Best Albums

[mike]

I was just wondering what you all think are the best albums by the best jazz guitarists. For example, I think the best Wes Montgomery album is The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, basically because it best explemplifies Wes's style of playing, but mainly because its is an amazing record. So, what do you think is the best album for guitarists such as Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, and others would be? Which albums of each of the guiarists do you think are not only the best, but do the best job of describing what the guitarist's style is and displays just how amazing the guitarist may be?

[allblues]

1. Wes Montgomery: Smokin'a at the Half-Note
2. Pat Martino: El Hombre
3. George Benson: Giblet Gravy
4. Jim Hall: The Bridge (with Sonny Rolling)
5. Pat Metheney: Bright size life
6. Kenny Burrell: K. Burrell & J. Coltrane
7. Joe Pass: Intercontinental
8. Bireli Lagrene: Standards

[epi]

Hi All,

JOE PASS: "For Django". "Summer Nights"-"Intercontinental"

ATTILA ZOLLER: "Common Cause"

KENNY BURRELL: "God Bless The Child", "Blues Bash"

TAL FARLOW: Red Norvo Trio...(anything he plays)!

LENNY BREAU: "Velvet Guitar of..."

MARTIN TAYLOR: "Celebrating Grappelli", "Solo", "Skye Boat Song"

ROMANE: "Ombre"

THEL. MONK:--Anything

SONNY FORTUNE: (Sax)--Anything

BARNEY KESSEL: "Julie is her name Vol. 1" (W/ Julie London)

JIMMY RANEY & AL HAIG:- Anything

HOWARD ROBERTS: "Julie is her name Vol. 2", "Chico Hamilton trio (1955)"

DICK GARCIA: "Message from Garcia", "Fourmost Guitars"

MUNDELL LOWE: Anything...esp. Bop

LENNY TRISTANO: (Keys) anything

Just a start!!!!!

[slowpoke]

epi,

is the red norvo trio album you have on vinyl? i was trying to find a release of that group with farlow and mingus. i thought there would be something released on cd by now but i couldn't find anything.

[guitarman31]

I just bought this guys album www.joeweinbergguitar.com. His name is Joe Weinberg and he sounds like George Van Eps meets Lenny Breau! Check it out if you want to hear some good jazz guitar playing.