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Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations?

Hello All,

Here's the list I've put together so far, but I'm looking for more and better recordings...   I want good music AND great recordings of such...   I also use these as partial test tunes (streamed from Tidal in MQA) for evaluating sound quality.

Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons, the Album Topaz, Stories of the Painted Desert
Ron Cooley with Manheim Steamroller, the album Day Dreams
Michael Hedges, the album Aerial Boundaries (wow!)
Antoine Dufour,  the single Talk
Gordon Giltrap,  the album Fear of the Dark
Fourplay, the album Fourplay
Jenn Adams, the album Water, Blue Island (great recording)
Joe Bonamassa, the album Live from the Royal Albert Hall
John Williams, the album Guitar Transcriptions (I know this isn't jazz, but its so good)
Nils Lofgren, the album Acoustic Live, Keith Don't Go
Roger Shah and Sunlounger, A Balearic Dinner

What else should I add to my collection?   What moves you?



noodlyarm
dmajor
1 posts
 
Here are a few recommendations

Adventurous:
Theo Ceccaldi - Petitie moutarde
Nguyen Le - Three Trios
The Hand to Man Band - You Are Always on Our Minds

Live albums:
Arild Andersen - The Moulde Concert
Bill Frisell - Live

More mainstream:
Anthony Wilson - Adult Themes
Ralph Towner/Gary Peacock - They made two duo albums


I'm surprised no one mentioned Mike Stern
salectric
751 posts
 
In addition to the usual suspects mentioned above, some of my favorites include:

George Barnes (especially duos with Carl Kress)
Bucky Pizzarelli
Sal Salvador
Gene Bertoncini
Barney Kessell
Oscar Moore
Johnny Smith



ken_c
4 posts
 
Since Jazz is such a non-descriptive term I’ll keep in mind the list of artists includes the Rippingtons and Fourplay.You might want to check out Lee Ritenour - Wesbound. I also agree on John Scofield - his own work and also playing on some of the mentioned Miles Davis albums. I also like Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy, and his work on Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior.
reubent
6,980 posts
 
John Abercrombie's - "Timeless" on ECM Records is AWESOME! The title track is one of my all-time favorites.

Focus "III" - Is it prog? Is it Jazz? Is it Prog/Jazz? I don't know, but it is pretty tasty. I have the double LP and it is pretty fanastic. Check out the title track - "Focus III" on Youtube, Spotify, etc., then buy the LP if you like it.

Pat Metheny - "American Garage" - Been digging it since since I first heard it in 1979.

Wes Montgomery - "Jimmy and Wes - The Dynamic Duo" w/Jimmy Smith
david_pully
29 posts
 
I have a fourth cent to offer ... just got it an listened last night ... Bill Frisell with Thomas Morgan on double bass: Epistrophy on ECM.  Relaxed and melodic, the fabulous synergy of these two virtuosi is captured on a truly audiophile recording.
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