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    Posted: February 25 2008 at 15:18
Who is your favourite jazz guitarist in either big band music or softer jazz? I have to go with Wes Montgomery, but who are you in favour of?
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John McLaughlin
George Benson
Al Di Meola
Larry Coryell
Chieli Minucci
Russ Freeman
David Sancious
Frank Gambale


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Jazz guitarist, of whom I have more than 3 of their albums:
John McLaughlin
Allan Holdsworth
Pat Metheny
Scott Henderson
Nyugen Le
Alex MacHacek
John Scofield
Frank Gambale
John Abercrombie
Al DiMeola
David Torn
Terj Rypdal
Ralph Towner
Mike Stern
Dave Fuze Fuiczynski
Shawn Lane
Kazumi Watanabe
Susan Weinert
John Etheridge
Sonny Sharrock
Bill Connors
Wayne Krantz
Bireli Lagrene
Jean Paul Bourelly
Nels Cline
Larry Coryell
Scott McGill
 
 
 


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Oh jeez...a list?

Ralph Towner
John McLaughlin
Django Reinhardt
James Blood Ulmer
Jim Hall
Marc Ribot
Derek Bailey
Egberto Gismonti
Bill Frisell
Nels Cline
John Abercrombie
Terje Rypdal
Pat Methany (sometimes)
Tal Farlow
Mundell Lowe

Gene Bertoncini
Bill Connors
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Pat Metheny is my favourite, but I might be biased because of his brilliant compositional skill. Judging purely speed, the best could be any member of the Guitar Trio: Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin, or Al Di Meola.
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there is one excellent player who has not been mentioned yet: Bireli Lagrene. he is right up there with John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia or Al Dimeola, if in doubt check here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI5P9REpiPM
or here:
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

there is one excellent player who has not been mentioned yet: Bireli Lagrene. he is right up there with John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia or Al Dimeola, if in doubt check here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI5P9REpiPM
or here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg3eo8x_9rw&feature=related



 
On my list. I would recommend BL's tribute to Frank Sinatra  for its unusualness wrt Lagrene , since he does interesting jazz vocals on this recording  too!
 
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Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

Pat Metheny is my favourite, but I might be biased because of his brilliant compositional skill. Judging purely speed, the best could be any member of the Guitar Trio: Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin, or Al Di Meola.
 
Whilst talking acoustic playing, check out Italian guitarist Antonio Forcione, once confusingly written up by a critic as the 'Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar' - his live album is very impressive.
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a few that im into...

Al Di Meola
Allan Holdsworth
Charlie Hunter
Dave Fiuczynski
Eric Krasno
George Benson
Jeff Beck (!)
Jim Hall
John Abercrombie
John McLaughlin
John Scofield
Larry Coryell
Mike Stern
Pat Metheny
Scott Henderson
Wes Montgomery
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