Grant Green's version of 'Round About Midnight

Don't know Grant Green or his take on "Round Midnight, but I will check it out.

Danny Gatton was all over the place, but his take on "Harlem Nocturne" is just about my favorite guitar piece of any genre. Bill Frisell hybridizes Jazz guitar with a little bit of everything, but he's my go-to jazz player of the moment. He does a great take on John Hiatt's "Have a Little Faith In Me" that's been in heavy rotation of late.

Marty

PS You can't go wrong with Django.

Thanks everyone for chiming in. I'm more a hard-bop guy myself, so it's nice to get some recommendations outside my general arena.

I love Django, but the recording quality is obviously a little iffy--still a guitarist I listen to weekly. If you like Django you should check out the Rosenberg Trio, sepcifically "Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival"--KILLER!

Kenny Burrell is an obvious go-to for me, and "Midnight Blue" is probably my favorite right now in terms of music and sonics. It's recorded in Mono, which is a bit of a bummer, but even so it's great. Also, Wes Montgomery live at Ronny Scotts.

Bill Frisell is a fantastic musician, but I find some of his stuff a bit too hybridized for me. Thenagain, I haven't listened to a ton of his stuff so I'll grab some--any specific albums or tracks?

What Grant Green album is his version of "Round Midnight" on?

It's on "Green Street" which is a stellar album over all.

I just got Kenny Burrel and John Coltrane on Vinyl (had it on CD, but lost it). Also very good.

Mim,

Thanks for the heads up on Rosenberg Trio, I'll chase that down with Grant Green. The problem with recommending a Frisell record is that they vary so much. I like so many, but they are different. "Good Dog" is easy to like and the recent "Best Of" covers a lot of his country and pop-flavored stuff. "Gone Like A Train" is also first rate.

As to Django:

Not only is the recording quality iffy, but half the time I want to strangle Stephane Grappelli. In the end, who gives a crap? - The guy was born to play a guitar.

BTW, Danny Gatton had very odd taste, but -IMHO- he may be the greatest electric guitar player ever to come down the pike. To be sure, there are other worthy candidates, but you should hear "Harlem Nocturne" before you make the call.