View Poll Results: Favourite Guitarist
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John Scofield
133 10.37% -
Bill Frisell
96 7.49% -
Django Reinhardt
160 12.48% -
Wes Montgomery
355 27.69% -
Jim Hall
173 13.49% -
Joe Pass
284 22.15% -
Pat Metheny
166 12.95% -
Kurt Rosenwinkel
84 6.55% -
John Mclaughlin
68 5.30% -
John Abercrombie
29 2.26% -
Lee Ritenour
27 2.11% -
Pat Martino
107 8.35% -
Tal Farlow
64 4.99% -
Barney Kessel
94 7.33% -
Allan Holdsworth
64 4.99% -
George Benson
152 11.86% -
Grant Green
128 9.98% -
Jimmy Raney
53 4.13% -
Charlie Christian
77 6.01% -
Kenny Burrell
171 13.34%
Multiple Choice Poll.
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I'd love to hear from someone that voted for Lee Ritenour and why.
His appeal has always been a mystery to me.
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12-12-2023 05:12 PM
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Having read about Lee for decades I never really knew much about him. I stumbled across this video and dug the whole vibe.
Originally Posted by pawlowski6132
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A very agreeable video.
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He had some great bands back in the day:
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Joe Pass and Metheny are my top two from that list. One main reason is that I've seen both live and both were brilliant. I was lucky to see Joe in a jazz club in Detroit in the early 80's and Pat several times at the Detroit Jazz Fest in more recent years. I would have liked to seen Mike Stern on the list.
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What? Where did you see Joe pass in Detroit?
Originally Posted by Markmann
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Have you seen Detroit native Kenny Burrell? Originally Posted by Markmann
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"What? Where did you see Joe pass in Detroit?
Bakers Keyboard Lounge.
About | Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit, MI
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"Have you seen Detroit native Kenny Burrell?"
Sadly, no I have not. One of my many regrets.
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As a big fan of Ted Greene and Tim Lerch, I've just discovered Ray Garner!
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At the Central Coast jazz workshop Tim Lerch was one of the instructors. He played in the bar\lounge and there he was playing solo guitar with singing. Originally Posted by himself
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Well my favorite isn't on the list, Bob DeVos,
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Really?? That's your favorite player in the whole world?? That ever lived??? Originally Posted by voyage
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Absolutely, definitely. Originally Posted by pawlowski6132
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Lenny Breau, Frank Zappa, Chet Atkins, Allan Holdsworth. For starters!
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Wes, Pat Martino, Mark Elf, Dan Adler
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For me, it will always be Kenny Burrell. When I was first learning to play guitar, I was really into Stevie Ray Vaughn and loved the song Chitlins Con Carne. I had an older friend tell me that it was actually a cover of a Kenny Burrell song. I then discovered the "Midnight Blue" album and never looked back. Coming from a blues background, KB made Jazz accessible to me. A little less intimidating perhaps? from there I found Wes, Grant Green, George Benson, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Joe Pass, etc. But for me, I'll always be a KB fan first and foremost.
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Peter Bernstein
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Kenny Burrell...and Grant Green...and Wes Montgomery...and George Benson...and Joe Pass...and...Pat Martino...and...
Last edited by jumpnblues; 04-04-2025 at 08:56 AM.
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No Howard Roberts on this poll? I'm a newcomer to his playing. He sounds like a more chops driven Kenny Burrell. He's incredible.
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There can only be so many possible-selections (due to how the poll is designed), thus many first-rate guitar players are missing. Originally Posted by olliehalsall
Roberts is indeed incredible. I've been lucky enough to see him live at least 3 times when he would play at Donte's in West Hollywood California.Last edited by jameslovestal; 01-24-2026 at 03:09 PM.
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Wes for me. Ever since I saw him live. Mpls. TVI April 1966. Got back stage and talked with him. Of course got his and Wynton Kelly’s trio autographs.
I like all of the other “candidates” but that 1966 meeting did it for me.
Tom
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