Inna, thanks for the Gilmore clip. I don’t dislike David Gilmore. Not sure what it has to do with the subject of Jazz guitar, but thanks. For me, a moderately interesting Rock singer/songwriter/guitarist. As a songwriter/singer he is no Joni Mitchell 😊.
Obviously, we all have different tastes, but seriously, there is a huge difference between saying one doesn’t like a style of playing and saying “he can’t play”. I think it’s important to separate the two things before making grand statements like that which can easily be disputed by objective (yes, objective) criteria which define a music. Anyway, your comment:
**** Others think differently ****
I’ll play. A quick search:
https://www.theguitarjournal.com/top-5-acoustic-guitar-jazz-albums/https://guitarsexchange.com/en/psych-out/416/jazz-the-best-guitarists/https://jazzfuel.com/best-jazz-guitarists-of-all-time/http://www.aaamusic.co.uk/2019/11/16/5-best-jazz-guitarists-of-all-time/https://www.roadiemusic.com/blog/top-10-jazz-guitarists/https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-jazz-guitarists-of-all-time/ranker-musichttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-jazz-guitarists/amp/https://www.somuchguitar.com/top-jazz-guitarists.htmlhttps://www.westword.com/music/the-ten-best-jazz-guitarists-of-all-time/
(Oh, and if I’m not mistaken, more Downbeat Reader’s Poll, “Best” rankings than any other. Not absolutely sure about that, but definitely not far behind.)
Now, find one, ONE, comment by anyone (besides, Inna 😊) anywhere, claiming that Joe Pass “can’t play”; or, even that he was not one of the best.
All in good fun, of course, no need for more of a pi&&ing contest than it already is.
Cheers.
