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Jacek · Guest

Hello everyone!
I just thought it would be fun if everyone named one guitarist who you think is above all>(living or not)

Now I know there are so, so many good ones but if you could take lessons with just one who would it be?
I figure this way we might all find out some interesting names.
Peace
Jacek

P.S. My all time favourite would have to be Paco De Lucia. I know he's is not a jazz but rather a flamenco guitarist but after seeing him play in concert with Al Dimeola and John Mclaughlin, well... he just about blew them off stage, even when they played stuff that was much more jazz then flamenco.

Guest · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 7:58 am Post subject: Re: Who is the best ????

[quote="Jacek"] if everyone named one guitarist ?

Hi Jacek,

I think we have a lot of Good guitarist in the word. For me a good guitarist must have to "thing":

1) he play clearly and cleanly (of course a good music),
2) a good pedagogy id the capacity to tranfert their knowlege.

Because i think the music is for everybody. If the guitarist or another instruments can't abstact is knowlede and tranfert it all of their knowlege die with him.

For the best guitarist who have this distinction is the Barry GALBRAITH for convince you see his transcriptions here.

http://www.guitarlessons.co.nz/Files/PDF's/Galbraith.pdf

Rabe from France

Jacek · Guest

Hey Rabe,
Thanks a lot for those transcriptions.
I am enjoying them very much.
I have never heard of Galbraith before. It's great to find out about new guitarists like this.
Thanks for sharing.
All the best,
Jacek

Guest · Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:41 am Post subject:

Hi!

I my favourite player above all is Jim Hall!

He has fantastic voicings and a great tonelanguage! He has got sense for lines that nobody else haves....

// John Hall

Anton · Guest

Well, that's an endless discussion, who's the best...

I would mention Belgian Philip Catherine with his recent Summer night CD as my current favorite

Not a spam: Visit his personal page www.philipcatherine.com

neilzworld · Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 1 Location: new zealand

Hmmmm......apples, pears, oranges, bananas.....
Can they be compared?

If I could have one-on-one lessons, or just watch and drool for a while, I guess I'd have to go for Pat Metheny. Awesome technique and music that speaks from the heart.

Then again.........I quite like it when Alan Holdsworth goes bananas too...

invictus33 · Joined: 10 May 2004 Posts: 1 Location: B.F.I.

I just picked up the CD "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery", that settled the debate for me right there. Wes is just great.
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Guest · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 12:09 am Post subject:

Joe Pass is my man.

Guest · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 11:56 pm Post subject:

Im with John. Definetly Jim Hall. Just listen. Who does that?

Kelvin

marcoturco · Guest

At first I thought ..."well..Jim Hall , a guitar player of one kind, if it has to be just one ..BUT

then I thought..My dream a couple of times turned into reality, because y friend TONINHO HORTA when comes to Italy uses his time practicin',playing,eating,visiting St.Peter's Basilica with me (among some good friends he has in Rome)...WE SHOULD TALK MORE ABOUT THISBRAZILIAN GUITAR PLAYER , he's a wonderful player, a good friend, and a "MAESTRO" for Pat Metheny (we talked about him one night in Perugia).Recently I asked JohnStowell and Sid Jacobs about this fantastic composer/arranger and a master guitar player, it's wonderful to see all great talents to agree about another unique talent like my good amigo TONINHO HORTA. I just dream about Brazil, after you TONINHO!

benj blackmore · Guest

Yeah I have to agree - Jim Hall is unique. I also really like Peter Bernstein who plays in Larry Goldings' trio:

www.larrygoldings.com

Jazz · Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Brisbane, Australia

To choose just one!...........humnnnnnnn!
I love all the guys already mentioned............Jim Hall, Phillipe Catherine, Joe Pass, Wes, Toninho, Pat Metheny, everyone of them............ even those Marco mentioned not as favorite ones, but friends: John Stowell and Sid Jacobs...................but also I´m remembering...........Barney Kessel, Kenny Burrell, Jack Wilkins, man! Joe Diorio, Ted Greene, Ron Eschete, Mick Goodrick, Pat Martino,.............. Waw!............ I should stop by now, I´m hungry.......
No, I think I´m not able to say just one, definitively I can´t............ I really love so many........
Daniel

bluenote908 · Guest

George Benson.... that man has it all... soul, power, speed, agility, finesse, style. I recently saw a live concert of his on BET, it's incredible how he can flow seamlessly from a solo chord melody rendition of Danny Boy, to singing with a big band, to playing funky afro-cuban jazz, to straight up dance music. Amazing

Guest · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 10:16 am Post subject:

#1 Wes Montgomery

He is so brilliant on the DVD: legends of jazz guitar, Wes live from Belgium 1965, top class solo

Guest · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:25 pm Post subject:

Kenny Burrell, what a great sound and feeling