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Jazz Guitar Across The Decades
From Django Reinhardt and early electric guitar to bebop, fusion, solo technique and contemporary players, closing with Summertime.
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Jazz guitar across the decades
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- 1Sweet Georgia Brown · Django Reinhardt
Why it was chosen The only place to start for jazz guitar
- 2ACDC · Charlie Christian
Why it was chosen Example of electric guitar stylings from a player who influenced a generation
- 3Have You Met Miss Jones? · Herb Ellis
Why it was chosen Mainstream player from the height of the bebop era
- 4Satin Doll · Charlie Bird
- 5Just In Time · Barney Kessel
Why it was chosen Following the alphabetical sequence of the theme
- 6Go Down Moses · Grand Green
- 7Natural Blues · Wes Montgomery
Why it was chosen True genius of the instrument
- 8Take Five · George Benson
- 9Cisco · Patman Martino
- 10For Django · Joe Pass
Why it was chosen A virtuoso of the solo played instrument performing a tribute to Django Reinhardt
- 11Song For My Mother · John McLaughlin
- 12Mediterranean Sun Dance · Al Di Meola
Why it was chosen Represents the pinnacle of the fusion era
- 13Espiritu · John McLaughlin
Why it was chosen Performance by the super trio of McLaughlin, Di Meola, and Paco de Lucia
- 14Untitled · Biréli Lagrène
Why it was chosen A new rising star of the jazz guitar
- 15Never Too Far · Pat Metheny
Why it was chosen The person to think of when discussing jazz guitar
- 16Blues For Joe · John Pisano
Why it was chosen A tribute to Joe Pass
- 17Firefly · Emily Remler
Why it was chosen Highlighting female jazz guitar players
- 18Segment · Cheryl Bailey
Why it was chosen Continuing the sequence of female guitar players
- 19My Favorite Things · Stanley Jordan
Why it was chosen Absolute genius of technique with a unique piano-like playing style
- 20Solar · John Abercrombie And John Scofield
Why it was chosen Essential players for a jazz guitar themed evening
- 21Summertime · Tal Farlow
Why it was chosen Ending the show and day with a lullaby