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We lost a few great Guitar players this year, including Jim Hall and Johnny Smith. When I mentioned Johnny Smith's passing to people, I was surprised that most asked, "Who?". That got me thinking about all the fabulously talented artists that nobody (let's qualify that as non-guitar fanatics) has ever heard of. Who are your favorites?
My nominations are Danny Gatton and Philip Catherine.
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12-26-2013 02:57 PM
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Someone I grew up with - in the neighborhood, Carl Verheyen.
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Billy Bean
he's been 'heard of', but due to personal problems and being off the scene for 30+ yrs he gets lost in the shuffle
he died last year
Dick Garcia, also off the scene for many, many years.
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Carl's a great all-around player and very nice guy to boot but I would think he is pretty well known by now what with playing with Supertramp for many years as well as his numerous solo tours, records and teaching at GIT.
Originally Posted by fep
Some other guys I would mention are Steve Topping (played with Gary Husband and is one of Holdsworth's favorite guitarists) and Louis Winsberg of Sixun (outside of France he is not well known).
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Kenny Poole, Ted Greene, Lenny Breau
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+1 on Billy Bean - one of the best single line players on an archtop I've ever heard.
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Hey who likes Bukka White?
David
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Most jazz guitarists are unknown to the average person or non-jazz guitarist. Kurt who? Frisell? What is that?
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I couldn't find any evidence of Carls passing. Someone named Carl Verheyen is playing the Baked Potato this Saturday night. Originally Posted by fep
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He's alive and well and playing fusion.
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+1 Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo
thanks
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Wow, those are some good suggestions. In particular, I had never heard of Billy Bean, so I looked him up. Great fat tone and fluid lines. I'll spend some time researching the the others I am not familiar with, like Kenny Poole and Bukka White.
Here's another one for you: Oscar Moore. He played in Nat King Cole's little trio in the 40s and 50s, when big bands were all the rage. Backing a phenomenal singer like Cole, his job was similar to George Harrison's in the Beatles--compress an incredibly tasty solo into a few seconds during the instrumental break. He made big money as a studio musician after he left Cole and struggled as a solo artist. He ended his days as a bricklayer in LA.
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There is no justice in this world. Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo
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I'm pretty sure the OP wasn't only asking for deceased guitar players. Carl is indeed alive and well. Originally Posted by StevieB
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I'd put George Muscatello in this category. Not recorded enough, but he's on several records by sax player Brian Patneaude. When I first came upon Mike Moreno a few years back, someone I know said, "Oh, he's just doing a Muscatello thing." I don't agree, but that gives you an idea of his vibe (sort of). Here's a Patneaude vid:
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Chuck Wayne!! Never gets enough mention. Just passed away last year. In this video . . he starts playing at about 1:10 into it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=_z__M86oe58
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Myself, of course.
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Vic Juris
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Marc Fosset,Jerry Hahn,Toninho Horta
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The Chuck Wayne mention reminded me of a few others I grew up listening to. Joe Puma, Harry Leahy (in the Johnny Smith lineage), Sal Salvidor, Joe Diorio. But I agree, Jazz is not a household term and I don't know of more than a handful of household names.
It would be interesting to do a poll even here on the Jazz Guitar Forum: Given a first name (or last) how many people could supply the other part of the name and a recording they are known for? My guess is many are familiar with a few, but few are familiar with the many. Welcome to the invisible world of jazz guitar!
David
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The late Warren Nunes
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Emmet Ray
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He was the second best guitar player in the world, at the time. Originally Posted by Solo Flight
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Eddie Duran
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