Best jazz guitarists

Psy-Fi · 11-28-2012, 02:08 AM

^ 'The Lost Trident Sessions' is also a good album by The Mahavishnu Orchestra (one of my favorites by them.)

I've always thought of Chet Atkins as being more country than jazz, but I keep seeing his name mentioned in various lists and articles about jazz guitarists (and he did have a smooth, flowing sort of jazz style to his technique) so I decided to include him in my list.

**Janszoon** · 11-28-2012, 06:01 AM

I'm not super into jazz guitar but I think Charlie Hunter is pretty great. Check out the track below, and keep in mind while you listen to it that all you are hearing is drums and one 8 string guitar. Having seen him in concert, I can attest that he really does play the bass lines and guitar melodies simultaneously. Pretty damn impressive.

Here's some live video too (the good stuff starts around 1:00):

Plankton · 11-28-2012, 09:08 AM

Ahh... lets not forget Stanley:

Stanley Jordan perform "Autumn Leaves" @ NYC - YouTube

blastingas10 · 11-28-2012, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

^ 'The Lost Trident Sessions' is also a good album by The Mahavishnu Orchestra (one of my favorites by them.)

I've always thought of Chet Atkins as being more country than jazz, but I keep seeing his name mentioned in various lists and articles about jazz guitarists (and he did have a smooth, flowing sort of jazz style to his technique) so I decided to include him in my list.

I have a problem calling him country. There really aren't any country guitarists who could play like him. There was a hint of country, bluegrass, jazz and classical in his playing.

Autumn leaves, doesn't joe pass play that, or did he write it? I think I remember learning how to play some of it, I really liked it.

Plankton · 11-28-2012, 09:37 AM

Well yes, yes he does.

Autumn Leaves - Joe Pass - YouTube

Blarobbarg · 11-28-2012, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'm not super into jazz guitar but I think Charlie Hunter is pretty great. Check out the track below, and keep in mind while you listen to it that all you are hearing is drums and one 8 string guitar. Having seen him in concert, I can attest that he really does play the bass lines and guitar melodies simultaneously. Pretty damn impressive.

Here's some live video too (the good stuff starts around 1:00):

Holy crap was that impressive. Got any suggested albums?

Bloozcrooz · 11-28-2012, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'm not super into jazz guitar but I think Charlie Hunter is pretty great. Check out the track below, and keep in mind while you listen to it that all you are hearing is drums and one 8 string guitar. Having seen him in concert, I can attest that he really does play the bass lines and guitar melodies simultaneously. Pretty damn impressive.

Here's some live video too (the good stuff starts around 1:00):

I enjoyed that actually a lot Jans.

**Janszoon** · 11-28-2012, 08:17 PM

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Holy crap was that impressive. Got any suggested albums?

I only own one to be honest—the self-titled album that the first track is from—but I'd definitely recommend it. It's very solid album from beginning to end. It's just called Charlie Hunter (from 2000), not to be confused with his debut, which is called Charlie Hunter Trio (from 1993).

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I enjoyed that actually a lot Jans.

Glad you liked it!

blastingas10 · 11-29-2012, 12:54 AM

3 bass strings and 5 guitar strings? I've never seen anything like that, pretty bad ass. The guitar in the first video sure does sound like a keyboard.

**Janszoon** · 11-29-2012, 05:51 AM

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3 bass strings and 5 guitar strings? I've never seen anything like that, pretty bad ass. The guitar in the first video sure does sound like a keyboard.

I know, right? It sounds like you're listening an organ and bass instead of one guy on a guitar.

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Psy-Fi Aficionado of Fine Filth Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: You don't want to look in there. Posts: 6,875	^ 'The Lost Trident Sessions' is also a good album by The Mahavishnu Orchestra (one of my favorites by them.) I've always thought of Chet Atkins as being more country than jazz, but I keep seeing his name mentioned in various lists and articles about jazz guitarists (and he did have a smooth, flowing sort of jazz style to his technique) so I decided to include him in my list.

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blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	3 bass strings and 5 guitar strings? I've never seen anything like that, pretty bad ass. The guitar in the first video sure does sound like a keyboard.