Good jazz guitarists?

Question

Does anyone have any recommendations of good jazz or blues guitarists?

Answer 1

Jazz guitarists:



Wes Montgomery

Joe Pass

Herb Ellis

Charlie Christian

Grant Green

John McLaughlin

Pat Metheny

John Abercrombie

Pat Martino

Charlie Byrd

Al Di Meola

George Benson

Stanley Jordan

Tal Farlow

Larry Coryell

Kenny Burrell

Bill Frisell

Larry Carlton

Lonnie Johnson

Jim Hall

Tony Mottola

Eddie Lang

Robert Conti

John Scofield

Kenny Burrell

Lee Ritenour

Hank Garland

Joe Diorio

Earl Klugh

Barney Kessel



Blues guitarists:



T-Bone Walker

B.B. King

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Robert Johnson

Albert King

Eric Clapton

Buddy Guy

Muddy Waters

Slim Harpo

David Hidaglo

Joe Guitar Hughes

Otis Rush

Johnny Winter

Peter Green

Ronnie Earl

Freddie King

Mike Bloomfield

Earl Hooker

Elmore James

Albert Collins

Hubert Sumlin

Duane Allman

John Lee Hooker

Son House

Robert Cray

Jimmie Vaughan

Billy Gibbons

Lonnie Johnson

Roy Buchanan

Duke Robillard

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Charley Patton

Ry Cooder

Lonnie Mack

Warren Haynes

Son Seals

Robert Nighthawk

Omar

Lightning Red

Jimmy Reed

Cesar Rosas

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Magic Sam

Luther Allison

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Robben Ford

Roy Rogers

Jimmy Thackery

Lonnie Brooks

Answer 2

1. Wes Montgomery

2. Django Reinhardt

3. Pat Metheny

4. Joe Pass

5. Charlie Christian

6. John McLaughlin

7. Allan Holdsworth

8. Grant Green

9. John Scofield

10. Jim Hall

11. Larry Coryell

12. Kenny Burrell

13. Bill Frisell

14. Larry Carlton

15. Pat Martino

16. Mike Stern

17. Al Di Meola

18. Lenny Breau

19. Herb Ellis

20. John Abercrombie

21. George Benson

22. Lee Ritenour

23. Tal Farlow

24. Lonnie Johnson

25. Eddie Lang

26. Robert Conti

27. Johnny Smith

28. Bill Connors

29. George Van Eps

30. Jimmy Bruno

31. Jimmy Raney

32. Hank Garland

33. Joe Diorio

34. Barney Kessel

35. Sonny Sharrock

36. Oscar Moore

37. Les Paul

38. Jeff Golub

39. Ralph Towner

40. Russ Freeman

41. Derek Bailey

42. Ted Greene

43. Martin Taylor

44. Howard Roberts

45. Charley Byrd

46. Ed Bickert

47. Chet Atkins

48. Scott Henderson

49. George Barnes

50. Gabor Szabo



and here are 50 blues guitarist.



1. T-Bone Walker

2. B.B. King

3. Stevie Ray Vaughan

4. Robert Johnson

5. Albert King

6. Eric Clapton

7. Buddy Guy

8. Muddy Waters

9. Otis Rush

10. Johnny Winter

11. Peter Green

12. Ronnie Earl

13. Freddie King

14. Mike Bloomfield

15. Earl Hooker

16. Elmore James

17. Albert Collins

18. Hubert Sumlin

19. Duane Allman

20. John Lee Hooker

21. Son House

22. Robert Cray

23. Jimmie Vaughan

24. Billy Gibbons

25. Lonnie Johnson

26. Roy Buchanan

27. Duke Robillard

28. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

29. Blind Lemon Jefferson

30. Charley Patton

31. Ry Cooder

32. Lonnie Mack

33. Warren Haynes

34. Son Seals

35. Robert Nighthawk

36. Magic Sam

37. Luther Allison

38. Mississippi Fred McDowell

39. Robben Ford

40. Roy Rogers

41. Jimmy Thackery

42. Lonnie Brooks

43. Keb Mo

44. Mick Taylor

45. Lightnin' Hopkins

46. Corey Harris

47. Steve Cropper

48. Taj Mahal

49. Blind Willie Johnson

50. Shuggie Otis



take care

dave

Answer 3

Jazz- Charlie Christian, Django Reinhart, Herb Ellis, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie, Al DiMeola,

Blues - Duane Allman, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Michael Bloomfield, Amos Garrett, for starters.

Answer 4

What the other answer said, plus Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, John Scofield, and Pat Martino.

Answer 5

Wes Anderson is awesome

Kenny Burrell is good too

http://www.squidoo.com/best-jazz-albums

Answer 6

You can't go wrong with anything by Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, or Joe Pass.

Answer 7

Jim Hall with Paul Desmond on their Bossa Nova charts is just fantastic!!!

Answer 8

Lenny Breau sends me.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SvTtaQLC4

Answer 9

DJANGO REINHARDT