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    Hi all,

    I'm looking for an authoritative list of great jazz tunes written by jazz guitarists
    Wes, Metheny, Sco and Hall have all written tons of great stuff. I'm looking for other guitarist's contributions. Any help would be great

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    All time favorite is 4 on 6
    Twisted Blues
    west Coast Blues
    Air Mail Special
    anounman
    Swing 42
    Swing 39

    and MANY more!!!!!!

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    Solar/Sonny Chuck Wayne
    Down for Double F. Green
    Corner Pocket F. Green
    Bluesette T. Theilman
    The Good Life Sacha Distel
    Walk, Don't Run J. Smith
    Nuages
    Gypsy Queen Gabor Szabo
    Chitlins Con Carne K. Burrell
    Detour Ahead Herb Ellis (co-writer)

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    I like "Ellis In Wonderland" and "Pickly Wickley" by Herb Ellis. (Stuart mentioned "Detour Ahead" above.)

    Here's "Pickly," from Herb's album "Thank You, Charlie Christian."


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    Travels by Pat Metheny

    Mahoney's 11 Ohms by Tal Farlow (more for the title, I think)

    Welcome to a Prayer by Pat Martino

    All Across The City by Jim Hall

    Mi Cosa by Wes Montgomery (and Four On Six)

    Swedish Pastry by Barney Kessel

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    Jimmy Bruno: Like That, Maplewood Avenue

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    More by Jim Hall: Romain, Careful, Big Blues, Furnished Flats, Drop Shot, Down from Antigua

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    Swagger by Lage Lund

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    Jimmy Raney: Signal


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    I also dig "West Coast Blues" and "Nuages", but one not mentioned yet is by Billy Bean: "Billy's Beanery"

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    Kurt Rosenwinkel Next Step



    Rafal Sarnecki Three Old Men from the Land of Aran



    Gilad Hekselman This Just In



    Rotem Sivan For Emotional Use Only



    Rale Micic Serbology


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    Brooklyn sometimes by Kurt Rosenwinkel
    Ellenville by Ben Monder
    Summer Band Camp Mick Goodrick (goes through all 12 keys)
    Silence of a candle Ralph Towner
    Paramour John Abercrombie
    Echolalia Ben Monder
    Follow Your Heart John Mclauglin
    The Eagle and the Daffodil also by John McLaughlin

    Just a few of my favourites
    David

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    Quote Originally Posted by grahambop
    Jimmy Raney: Signal

    Raney had quite a few including the above, and "Motion", "Lee", "Parker '51", "On The Rocks", "We'll Be Together", "Ovals", "Portzerbie", "Samba Teekens" and a piece for Strings and electric guitar called "Suite For Guitar Quintet" that is over twenty minutes long.
    Jim hall also wrote an extended piece for guitar and string quartet.

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    I really like John Scofield's songs on his A Go-Go album like Chank, Green Tea, Boozer. Really fun to play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sgcim
    Raney had quite a few including the above, and "Motion", "Lee", "Parker '51", "On The Rocks", "We'll Be Together", "Ovals", "Portzerbie", "Samba Teekens" and a piece for Strings and electric guitar called "Suite For Guitar Quintet" that is over twenty minutes long.
    Jim hall also wrote an extended piece for guitar and string quartet.
    Surprisingly, I have to mention Raney's composition "Puby La Keg" . He recorded it with Red Norvo.

    On the same subject, I just wanted to offer some trivia in relation to a couple of Raney tune titles, Potrezebie is riffing on a running joke from Mad magazine, Potrzebie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    A "Parker 51" is a rare and collectible fountain pen. Apparently JR was sent one by Parker pens for honouring them with the name check in the song title. The story goes, Stan Getz claimed ownership of the pen, because he led the group that recorded the tune !.

    I also really like " A farewell To Alms" written by Tal Farlow,
    and "Motivation" by Billy Bean, ( it's a killer).

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    a while ago Someone here suggested the tune

    Jean De Fleur

    It was a great suggestion



    great tune to play, it's a lot of fun, and guitar friendly

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    Place du Tertre - Bireli Lagrene




    I'll Take Les - Sco




    Al Green Song - Sco




    Calvin's Key - Pat Metheny


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    Quote Originally Posted by pubylakeg
    Surprisingly, I have to mention Raney's composition "Puby La Keg" . He recorded it with Red Norvo.

    On the same subject, I just wanted to offer some trivia in relation to a couple of Raney tune titles, Potrezebie is riffing on a running joke from Mad magazine, Potrzebie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    A "Parker 51" is a rare and collectible fountain pen. Apparently JR was sent one by Parker pens for honouring them with the name check in the song title. The story goes, Stan Getz claimed ownership of the pen, because he led the group that recorded the tune !.

    I also really like " A farewell To Alms" written by Tal Farlow,
    and "Motivation" by Billy Bean, ( it's a killer).
    I thought that Raney wrote Parker '51 in tribute to his painter friend, Ray Parker. Raney was quite a painter himself.
    That doesn't surprise me about Getz; I read his bio- he was a real SOB.
    I wonder what Raney meant by Puby La Keg?
    Tal wrote some swinging tunes in the 50s- "Meteor", "And She Remembers Me" (anybody know the joke behind that one?), "Gibson Boy", "Tina", Rock,n Rye" and Telefunky".

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    Quote Originally Posted by sgcim
    I thought that Raney wrote Parker '51 in tribute to his painter friend, Ray Parker. Raney was quite a painter himself.
    That doesn't surprise me about Getz; I read his bio- he was a real SOB.
    I wonder what Raney meant by Puby La Keg?
    Tal wrote some swinging tunes in the 50s- "Meteor", "And She Remembers Me" (anybody know the joke behind that one?), "Gibson Boy", "Tina", Rock,n Rye" and Telefunky".
    Well, yeah, AFAIR, the pen story came from Jon Raney's ? blog , but whether JR's original intention was to honour Ray Parker, it's quite possible, crossed wires maybe ? As you'll know, he also wrote one titled "Elegy For Ray Parker" on his last record.

    As for Tal, I'll Remember April,... "And She Remembers Me".

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    Joe Pass didn't write many tunes but 'For Django' is a waltz with a great set of changes:


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    Quote Originally Posted by pubylakeg
    Well, yeah, AFAIR, the pen story came from Jon Raney's ? blog , but whether JR's original intention was to honour Ray Parker, it's quite possible, crossed wires maybe ? As you'll know, he also wrote one titled "Elegy For Ray Parker" on his last record.

    As for Tal, I'll Remember April,... "And She Remembers Me".
    You got it!

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    Blues for Herb- Emily Remler
    Bright Size Life- Pat Metheny
    One Note Samba- A.C. Jobim
    Tango El Bongo- George VanEps (I think)
    Drop Shot- Jim Hall
    Meteor- Tal Farlow
    Manonash- Tuck Andress

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    [QUOTE=Jonathan Levin;502242]Blues for Herb- Emily Remler
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    +1, there. I love Emily's playing and Herb's. I've got to learn that tune....

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    Bill Frisell’s ”Throughout” is beautiful. Here is a live duo version with Frisell and Jim Hall: