How about listing your favorite Jazz artist?

[Christopher__BA]

I'm suprised no one mentioned Kenny Burrell (guitarist), but some see him as bluesy. I love the EP he did with John Coltrane. Coltrane is probably my top Jazz artist, but not my wife's (too "spastic" for her").

 

[croseiv]

Al Di Meola, Larry Carlton, Chuck Loeb, Jeff Golub, Wes Montgomery, Lee Ritenour, Frank Gambale come to mind, there're probably a few I'm forgetting for guitar. Others include, Jeff Lorber, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gilespi, SPyro Gyra, The Rippingtons, Stanley Clark, Rick Braun, Fourplay, Jaco Pastorius.

 

[Gov]

Special Efx, Cheili Minucci, Foreplay, Diana Krall, Norman Brown, Jim Atkins

 

[robmlisanti]

Pat Metheny
George Benson
Wes Montgomery
Lee Ritenour
Larry Carlton
Russ Freeman
are just a few

 

[flippo]

faves

love pat Matheny for his fusion and traditional jazz.

Also love Flim and the BB's

 

[NakaMitch]

1. Charlie Christian
2. Wes Montgomery
3. Django Reinhardt
4. Grant Green
5. Pat Martino
6. Kenny Burrell
7. George Benson
8. Herb Ellis

 

[valvesnvinylfan]

Heck yeah, love that Charlie Christian and Kenny Burrell--good stuff, too many favorite good guitarists for me to list 'em all. And then there's all the other jazz instrumentalists and vocalists, good grief. But I will say Miles is my all time fav.

 

[Geno]

Guitarists: Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell, Larry Carlton to name a few. Coltrane on Sax. Dave Brubeck on Piano.

 

[sesshin]

Charlie Christian is king of jazz guitar. Practically invented the guitar solo, one of the first people to use electric guitar, revolutionized jazz improvisation which directly influenced the bebop era (Parker, Gillespie, Davis). Unfortunately all his recordings are fairly poor, but his genius shines through.

others worth listening to:
Tal Farlow
Grant Green
Charlie Byrd

 

[KnarlyCharly]

I'm a real big Jazz man!

Charlie Parker, Charlie Mingus, Keith Jarrett, Marcus Roberts, George Benson, Chuck Mangione, Joe McBride, Down to the Bone, Gota, Bob James, Joe Farrell, Earl Klugh, Joe Sample, Duke Ellington, Satchmo, Doc Cheatham, Wynton Marsalis, Keith Thomas, Paul Taylor, Chuck Loeb, Chick Corea, Lee Ritenour, Billy Cobham, and a few more I will remember later