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Posted by: The Professor Jun 23 2013, 05:31 PM

Hey Everyone

Wanted to pass along this list of the Top 100 Jazz Guitar Albums as voted on by members of a jazz-guitar forum. Might be a good intro to the genre for those just starting to check it out, and I'm hoping it will spark some lively conversation for fans of jazz guitar on this site.


http://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/top-100-jazz-guitar-albums/


What do you think of the list? Any albums missing that you would include, or some that are on there that you think shouldn't be/ Share your thoughts below.

Posted by: Headbanger Jun 23 2013, 07:19 PM

Interesting collection..I only have no.19, Django's Hot club de France! (I think I don't have any Benson, not sure about him)..My other Jazz albums are other instruments...like Jaco Pastorius,Charles Mingus, John Coltrane,Miles Davis, Charlie Parker...To name a few....

Thanks for posting that..I'll be having a listen to some of those.

Posted by: The Professor Jun 23 2013, 09:06 PM

That's a great album! If you dig Django, check out some of Martin Taylor's Gypsy stuff, very cool, or Birelli Lagrene's Gypsy albums, burning material!

Posted by: ItSME3 Jun 24 2013, 03:20 PM

Saw this already on jazzguitar.be and miss most of the albums I dig. The right guys are on here but I think the wrong albums of the right guys. Also too many old timers. Some important fusion stuff is missing.

Posted by: The Professor Jun 24 2013, 03:23 PM

Good point about the fusion albums. What are some of the albums you feel should be on there?

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jun 24 2013, 04:11 PM

This is very interesting. I have never been very involved in Jazz music so this list is very useful for me! Thanks!

Posted by: The Professor Jun 24 2013, 04:21 PM

QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 24 2013, 04:11 PM)

Posted by: The Professor Jun 28 2013, 08:36 PM

Giving this a bump to see if anyone else has comments on this list. Gotten some positive and negative shots going at it on various FB pages etc. What do you think?

Posted by: leonard478 Jun 28 2013, 08:44 PM

Great list, but i think it's missing Andreas Oberg's 'young jazz guitarist' album. i was blown away when i heard it

QUOTE (The Professor @ Jun 23 2013, 04:31 PM)

Posted by: The Professor Jun 28 2013, 08:49 PM

Yeah Andreas is a monster player! Have you seen this video yet?

Posted by: leonard478 Jun 28 2013, 09:01 PM

His Billies bounce was actually what made me fall deeply in love with his playing. Always seemed like his favorite tune. Shame hes really not all that well known in North America

QUOTE (The Professor @ Jun 28 2013, 07:49 PM)

Posted by: The Professor Jun 28 2013, 09:16 PM

I think he's known a bit, at least among jazz fans, but you're right, he's bigger over here in Europe than back in NA. At least for now!

Posted by: klasaine Jun 29 2013, 04:41 PM

Fun to read. I have a love/hate relationship with lists like that
If Elegant Gypsy and Metal Fatigue (both great! by the way) get to make the top two on a 'jazz' list then it needs to include some Mahavishnu Orchestra and either Blow by Blow or Wired from Jeff Beck (these are way jazzier than most of the 'fusion' that is listed).

I would add Belgian guitarist Rene Tomas (gigged and recorded with most of the touring american 'greats' when they were in Europe) also Gabor Szabo, Mark Ribot, Lonnie Johnson, Bill Connors (RTF - IMO much cooler than Al D. in that band), Eldon Shamblin and Jimmy Wyble (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys - highly innovative and influential). And where the hell is Chet Atkins? What, he's not as jazzy as Al DiMeola or Holdsworth - ?

*Also, a small point - 'Smokin at the Half-Note' is not a Wes record. It's a Wynton Kelly album that (Wes plays on).

Posted by: The Professor Jul 1 2013, 12:46 PM

I think Rene should have been on there, but he tends to be overlooked for some reason by the casual listener. The only cats that I've met who are into his playing are die-hard fans of jazz guitar. Not sure why that is, but he's just always kind of been under the radar a bit. Monster player, love his records and wish he got more deserved attention.