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Post by morjaz on Nov 22, 2005 14:54:24 GMT -5
I've been looking at a site www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_jazz/best_jazzguitar.htmllisting the top 100 jazz guitarists........it's pretty interesting.....Wes M. is at the top......Pat Metheny is the top contemporary at no. 3..... I wonder how the list was established .....what puts a good guitarist at the top? |
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Post by namaste on Nov 23, 2005 22:02:43 GMT -5
I'm always leery of lists like these. In my opinion, there is no such thing as a "best" or "greatest" list of anything. In fact I think they can be dangerous, creating unnecessary comparison. If you want an evaluation of superiority, I suggest running a race.
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Post by morjaz on Nov 24, 2005 13:46:17 GMT -5
I agree with you ,Namaste.
A healthier perspective might be that are just different types of guitarists.
I posted the list comment really just to have something new on the board....it's good when people are posting....something new everyday would be ideal.
Comparisons aside the list I mentioned is still interesting if you're looking for new guitarists to listen to
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Post by morjaz on Nov 24, 2005 13:56:54 GMT -5
Incidentally,Namaste,I've just noticed that elsewhere on the forum you say that Ted Greene is second to Lenny Breau in the use of harmonics.
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Post by namaste on Nov 25, 2005 2:32:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I did say that. I probably had in mind "second" meaning one who comes after, not so much as on a comparative level. I discovered Ted Greene much later than Lenny, and from my perspective he came on the scene subsequent to Mr. Breau. But you are right about the list. It is interesting to discover other guitarists/musicians.
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