Top 5 Composers / Guitarists /

[kris]

Guitarists often record their compositions on CDs, I have my favorites:
John Scofield
Pat Martino
Pat Metheny
John Abercrombie
Jim Hall

[Greentone]

Antonio Carlos Jobim
Merle Travis

big gap

Everyone else

[AndyV]

Gabor Szabo
Jimmy Bryant
Barney Kessel
Django Reinhardt

[gcb]

Wes Montgomery
Tal Farlow
Jim Hall
Barney Kessel
Howard Roberts

[wintermoon]

Joni

[dcrowe]

Ralph Towner

[Doctor Jeff]

Pat Metheny
John Scofield
John McLaughlin
John Abercrombie
Allen Holdsworth

[dcrowe]

Julian Lage
Nels Cline

[zdub]

In terms of important composers I'd have to go with Django, Wes, Metheny, Towner, and Jobim (and I guess also Bonfa & Almeida for "Brazilian" styles). I imagine a number of Julian Lage's pieces will be long lasting but gotta give it some time. Lot of great pieces written by folks like McLaughlin and Frisell, but doesn't seem like they are major contributors to the repertoire. (Don't imagine that folks are gonna call out "Noonward Race" during a jam session!)

Who else am I missing, please enlighten me! (No one hit wonders like Smith's "Walk Don't Run").