10 Jazz Guitar Albums I Recommend

[@RichieZellon]

Let us know what your most influential jazz guitar albums are so we can all check them out!

[@johnPiercey]

Bright Size Life

[@thierryverger9938]

Defenatly !

[@thierryverger9938]

Pat Martino with Gil Goldstein "We'll be Together Again"

[@burkeingraffia]

Joe Pass "For Django"

[@bustabass9025]

No such list could, nor should it, ever be considered as all inclusive. But for what its worth, this is mine: 1. Midnight Blue, Kenny Burrell 2. A Day in the Life, Wes 3. Bumpin' (not on Sunset) Wes 4. Alive!, Grant Green 5. Collaboration, George Benson & Earl Klugh 6. Feeling the Spirit, Grant Green 7. The Kenny Burrell Quintet with John Coltrane, Kenny and 'Trane 8. While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Jimmy "Fats" Ponder 9. Train Keeps a Rolling, Jeff Golub with Brian Auger 10. Good Stuff, Grant Geissman While not listed in any specific order or preference, they're simply offered more as a collective of some outstanding creativity, by some extraordinarily talented musicians. 👑🎸🎵

[@mademepickaname]

Glad you mentioned Kenny Burrell’s Round Midnight.

[@jamescuttsmusicjcm5013]

I've spent years playing Blues / Rock / Metal primarily, amongst other genres ofcourse. But recently I've began naturally moving over to jazz and classical in taste. Don't get me wrong, I haven't ditched my roots. I guess I just got so bored of the same old, same old and I wanted to start encorporating concepts from other genres into my music and style. But soon I am going to have to get myself a jazz hat because it is starting to take over my life! haha. This channel has quickly become a favourite. Thanks, and keep up the great work Richie!

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Smokin' At The Half Note is my favorite Wes album. Full House is way up there too. So Much Guitar is right up there too. Man what a genius he was. I also love Charlie Christian, Django, Larry Carlton, and Kenny Burrell.

[@stillsupro46]

Wow!!! I took your advice and bought "Groove bros." By the Montgomery brothers. Oh my !!! You have truly turned my on to jazz !!! This is an Amazing album!!!

[@YuxinZhou13]

Thanks for sharing! I was thinking Jimmy Raney and Doug Raney.

[@tmitz73]

My old teacher at Berklee, Garrison Fewell gave me a copy of For Django and The Visit, completely blew my away, that and Idle Moments-Grant Green, and Introducing Kenny Burrell, Completely bitten by the Jazz bug!! I love Jim Hall live, Angel Eyes is beautiful! Jim plays sideman on Sonny Rollins' Whats new, also great record!! Cheers, thanks for the vids!!

[@RichieZellon]

Garrison was a great player and from what I hear a fine teacher...may he R.I.P.

[@tmitz73]

He was my teacher and my good friend, I owe so much to him, thanks :-)@@RichieZellon

[@chaslatorre2890]

All great pics! My first was Barney 'I remember Django" with Grapelli....after that, it was ON!

[@rhmayer1]

A few to add to the list. After writing this, I realize each play a song that changed the song forever for me. John Scofield, Live (Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise, forever changed that tune for me and made me a Sco fan for life) Jack Wilkins, Windows (the title track - unbelievable, the whole album smokes) Pat Martino, Consciousness (Along Came Betty, Martino at his best) Jimmy Raney, The Influence (It Could Happen To You; I've never heard anyone extract melody from a standard like that, brings tears to my eyes every time) Jim Hall, Live (Angel Eyes, quintessential Jim Hall - the tone, the phrasing, the harmonic range, the rhythmic range, so modern, hip and original, yet so subtle, simply the best)

[@noelhughes6589]

Jim Hall's Concierto album from the 1970's. The line up of musicians had Paul Desmond, alto sax, of Take Five fame, Chet Baker on the wagon for this one and what a contribution he made on the trumpet. Ron Carter, Steve Gadd and Roland Hanna. On of the best jazz albums of that decade.

[@Drforrester31]

Concierto de Aranjuez is so ridiculously good

[@BD-ve5ru]

Great video! Ted Greene’s “Solo Guitar” is an album that changed me forever. If one is unfamiliar with Ted, you owe it to yourself to check him out, you will not be disappointed. He only made one album and although it might be disappointing for us fans, he said all that needed to be said in that one album..it was enough.

[@gaelekshee4805]

some of his private stuff like the friends Wedding reception are Nuff Said...as beautiful as ANGELS singing

[@BD-ve5ru]

gaelekshee I still watch that video almost every day lol. I could sit here and name a ton, but that video, along with his 1993 Musicians Institute rendition of “Send in the Clowns” are two of the most inspiring Ted clips I’ve come by. Like you said, beautiful.

[@andigisler]

I was just about to mention ‚Solo Guitar‘. So good!

[@douglasbence1116]

To Swing or Not to Swing, Barney Kessel; Boss Guitar, Wes Montgomery; Midnight Blue, Kenny Burrell. And, like you, many others!

[@RichieZellon]

Love those!

[@What_If_We_Tried]

As a new Jazz guitar student, I super appreciate this list, and I bought all that I could find on Apple Music earlier today.

[@RichieZellon]

Glad to be of help! Enjoy!

[@Guitfiddlejase]

I REALLY enjoyed this..lots of dudes I would have included that are not present..but it’s YOUR list any it!?!?Thank you for this..and I LOVED your anecdotal content..Thanks Richie.. jase

[@4578a]

Great list. i could've put a few others in there. Maybe a top 500 jazz guitar albums.

[@digitalian2022]

Thank you for this little bit of Jazz guitar history. Your lesson from Benson was Just priceless. Also all the other great jazz guitarist you mentioned. This was beautiful. God Bless.

[@hectorrascon2671]

Thank you for sharing that amazing story👏👏

[@mannybusuttil4434]

My First was INTERCONTINENTAL JOE PASS.. To this day 45 years later its still my favorite Jazz Album. I love Ed Bickert, He was a late discovery of mine..Also a favorite now. The rest are all huge influences along with many more of that Era .

[@Jeff-11_354]

Both of those Jim Hall records are beautiful

[@djangowoof]

Thank you for your words about Jim. He did change the direction of jazz guitar and it’s good to have that acknowledged. Sorry you chickened out on the invitation - you would have enjoyed it and I’m sure Jim would have too. Sincerely, Jane Hall

[@RichieZellon]

Thank you kindly Jane for your comments! True, I should have taken Jim up on the invitation but I was a young, shy student at the time. :) By the way, I want to mention that I recall your beautiful duet with Jim on "When I Fall in Love". Also love your song, O Gato! Finally, I should add that I recently discovered your duet album with Ed Bickert which I believe is a hidden gem deserving more exposure.

[@ernestdenov3599]

I have all but the Kenny Burrell one and Pat Martino's "Exit." And yes, I play jazz guitar but have made a living for 4 and a half decades playing rock and pop music (which is ironically where I came from, starting with The Beatles). I play jazz gigs too, but they are for fun rather than profit. Anyway, among all of those guys, Wes has always been my favorite; there's just something really magical about his playing!

[@ericswolgaard1808]

Although I never became an accomplished jazz guitarist I continue to study and practice- We do have one point in common- in the 60's I was enamored of the blues/rock guitarists of the time and knew nothing else. Then someone turned me on to "Organ Grinder's Swing" featuring Kenny Burrell- I was flabbergasted - didn't know guitar playing like this existed!! It's been a great education since.....

[@augustineriley5582]

Eric - amazing how many blues purists rethink after hearing Burrell, particularly Midnight Blue. ;)

[@Jeff-11_354]

My first was Wes, Full House. Killer.

[@j0a0m4]

Thanks for sharing! I loved to hear your anecdotes

[@teleplucker6802]

Any Joe Pass album! Also, I had the opportunity that you missed. Had a couple of lessons from Joe when he was in my home town of Chicago. Have yet to meet a nicer person. He personally sent me a post card from Paris telling me of his next gig in Chicago. I was also able to go backstage and meet him along with Count Basie, Niels Pederson, and Oscar Peterson. I still have the autographed program. I'll never forget him.

[@bebopuser]

you've mentioned some cool stuff today Richie, thank you very much for this moment you gave me listening to this video. Fantastic stories, i really love that last album you talking about, those canadians have such a feel for beauty.

[@diminishedthicc]

Joe Pass & Ella Fitzgerald - Easy Living has had the biggest impact on me

[@jazzisification]

I personally liked Howard Roberts is a Dirty Guitar Player. He swung hard but tried to infuse a little rock of the time. His lines were perfect and fast flurries. Each song had short but such well crafted solos with a really funky feel. All these guys are older what about the young turks, Rosenwinkel, Methany, fusion jazz Wayne Krantz, I mention this because jazz didn't stop in 1960. These guys are taking the past and moving forward as innovators. Then there are the technicians to many to mention Farlow, Bernstien, VanEpps Ted Greene, I get your list is you subjective taste and btw I have all those albums and maybe your point is what are we still going to back to listen too maybe defines what is great.

[@augustineriley5582]

Marc, yep, Howard Roberts is a Dirty Guitar Player is one hell on an album!

[@diegovicenzutto5615]

Kurt Rosenwinkel "East coast love affair" and Gilad Hekselman "words unspoken", are for me new classical albums

[@attygarland6909]

Herb Ellis put out an instructional album back in the '70s .. It even included some paperwork inside that consisted of the scores of the pieces (which included both jazz standards and Ellis-original compositions as well). I think it was called "An Evening With Herb Ellis", or some such (published by Concord Jazz Records?) .. I was gifted a copy of it in my teens by my parents, which started my interest in jazz guitar .... Unfortunately, the factory apparently goofed on my copy of the album and the paperwork inside was missing. Ugh! Will always wonder how much better I might have turned out if I had it to follow along with while learning and practicing instead of trying to follow him by ear ... !

[@jeremyversusjazz]

pat, Martino‘s joyous Lake record is one of the greatest fusion albums of all time and it has nothing to do with the stockhausen influenced electronic stuff you were referencing just an FYI it’s a blistering Killin Killin record. I remember going into a used record store in college and I just started buying jazz albums and I was already into some fusion and I’ve been in the store many times, and the surly clerk finally said hey man if you want really great fusion, this is the best fusion album ever made and he grabbed me a used copy of Joyous Lake, and to this day I still love that record it’s got all of pats burning chops before his aneurysm-height of his power-but with a more high powered rhythm section Kenwood Denard on drums! anyhow, great list but definitely don’t want people sleep on joyous lake!

[@zanebickerstaff6274]

My biggest influential album would be "Bright Size Life" with Pat Metheny, Bob Moses, and Jaco Pastorius! Pat's music has been the soundtrack for my life!

[@bluejazzcat]

Great list. Thanks for sharing. Abraço grande!!

[@RichieZellon]

Outro abraco pra voce!

[@mdhakr]

My seminal album was Whatever's Fair by Howard Roberts. He took songs and jazzed them up for a short 2 to 3 minutes, but, boy, they were cool and DiD they Swing!

[@RichieZellon]

Cool...I have to check that out! I was able to find very few HR recordings..

[@IvorThomas]

I totally dig HR's "The Velvet Groove"

[@johnperiard9594]

This is an amazing video for not only jazz guitarists, but for music lovers of all genres. Great reviews, history, and best of all the personal anecdotes from Richie on his own jazz journey. 5 star/5

[@jeremyversusjazz]

Pat Martino’s the visit is a masterpiece tho some have commented that his tone is just plain too dark. I don’t think so. I think it suits in the mood of the music it’s a dedicated to Wes Montgomery who had just died, and I think it’s a beautiful masterpiece of a record, which by the way was released on cobblestone originally that beautiful album cover you showed where Pat looks like a total badass wearing those round sunglasses that’s just how I picture Pat at the top of his game. I met him years later after his comeback tour, and he was really sweet and kind, and he played great I saw him at a little club, but he was never the same in my opinion, even though he put out a ton of records, and I have all of Them, the visit is simply called live with the greatest version of Sunny ever recorded in my opinion. Also a great record the fusion record, joyous Lake El hombre, amazing record, and consciousness. All great.

[@wildbillhackett]

Anything the quintet did with Django Reinhardt was super. Another guy out of the Gypsy jazz tradition who may have even been better than Django was Tchavolo Schmitt. Anything by Pat Metheny in the 70 - 80's. The stuff Oscar Moore cut with Nat King Cole was astounding. I still think the sides Charlie Christian cut in the 30's are as good or better than most modern day stuff. When Les Paul still had the old trio together, he was just phenomenal. Eddie Lang is another of the old pros who's music still holds up wonderfully. He was incredibly advanced for the time. And although he played distorted, Allan Holdsworth rewrote the instrument. No one was as original as him. A real groundbreaker in my eyes.

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks for sharing! Are there any recordings by Tchavolo Schmitt that you can recommend?

[@wildbillhackett]

_ALORS?...VOILA!_ was really good except you have to put up with some annoying breathing that the mics picked up. (Can you say "Keith Jarret?")

[@Falconflywiththewind]

Django made all those gipsy standarts, create unique sound, and why tchavolo is better?

[@rudolphpyatt4833]

My jazz guitar introduction also came via Wes (in my case, Dad’s copy of “A Day In The Life”)...and Dad’s copy of “The Poll Winners.” I come back to those even now, 34 years later.

[@RichieZellon]

Timeless stuff...thanks for sharing!

[@gph2193]

Post Bop. Abercrombie was the one who turned me on. That said seeing Scofield live a few years ago was one of the best shows I have ever seen. Mahavishnu in the mid 80's running his guitar synth and Bill Evans on sax, fantastic. But none touched Zappa in '84. What a band. Mind blowing musicianship. Jazz, Bop or Spastic Fusion. I Love it All ❤️😍💕.

[@paests]

thanks for introducing Poll Winners ! Can you recommend any other guitar / drums / bass trios ?

[@RichieZellon]

"Live in Japan" -Jimmy Raney Trio, "Portraits of Duke Ellington" - Joe Pass (w/ Ray Brown)...the list is endless😀

[@richardschuchman6231]

WELL, I started out with 10 lps, but then just kept on going. Then I had it narrowed down to 10 artists, and I kept on going. So... here's many of the cds I have distinct memories of hearing for the first time. There's a lot more blues and fusion people I listen to, so I tried to keep it straight ahead more or less. Kenny Burrell www.allmusic.com/album/soulero-mw0000172675 www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-kenny-burrell-blue-note-mw0000123605 Larry Coryell www.allmusic.com/album/twin-house-mw0000497028 www.allmusic.com/album/together-mw0000649460 www.allmusic.com/album/equipoise-mw0000649459 www.allmusic.com/album/shining-hour-mw0000317301 Jimmy and Doug Raney www.allmusic.com/album/duets-mw0000652203 Jimmy Bruno www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-birdland-mw0000594638 Ronnie Earl www.allmusic.com/album/the-colour-of-love-mw0000023495 www.allmusic.com/album/grateful-heart-blues-ballads-mw0000182739 www.allmusic.com/album/language-of-the-soul-mw0000122667 Al Di Meola www.allmusic.com/album/elegant-gypsy-mw0000187928 www.allmusic.com/album/world-sinfonia-mw0000265283 Allan Holdsworth www.allmusic.com/album/secrets-mw0000200720 www.allmusic.com/album/none-too-soon-mw0000097243 www.allmusic.com/album/the-sixteen-men-of-tain-mw0000018820 John McLaughlin/Shakti www.allmusic.com/album/natural-elements-mw0000031689 www.allmusic.com/album/passion-grace-fire-mw0000188067 Wes Montgomery www.allmusic.com/album/the-incredible-jazz-guitar-of-wes-montgomery-mw0000188442 www.allmusic.com/album/smokin-at-the-half-note-mw0000188578 Pat Martino www.allmusic.com/album/footprints-mw0000594985 Duck Baker www.allmusic.com/album/art-of-fingerstyle-jazz-guitar-mw0000270905 www.allmusic.com/album/spinning-song-duck-baker-plays-the-music-of-herbie-nichols-mw0000100073 Joe Pass www.allmusic.com/album/virtuoso-mw0000649680 www.allmusic.com/album/seven-come-eleven-mw0000652535 Kurt Rosenwinkel www.allmusic.com/album/the-next-step-mw0000103416 John Scofield www.allmusic.com/album/a-go-go-mw0000035695 www.allmusic.com/album/i-can-see-your-house-from-here-mw0000111170 www.allmusic.com/album/flat-out-mw0000199244 Marc Ribot www.allmusic.com/album/asmodeus-book-of-angels-vol-7-mw0000779993 www.allmusic.com/album/lucifer-the-book-of-angels-vol-10-mw0000752377 www.allaboutjazz.com/ultime-cosmos-lucien-dubuis-enja-records-review-by-mark-corroto.php Pat Metheny www.allmusic.com/album/as-falls-wichita-so-falls-wichita-falls-mw0000192233 www.allmusic.com/album/offramp-mw0000192234 www.allmusic.com/album/travels-mw0000188527 www.allmusic.com/album/still-life-talking-mw0000649645 www.allmusic.com/album/question-and-answer-mw0000689828 John Pizzarelli www.allmusic.com/album/my-blue-heaven-mw0000310457 www.allmusic.com/album/naturally-mw0000093626 www.allmusic.com/album/new-standards-mw0000113790 www.allmusic.com/album/dear-mr-cole-mw0000627653 Robben Ford / Larry Carlton / Lee Ritenour www.allmusic.com/album/tiger-walk-mw0000595101 www.allmusic.com/album/last-nite-mw0000649438 www.allmusic.com/album/sapphire-blue-mw0000324808 Strunz & Farah www.allmusic.com/album/mosaico-mw0000265266 Abercrombie / Towner www.allmusic.com/album/anthem-mw0000000228 Terje Rypdal www.allmusic.com/album/the-singles-collection-mw0000653600 Fareed Haque Peter Leitch Miroslav Tadic Rosenberg Trio Adam Rogers Andy Summers & John Etheridge Bruce Forman Rene Thomas Kazumi Watanabe Mark Whitfield Django Reinhart Kessel / Ellis / Farlow / Byrd Lenny Breau Bireli Lagrene Russell Malone George Benson / Earl Klugh Jim Hall Frank Vignola Julian Lage Jonathan Kreisberg Grant Green Jack Wilkins Howard Alden Scott Henderson Frank Gambale Nguyen Le Mike Stern Dave Fiuzynsky David Torn Shawn Lane Jimmy Herring Bill Connors Vernon Reid Bill Frisell

[@richardschuchman6231]

Believe it or not, being encyclopedic wasn't my intention. That's just who I listen to! There are people like Derek Bailey and Fred Frith and Sonny Sharrock who are just too out there for me who I left out. Smith and Van Eps, while I certainly appreciate what they can do, are a bit the other direction for me, a bit too mellow. Even Jim Hall can be a bit too slow and introspective for me. But different strokes, right? Ed Bickert was a new name to me, so I'll be checking him out soon enough!

[@RichieZellon]

What a list! All great players but interesting to note we coincide on your Wes, Pass and Martino choices!

[@richardschuchman6231]

I think everyone has to start somewhere. I bought the Penguin Jazz Guide back in the day when I first started collecting just to help narrow down some choices. I didn't always agree with them and their ratings, but for the most part it was quite helpful. One of the Martino cds I didn't list was "Consciousness" with his version of Impressions, which blew me away. The Joe Pass solo recordings were my introduction to him, but I found I liked him better in a group setting or duo (like with Ellis or Pisano) where he wasn't so busy trying to accompany himself and solo at the same time and could just burn.

[@gaelekshee4805]

thats definitely a jazz style 10 lol

[@elToreodore]

Thank you! It was interesting and educative. Will check some albums you mentioned, half of your list is already in my favorites )

[@RichieZellon]

Glad to hear...thanks!

[@robertgreen3702]

Inspiring! Thank You.

[@stephenbedford1395]

I love "Stolen Moments" by Lee Ritenour. Also "I Can See Your House From Here" by Lee Ritenour & John Scofield, and anything by Larry Coryell. And there are so many others....

[@rhmayer1]

"I Can See Your House From Here" is John Scofield and Pat Metheny (not Lee Ritenour), with Steve Swallow and Bill Stewart. 1994, Blue Note.

[@michaeloreilly5852]

Awesome list ! Please what's the name of the tune playing in the background at 10:34 while you're talking about Kenny Burrell ?

[@paests]

Thanks for this wonderful list, watching it again! Any recommendations for a straight-ahead jazz trio with an electric bassist?

[@seanlu21]

pat martino, his playing I can not live without

[@hgostos]

Great video. What about the late Larry Coryell? I think he was one of the greats. i guess he is one in the other list.Love your laid back approach BTW.

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks...much appreciated! Yes, I had the opportunity to meet Larry and have several friends here in Florida who worked with him since he moved to Orlando. As far as my personal mainstream jazz guitar influences go, he was not one of them...he was primarily known as a fusion player when I was first listening to jazz guitarists, so I did not include him or many others (eg. J McLaughlin) in my list...plus I had to narrow it down to 10...so many great players!

[@nicholaspetergagg7769]

Django Reinhardt Swing 47 was an album that blew me away and it is a shame that you did not mention Django, king of jazz guitar ,only mention American players

[@rockarena666]

nicholas peter gagg gipsy jazz is considered a different genre of jazz so I get it.

[@allanrussack2844]

Well, he is probably planning a whole half hour devoted to Django!

[@DuraLexSedLex01]

It must have been hard to narrow down the list to only 10. I'd have a tough time coming up with a list restricted to 100 albums. There are just so many good ones...

[@ricardogana2387]

Yo recuerdo un album que tenía mi padre de Herb Ellis y Joe Pass ...me parece que su título era Concorde....muy bueno. Y otro de Ellis con Barney Kessel...increible swing...

[@davidseriff711]

How about "Move" by hank garland. It's a classic.

[@jakemf1]

greatly underrated album-just killer

[@bobtaylor170]

jakemf1 , absolutely killer!

[@augustineriley5582]

jakemf1 - yep, Move was right up there!

[@jakemf1]

Monster album

[@Eged282]

I love jazz guitar! I love benson’s music before the plastic surgery too(actually I like everything benson)..you are funny!!

[@gscgold]

I saw Joe Pass play solo in Seattle and I think 88 I think it was February of 88 or 89 anyway I sat through two sets of him playing Solo in between sets me and my friend got to go back in his break room and talk with him get his autograph and take pictures with him all that stuff he was such an accommodating and like you said funny guy I was barely 21 and my friend was 19 +so we were just a couple of young kids that we're just interested in jazz when everybody else was into hair metal bands. It's definitely a moment I'll never forget as long as I live

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks for sharing...you were in the presence of a true jazz legend!

[@augustineriley5582]

GREAT video! Kudos! Just a tad pre bebop, George Barnes; work is a must hear for any jazz guitar lover, he's from the swing school obviously, but man does he SWING! Unique tone and phrasing too. Barnes has several reasons for historical inclusion, from being said to be the first white player of note to be invited to the Black rent parties (he played with guys like Big Bill Broonzy after all) right through to correcting the sound problems was Segovia was having during rehearsal while doing a concert at the Carnegie. Peppered with Django phrasing, but instantly recognizable as George Barnes. Cheers/

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks for the feedback! I'm familiar with George Barnes mainly by name. His recordings are very hard to find though. Anything in special you could recommend for us?

[@augustineriley5582]

Thanks - Barnes had a long career from early duets with Carl Kress, ala Lonnie Johnson and Eddie Lang style, - but I think for this discussion, his later work, - eg, As Good As It Gets: Live in Aspen with Ralph Sutton - The Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet Plays Gershwin (Concord Jazz, 1974) (he did several albums with Ruby Braff, a musical marriage made in Heaven!) and say, - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Acoustic Disc, 2003), he played with a very bright tone on a Guild Custom, never used the more "wooly" sound associated with jazz players from his etc, tons of vibrato and as bluesy as anything Kenny Burrell did, often two string bending, - country players love him, and he played on a few great country albums, not much chordal stuff except comping, but his linear playing was superb, - hope that helps ;)

[@augustineriley5582]

A typical Barnes later performance, enjoy ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXPSioawpNaWodk

[@augustineriley5582]

George Barnes with Joe Venuti, getting inventive! Beautiful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ3IZ2mqpqtogcU

[@gillesgenete9598]

Dear Richie, thanks for advice. I bought few CDs of your list. For me music is emotion and feeling, so don't take me wrong but I was bored by Joe Pass: he was an incredible guitar technician, playing so fast, but I felt nothing while listening. Sometimes less is more. I prefered by far Barney Kessel and the poll winners, or Wes Montgomery. Any comment ?

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

I had the same issue - I tried Joe Pass and the experience just left me cold…. Conversely - Barney Kessel is one of my favourites.

[@relayer88]

Hello ! There are some tracks I really like like on 'virtuoso' but others feel kind of raw. Don't get me wrong Joe Pass must be on everyone's list but Virtuoso is an album focused on technical proficiency and not as melodic as some of his other albums. Kessel' solo album in contrast is pure melody, less lines and a more harmonic approach . 'Virtuoso' was important because it appealed to guitarists from the rock, blues used to that raw tone and because of the huge challenge of solo guitar playing.

[@richw.6296]

Hey Richie, thanks for all the info, as always. I do want to point out that #3 is pronounced JIB-LET.

[@RichieZellon]

Thanks...never heard it pronounced before...why isn't it pronounced like Gibson?

[@richw.6296]

@@RichieZellon I couldn't tell you why it is or isn't pronounced a certain way, just that it is a familiar word to me, and is pronounced with a hard G. And unlike Gibson, giblets are always reliable!

[@RichieZellon]

@@richw.6296 😆

[@richw.6296]

@@RichieZellon I feel honored that you replied to my comments, Mr. Zellon.

[@OlemirCandido]

Nice vídeo. Thank you so much.

[@MrPorter7]

Hank Garland, New Directions ... and anything by Grant Green.

[@augustineriley5582]

MrPorter - Hank Garlands Move too, yes? ;)

[@djangowoof]

@@augustineriley5582 hank garland’s All the Things You Are!!!!!!!!!

[@augustineriley5582]

@@djangowoof Agreed! What a loss that Garland had that car accident that cut his career short, great player, cheers, - Gus from UK

[@bobtaylor170]

Sorry, friend, this is twice as long as it needs to be. I can't stick around to finish. I don't know if you name Lenny Breau, but you should. A great player. Today, Frank Vignola and especially the wonderful Jimmy Bruno.

[@fartwrangler]

Ok, the one I had not heard before was Ed Bickert. That "At a Garden Party" CD is going for $985 on Amazon. 8-O

[@gilbertomolina2177]

Tal Farlow with Red Norvo must be included !

[@bk52355]

Two For The Road with Joe Pass and Herb Ellis. Also, I can’t let your comment go about Juilliard having the only jazz study program while you were attending school. I’ll just invite you to read about the University of North Texas and Leon Breeden. It’s in the same league as the two schools you attended. You will be surprised.

[@RichieZellon]

I think you might be confused. I never even mentioned Julliard. I mentioned Berklee. I am very familiar with the North Texas program and even have a good friend on the faculty. It is a great school. However, way back when I first went to Berklee in the 70's, North Texas did not have a jazz program that I'm aware of, and if they did, they were just starting out and I truly believe it was not yet in the same league as Berklee.

[@chaslatorre2890]

I was at Berklee 75 77...what year were u there?

[@RichieZellon]

I was there initially in 77...

[@SweetSpotGuitar]

My choices are generally more modern than the Jazz guitar greats like Kessel, Jim Hall, etc. I was heavily influenced by Pat Metheny--albums like _First_Circle_ , _Offramp_ , and _Question_and_Answer_ , just to name a few. _Blue_Matter_ by John Scofield was a major influence. Another great album is _Angel_Song_ by trumpet player Kenny Wheeler, as it features Bill Frisell. _Bass_Desires_ by bassist Marc Johnson has *both* John Scofield *and* Bill Frisell.

[@guitar1067]

Very interesting.

[@tharvey2]

Thx Richieallmost same choices in a different order ... Miles Davis Kind of blue is the 1st for me

[@torindavies1176]

thierry harvey that's not a guitar album though

[@tharvey2]

yes you are right... but the all blues guitar version. ..

[@RichieZellon]

Which All Blues guitar version?

[@bk52355]

Pardon the confusion with Berkeley and Juilliard. That being said, UNT had the first jazz studies program in the U.S. There is probably a very good chance of Berkeley starting a jazz program because of Leon Breeden and UNT.

[@RichieZellon]

Berkeley is in California. Berklee is in Boston. It started out in the early 50's under the name Shillinger House. It was later renamed Berklee by its original founder, Lee Berk. Leon Breeden has nothing to do with Berklee.

[@bk52355]

Damn autocorrect. I’ll keep it simple. UNT is the the first jazz degree program in the U.S. period. Leon Breeden was its director when the program was the first school to receive a Grammy nomination. The reason that universities, colleges, and high school music programs have jazz studies/lab bands, etc. is because of UNT. UNT is also a noted school of education which means they are very collegial with other schools. The One O’Clock lab band toured extensively throughout the world and have performed at the White House as the backing band for Duke Ellington. They were the house band for The Montreaux Jazz Festival. Perhaps a couple of noted alums might sway you such as Herb Ellis, Doc Severenson, Lyle Mays to name only a few. I only wanted to set the record straight and am not trying to troll. As an amateur guitarist I really enjoy your channel and have subscribed. 😀

[@RichieZellon]

No problem 😊 Thanks!

[@naturecurry1331]

No one mentioned Howard Roberts. WTF? Charlie Christian Swing to Bop. There are so many this must've been tough.

[@RichieZellon]

Unfortunately Howard Roberts discography as a leader was very limited due to which he is not that well known today. As great a player as he was, he did a few releases with some very commercial "60's pop repertoire" which didn't go over too well among jazz enthusiasts. He was a great player though, but his career was mainly focused around being a studio musician.

[@jojo-zv1sz]

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[@RichieZellon]

Try using the link in the info section below or try jazzguitar.richiezellon.com

[@kukumuniu5658]

Fernando Caneca - Visitando Canhoto da Paraíba Chris Crocco - Hemorrhage ...hmmm... and Clint Strong

[@russellalfonso2962]

I would have added grant green

[@НикитаСапожников-н2з]

Where Grant Green?

[@Faffabucco]

I suggest we live here by Pat Metheny

[@GuitarraErudita]

wheres the super like button????

[@gaelekshee4805]

btw George Benson played Chord Vamps and Hard BeBop like NoOne EVER DID nor mots likely will... an album version of this is Cookin ANYONE who reckons there a jazz virtuoso put a video Playing the WHOLE tune in time AT SPEED LMFAO even Joe couldnt play that tho vice versa noone can play Joe CONTINUAL head Full stuff neither ...as far as tasty Larry Carlton Noone can beat him... some of the solos of Friends.... MUST BE SAID many of these Guys BEST EVER were NOT Albums but guitar lessons , private or live stuff...

[@carloscosta4212]

undercurrent...

[@DonVal86]

It’s like he’s staring into my soul.

[@johnnyd63]

Jazz.....20 years of study to play in front of 10 people Rock....20 minutes of study to play in front of 1000 people

[@gaelekshee4805]

Sheezus and you left out the FATHER OF GUITAR let alone Jazz EDDIE LANG My God do a but more study work whatever...

[@gaelekshee4805]

Great Vid personal chat BUT FFS OMFG You FARKHEAD A LESSON with Joe Pass AND YOU TURNED IT DOWN SHEEZUS...

[@AbCDef-zs6uj]

I am willing to bet my first born child that this guy has done some drugs.

[@kewlfonz]

Listening to this BS is like having a teeth pulled - Just give us the goddamned albums...

[@andrewblair713]

...there is a very succinct introduction to these videos that should preclude most from promoting their dental demise,