Frogman, thanks very much for putting that list of "greatest jazz guitarists" links. They may not have budged Inna, but I enjoyed running through them and reading the comments. And of course I added half a dozen titles to my acquisition list.
I just mentioned Charlie Christian here last week, but I find it interesting that he consistently shows up fairly high on these lists. Perhaps it's out of homage; his tragic death at only 25 (tuberculosis) would, sadly, seem to limit him to being one of the most influential of all time, as opposed to one of the greatest.
The page that invited anyone to vote had Kenny Burrell at #37! An outrage, but that's what happens when you open up "specialty" topics for the general public to vote on.
I just mentioned Charlie Christian here last week, but I find it interesting that he consistently shows up fairly high on these lists. Perhaps it's out of homage; his tragic death at only 25 (tuberculosis) would, sadly, seem to limit him to being one of the most influential of all time, as opposed to one of the greatest.
The page that invited anyone to vote had Kenny Burrell at #37! An outrage, but that's what happens when you open up "specialty" topics for the general public to vote on.