb Ellis - "Joe's Blues"

Ed Bickert - "Pure Desmond"

Pat Metheny - "Bright Size Life"

I like Ed Bickert's work (or at least what I've heard of it).

But...the album I have of his solo material (I like to name the tune, or something like that) is super, super elevatory. The songs featuring his leads on the Peter Appleyard Presents album that I have are good...but elevatory. :\

Early George Benson, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Eric Gale, and of course Wes Montgomery

The Pat Metheny group!!!
early releases like "American garage" and "Watercolours" and progress to "full circle"
and "Imaginary day" to the latest releases
"The Way Up" and the baratone acoustic masterpiece
"One quiet night".

a few more to think about-
Larry coryelle?(spelling doesnt look right?)
The Mahavisnu orchestra w/ John mclaughlin(fusion)
Jean Luc Ponty always had great jazz guitarists
on his releases.
Steve Tibbits(I think its Jazz)
Alan Holdsworth
Robert Fripp and his league of crafty guitarists
I think Im starting to go off track alittle-
But really-Pat metheny :yes: Sluggo

Bireli Lagrene.

If you want to go progressive, try Bela Fleck and the Flectones.:music:

If you want something a little slower, try "Savannah Woman" by Tommy Bolin.

Ditto on the early George Benson, try Joe Pass / Virtuoso#2.

Don't forget the short but plentiful samples on allmusic.com

Most, if not all, of Andy Summers' work in the last decade or more has been jazz. An absolutely wonderful musician. Check him out at

www.andysummers.com

I recommend Barney Kessel, especially, Jellybeans, and Jim Hall "Concierto"

I'm a big jazz guitar fan so:

Kenny Burrell
Pat Martino
Wes Montgomery
George Benson

Bireli Lagrene.


Bireli is the man

I'm a big jazz guitar fan so:

Kenny Burrell
Pat Martino
Wes Montgomery
George Benson

I forgot two of my favorites.
Charlie Hunter and Pat Metheny

Anthony Wilson, especially his trio work. The nonet album is good but it is thematic and has to be listened to in one sitting to be fully appreciated. But the trio work is stellar in any configuration.

If you like a little jazz infused blues combined with guitar acrobatics, I suggest a little taste of Danny Gatton. You never know what will catch your ear! Al Dimeola, too.

Doesn't look like anyone has mentioned two of my favorites, John Scofield and Bill Frisell, so I guess I will ..

I was going to mention Scofield, but Scofield doesn't really have the hollow body sound that buddy is looking for.

I really like the A Go Go album and the other album he made as Medeski Scofield Martin Wood. I think the only other material I have of him is the Billy Cobham/George Duke band. Hip Pockets is a great track.

I've just been listening to my old (lost since moving) Cd's with lots of Jazz. One gem that I forgot about is:

Ricardo Silveira - Amazon Secrets entire CD is great. Mix of acoustic and electric jazz guitar and not overpowering.

Another fav of mine is Jack Jezro - Brazilian Nights.

My all time fav is Pat Methany Group (can't get into his jazz trio's though)

Pat Metheny/Still Life (Talking)... Lee Ritenour/Wes Bound... Luis Salinas/Salinas... Kenny Burrell/Midnight Blue

Pat Metheny/Still Life (Talking)... Lee Ritenour/Wes Bound... Luis Salinas/Salinas... Kenny Burrell/Midnight Blue


If you like Still Life (Talking) you'll also enjoy First Circle. The first two songs are crap but the rest is incredible.

A great link with many superb players http://classicjazzguitar.com/artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=15

A great link with many superb players http://classicjazzguitar.com/artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=15

I will second that motion. Kenny Burrell, Midnight Blue! Nobody has mentioned Bill Connors, Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie, or Egberto Gismonti. I am a big fan of the ECM release "Folk Songs". Jan Garberek on Sax, does not get as carried away, as he does on most recordings. Gismonti, and Haden are exceptional on this haunting recording. Wow. This thread could go on forever. :thmbsp:

This thread could go on forever. :thmbsp:

Please do! :yes:

Ray

If you want to go progressive, try Bela Fleck and the Flectones.:music:

I've got Flight of the Cosmic Hippo and Live Art. Great music but not really the hollowbody electric guitar sound I was looking for. :D

Maybe I should start a new thread about looking for jazz banjo. But that would probably be a pretty short thread.

Many thanks to all who have participated so far. I'm wading through the suggestions. So far I'm pretty hooked on Kenny Burrell. That's pretty much exactly what I was looking for. Now, since I'm in the middle of nowhere I just have to wait for it to get here.

Ray

Maybe I should start a new thread about looking for jazz banjo. But that would probably be a pretty short thread.

Ray

That thread would slow down immensely after Bela Fleck was mentioned. I've seen some of his live performances on the jazz channel on TV and he is mindblowing on the level of Ravi Shankar.

"Barney Kessel is definitely the best guitar player in this world, or any other world." - George Harrison

Bless you.

Is that a person, song, album, or mouse poison?

Ray

whoops sorry, just following up here.

Lee Ritenour. His works have covered the spectrum of jazz guitar, and he's pretty damn good.

Some of my favorites include all of Kenny Burrell and also Jim Hall - especially his sides with Paul Desmond, and the duo he did with Bill Evans - Undercurrent. The Larry Coryell CD entitled 'major jazz minor blues' is very good with some great jazz standards on it such as The Duke, Moments notice, and Round Midnight. Any of the Poll winners CDs with Barney Kessel, Ray Brown and Shelley Manne will show why the George Harrison quote is apposite!
For jazz banjo lovers, the Bela Fleck DVD 'Live at the Quick' is really good - with a great version of Oliver Nelson's 'Hoedown'. And then there's Bill Frisell....
Cheers
Mick

Beyond the Missouri Sky - Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny (especially like The Moon is a Harsh Mistress)
Jim Hall & Pat Metheny


"No Idle Frets" is a jazz guitar podcast available as a 192KB MP3 each week. Nick Carver really knows his jazz guitar history, and he introduces artists who have given him permission to include tracks in the podcast, including Pat Martino, Robben Ford, Mike Stern.

http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=4581

The Larry Coryell CD entitled 'major jazz minor blues' is very good with some great jazz standards on it such as The Duke, Moments notice, and Round Midnight.
Mick

I agree with Mick about Larry Coryell. I hadn't heard anything by him since the oldie days when I got a bunch of his fusion stuff. He used to have a tendency to try to play beyond even his considerable talents and it sometimes sounded sloppy (only sometimes). I was surprised to hear this smooth stuff on a doubleCD set called "Millenium Collection."
dennis

Perhaps more Blues than Jazz, but not to be overlooked is the tragic late Roy Buchanan. Argueably the best guitar player that no one has ever heard of. Played the old Telecaster like nobody before or since without any gimmicky wah-wah pedal or feedback. Amazing stuff if you can find it.

Roy Buchanan was incredible! I have a live album of his. What studio albums would you reccomend?

I just picked up a mint LP of his second release Roy Buchanan, and it is definitely growing on me.

Well I finally got around to picking up Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell as suggested early in this thread. It is indeed exactly what I was looking for. Way cool, smooth, and just plain relaxing. I'll be picking up more from all those listed in the thread but wanted to thank all who participated, and especially jasong for setting me up.

Ray