Talk:List of jazz guitarists

Anthony Wilson

The Anthony Wilson bio is not of the jazz guitarist, Anthony Wilson. Wilson is Diana Krall's guitarist as well as a recording artist in his own right. He is the son of legendary West Coast band leader and arranger, Gerald Wilson and about ten years younger than the Wilson described.

I fixed that sort of. My wrist is still a little iced to do much on an article for him--T. Anthony 13:11, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

May 2008

Abraham Laboriel has been removed as he is bass player. He did start out on guitar admittedly but he is only known for being a bassist Paul210 (talk) 10:05, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Grant Green. Jr

Is he really notable enough for this list? (Paul210 (talk) 19:35, 24 July 2009 (UTC))

How "notable" must a player be to be on this list? Although he has sometimes performed under the name "Grant Green, Jr.", Greg Green, Grant's guitar playing son (Greg has a non-musician brother, also named Grant Green, Jr.), sounds an awful lot like his dad. After having heard him a number of times with Bernard Purdie and Reuben Wilson, my opinion is that he is exactly the kind of player who should be included on such a list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Larbrook (talk • contribs) 22:45, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Frank Zappa

Zappa isn't really a jazz guitarist as such although he has dabbled in jazz. It is a bit like calling Ray Charles a Country singer Paul210 (talk) 13:24, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Guidelines for this page say, "The following is a list of notable jazz guitar players, including guitarists from related jazz genres such as Western Swing, latin jazz, and jazz-rock fusion." Under the umbrella of "jazz-rock fusion", FZ, a fine and inventive improvisor, whose name sometimes appeared in the Downbeat pollwinners guitar category back in the 1970s, is, it seems to me, as worthy of inclusion here as some others already on list, e.g. Terry Kath. This is why I believe the wonderful Terry Haggerty, who played with the Bay Area band, The Sons, for many years, and was playing jazz-influenced solos years before the term "fusion" came into common usage, should also be on list. (And since both volumes of "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" are among my favorite albums, I see no reason to exclude Ray Charles from lists of country singers.) ````Larbrook

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Larbrook (talk • contribs) 23:03, 22 October 2009 (UTC) 

I like Zappa: Zappa was a guitarist, and he did dabble in jazz, but he was not a jazz guitarist. Nor, according to his semi-autobiography, did he consider himself one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 01:19, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Under appreciated jazz guitarists

I don't presume that because I have never before heard/heard-of many players included on list (e.g. S. Rohinski, S. Rosenberg, S Seim, A. Shadare, C. Mellett, Terry Smith, R. Rabella, R. Protzer, Bobby Perry), that any of these gents are not fine guitar players. I am puzzled, however, as to why several American jazz guitarists with strong, easily verifiable jazz credentials, that I have suggested more than once for inclusion in this list (Recall that it is prefaced by the statement, "This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it")are rejected. I believe that any musician capable of recording and performing with the legendary Hammond Organ virtuoso, Jimmy Smith, has paid dues enough to be considered a bonified jazz musician. Thornel Schwartz, who also recorded with the next great innovator on the B3, Larry Young, has been neglected in written histories of jazz guitar, but he was a soulful, lyrical guitarist. Quentin Warren and Jimmy McFadden, are two other jazz guitarists that made worthy contributions to Jimmy Smith Blue Note albums. Consider: these cats were filling the same chair sometimes held by Kenny Burrell or Wes Montgomery! Larbrook (talk) 00:08, 23 October 2009 (UTC)Larbrook 10/23/09

Peter Leitch

The content about jazz guitarist Peter Leitch is obviously not him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.101.133 (talk) 11:29, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you're right. Wikipedia doesn't have an article on Peter Leitch (musician), which is where that wikilink should go. I'll change the target, but it'll be a WP:REDLINK until someone creates the article.—Biosketch (talk) 11:33, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

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Sources

• Alexander, Charles ed. Masters of Jazz Guitar
• Barth, Joe. Voices in Jazz Guitar
• Berendt, Joachim-Ernst. The Jazz Book
• Carlton, Jim. Conversations with Jazz and Studio Guitarists
• Kernfeld, Barry, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
• Sallis, James, ed. The Guitar in Jazz
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• "Seven Contemporary Jazz Guitarists", Guitar World
• "10 Most Underrated Guitarists", Jazz Times
• "Five Pioneers of Electric Jazz Guitar", NPR
• "10 Best Jazz Guitarists", Westword
• "Underrated Jazz Guitarists", Gary Giddins
• "Top 20", Al Morton
• "Female jazz guitarists", All Things Emily
• List of guitarists and their gear, Jazz Apparatus

Vmavanti (talk) 20:35, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
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I'd just point out that the title of this article is not "List of Great Jazz Guitarists", nor is it "List of the Best Jazz Guitarists" -- it is simply "List of Jazz Guitarists".

To me this implies a fairly broad category. Supported by the fact that it includes people like Frank Zappa and Paco de Lucia, both fine guitarists, and both quite capable of playing jazz -- but neither of which were primarily jazz guitarists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 02:35, 13 June 2018 (UTC)