Uggh What's worse...

[oldane]

Since nobody has mentioned Stuff Smith, I will:

....and as for harmonica, here's Toots Thielemans with another favorite of min, Peggy Lee:

[sgosnell]

Since we're talking about different instruments for jazz, how about mandolin? Tiny Moore and Jethro Burns were a couple of the originators, and current players are Don Stiernberg and Paul Glasse.

Tiny and Jethro together

Here is Don Stiernberg with one of my favorite guitarists, Andy Brown

Paul Glasse acoustic

[AllanAllen]

[sgosnell]

This one slipped my mind somehow. This is a great album.

[Mick-7]

Jake Shimabukuro, ukelele player, with Earl Klugh:

[Litterick]

Donna Lee, Alexandre Silvério, bassoon.

[sgosnell]

Abe Lagrimas Jr. is another great uke player with some jazz releases.

[benhatchins]

My voice is for harmonica. I was reading about this instrument and came across an interesting story in match reviews. Some people don’t write about their hobbies honestly, and later someone gets disappointed when they realize it wasn’t as expected. It's a reminder that being genuine and upfront about your interests is so important, especially when it comes to connecting with others. Hobbies like playing an instrument can really add a unique layer to who we are, and it's nice when others appreciate that.

[Irishmuso]

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Tiny and Jethro together

These guys can play but to my ears - as a former mandolin player in the Irish trad. field - its all a bit 'chipmunk-y' Maybe I'm too used to the version by Wes and his siblings.

[sgosnell]

Perhaps you would prefer this one. Mark O'Connor on guitar with the Grisman Quintet, Eldon Shamblin with the rest.

[sgosnell]

Or this: Satin Doll I love Tiny's solo on this, I listen to it often.

[Irishmuso]

Perhaps you would prefer this one. Mark O'Connor on guitar with the Grisman Quintet, Eldon Shamblin with the rest.

Is that a mando-cello in the middle of that? 'I've heard of them, just ain't never seen one'.

[sgosnell]

Yes, that's a mandocello that Mike Marshall is playing. He still plays it occasionally, as can be seen in a number of YouTube videos. Grisman also played one or more on the Tone Poems CD with Martin Taylor.

[gvurrdon]

Some friends and acquaintances, upon hearing it playing in my car, have said that they would consider this to be the worst:

Personally, I like it, and it occasionally tempts me to get my pipes out again and take them to a jam.

[sgosnell]

Bagpipes you say? Bagpipes?

[wintermoon]

Some friends and acquaintances, upon hearing it playing in my car, have said that they would consider this to be the worst:

Personally, I like it, and it occasionally tempts me to get my pipes out again and take them to a jam.

Rufus Harley used to sit in on some of our gigs.
Well, he wouldn't sit, he'd walk around the room playing and people lined up behind him like a Pied Piper.
You kinda had to see it to believe it.

[Django Johnson]

[Bob_Ross]

There are some fabulous harmonica players who can hold their own ...[snip]... Have you ever heard Adam Gussow

Adam Gussow was appearing in Philly...[snip]... A man asked him if he ever played a chromatic harmonica and, if not, why not. Gussow whipped out a standard diatonic harp (Marine Band, as I recall), blew a perfect 3 octave chromatic scale, and said something like “What’s a chromatic harmonica?”

Shameless Name-Dropping: Adam Gussow and I were friends back in our wee teenaged years. Well, probably more aquaintances than friends -- his brother and I were genuinely friends and bandmates, but I jammed with Adam a number of times, our high school rock bands shared the bill at the occasional coffee shop gig, and one summer when we were both at Berklee and Adam was trying to be a guitarist I became his TEMPORARY BEST FRIEND because I owned a mint Fender Twin Reverb and he was stuck playing through the horrific Oliver amps that Berklee had in all their practice rooms.

But he was a pretty talented harmonica player even back then.

[lorenkii]

90% of electric jazz guitar playing (including my own, often).