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Something wrong with you, Pete. Before you posted your little lol jibe you hadn't listened to that clip. I checked in Soundcloud and it hadn't been played.
You're sick, no other reason. You've done it on several threads now. Others will notice, you know.
Good album that Coltrane one by the way.
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No I didn’t listen to it. Thats because you’re posting clips of yourself on a thread about your favorite recordings of people playing the blues.
Originally Posted by ragman1
You don’t see what’s funny about that?
Ah well.
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Ruh roh.
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I like this so much I transcribed some of it. Must complete the transcription at some point.
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Kenny Burrell: KB Blues on "Introducing Kenny Burrell "
Last edited by Doug B; 06-21-2025 at 06:48 PM.
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Hank Garland "Jazz Winds From A New Direction" Riot Chorus. George Benson Clockwise... mickmac
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I know Grant Green is big on the forum, but somehow I never realized how bluesy he was... definitely in the "Kenny Burrell camp", at least the examples on this thread... is all his output in the "bluesy camp"?
So where do I start for that? Green Street?
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I don't really believe in concepts like "the best" or "my absolute favorite". But if I had to pick one bluesman over the many I love to hear, it's definitely Larry Garner. He's a wonderful composer, and his lyrics are pure poetry with real relevance. His playing is always spot on - the right notes with great feeling and big rich tone from any guitar and amp he happens to be using. He's also a truly good man. I've had the great pleasure of playing in his band many times since I met him in 1995, and making music with him is always great fun.
He has over a dozen albums out as a leader, and he's in the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame. Grab any of his recordings that you can find. I really love the album "You Need to Live a Little", but none is less than mighty fine. There are almost no LG videos on YT. There are a few with Larry fronting the Norman Beaker Band (a well known UK blues group), but he sticks to backing and lets Beaker play the solos. Here are two of the few YouTube videos I know of that feature him in live performance. I don't know where the first one was recorded. The second one should be a blues classic. it's Larry on acoustic with upright bass and Kenny Neal on harp (another of my favorite bluesmen - Neal is a killer guiitar player who also blows a world class harp) doing a Garner original:
Here are two tracks from Live a Little:
He rarely plays a cover. Here are two of his originals:
Knowing him and playing with his band have been highights of my life. He's the real deal. Here I am on B3 with the Larry Garner Band at the Hudson River Park Blues Festival a few years ago:
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Ed Cherry doing a slow ‘Chitlins’:
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This is one of my faves:
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Say what you will but this has always been my favorite version of that song: Originally Posted by marcwhy
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Thread wouldn't be complete without this I think
Also have to include this as a personal favorite.
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Kenny Burrell...the Chitlins Concarne album. Or, just about any other Kenny Burrell album. Kenny is a very bluesy player. His live albums are great and you'll find a lot of jazz/blues there.
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I always thought Sal Salvador had some of the most tasty jazz-blues runs in his playing but I never hear him mentioned here. He's one of my favorite jazz guitarists. The classic:
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While we're on the subject of less talked about guys how about Tiny Grimes? Tenor guitarist with some very swinging blues-jazz licks. He has great phrasing and feel of time.
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I always loved his playing. When I was a kid, I found a record called Kenton Jazz Presents Sal Salvador at our local record store and loved it. When he brought his big band to the Marine Ballroom on Steel Pier in Atlantic City, I got my parents to take me there to see him play when I was 10 or 11 and working hard to learn to play jazz and blues. Originally Posted by DawgBone
Steel Pier was fantastic for me growing up. I got to see and even meet some of my idols from TV and records. RIcky Nelson was there in the summer of 1961, and another one of my favorites was with him - James Burton. I already knew of Burton from watching Ozzie and Harriet on TV to see Ricky and his band. Burton was about 20 at the time, and his solos were as bluesy as pop rock guitar got - even his chicken pickin' is bluesy. Polk Salad Annie is a classic blues tune that he countrified for the sound track of Ford vs Ferrari:
Here he is with another great blues player - Albert Lee:
Here's the poster from the night I saw Ricky Nelson. They had a lot going on at the Pier in those days, so my parents had a great time by themselves while I was watching, listening, and learning. They had the top big bands of the day - Les Brown, Louis Armstrong, Stan Kenton, Sal Salvador etc, plus major rock acts (including the Stones, The Beach Boys, the Animals, and the Beatles).
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Ohh nice one. Originally Posted by kris
Jim is not one I think of as being a blues player like Grant or Kenny Burrell, but I’ve gotten so much great blues vocab from his stuff. Especially the Jazz Guitar? album.
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I enjoyed his playing so much I named my kid after him. He wasn't the fastest player, nor the most technical, but his lines really flow and are always seemingly built from the tastiest possible note choices and his playing always has a wonderfully happy yet blue cast to it. He also got such a beautifully rich sound out of his Gretsch guitar. Any idea what amp/amps he was known to use? I don't really understand why he is so often overlooked but he is way up there for me in terms of jazz guitar. He kind of exemplifies 50's jazz guitar in my mind. One of these days maybe I'll put together a thread on him. BTW thanks for the Larry Garner stuff. I'm going to be taking a deep dive into his material this week. Originally Posted by nevershouldhavesoldit
I always loved his playing. When I was a kid, I found a record called Kenton Jazz Presents Sal Salvador at our local record store and loved it. When he brought his big band to the Marine Ballroom on Steel Pier in Atlantic City, I got my parents to take me there to see him play when I was 10 or 11 and working hard to learn to play jazz and blues.
Steel Pier was fantastic for me growing up. I got to see and even meet some of my idols from TV and records. RIcky Nelson was there in the summer of 1961, and another one of my favorites was with him - James Burton. I already knew of Burton from watching Ozzie and Harriet on TV to see Ricky and his band. Burton was about 20 at the time, and his solos were as bluesy as pop rock guitar got - even his chicken pickin' is bluesy. Polk Salad Annie is a classic blues tune that he countrified for the sound track of Ford vs Ferrari:
Here he is with another great blues player - Albert Lee:
Here's the poster from the night I saw Ricky Nelson. They had a lot going on at the Pier in those days, so my parents had a great time by themselves while I was watching, listening, and learning. They had the top big bands of the day - Les Brown, Louis Armstrong, Stan Kenton, Sal Salvador etc, plus major rock acts (including the Stones, The Beach Boys, the Animals, and the Beatles).
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Thank You All so much for all of these suggestions! There's a lifetime of listening here! I do have a follow-up question which I'm going to start a new thread to answer. I hope some of you can input there too!
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A few off the beaten path favorites if you're looking for down home jazz/blues
Thornel Schwartz (dig that comping by organist Larry Young!)
Tiny Grimes w Coleman Hawkins
Floyd Smith, one of the first electric players
Billy Butler's hit Honky Tonk
Ok he's a blues player but I'm gonna slide this T Bone video in just because he's so great and 3:15 puts it in the jazz category
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Since Robben Ford was my gateway to jazz guitar, a couple that I still feel warrant mention
Nothin but the blues - Solo at around 2:15
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