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Oh, oh! Damn, I can't remember his name. Will have to get back to you about another great Jazz Guitarist.
Eric Clapton does some Jazz, no?

Charley Christian?

Django Reinhardt?

George Benson?

Barney Kessell?

Ralph Towner?

Les Paul?

Two of my favorite jazz guitarists are Joe Pass and Ted Greene.

Oh, dangnabbit! None of those 8, I don't think. Very shy, barely speaks to the audience above a whisper, wears glasses, dark hair. I think he's american, but not sure.

Al Di Meola? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola

YES! That's him. He's fantastic, isn't he?

I think so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgaRjKe2Hkg

Would you consider Buena Vista Social Club to be Jazz?

I'd call it 'música cubana', but then I'm no expert. What we need on this thread is a musician (drummers need not apply ).

Anyway, I love it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd8aGFXb_NU

No need to put it into any box marked "jazz" or anything else

The only 2 music labels you should ever need is "good" and "not for me"

One artist i'd not heard of till this weekend is Django Reinhardt. A french jazz musician who took up the style of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, et al.

Didn't he only have 3 fingers on one hand?

Two, I think.

I'm a musician of sorts, I can definitely play some instruments (including the vocal cords) and have some history of music lessons. I'm no professional, but I can produce music, ere goes Musician?

Good for you, Elly! I wish I'd had the patience, as a child, to learn to play music myself - I've never stopped listening, though.

Django Reinhardt http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll

I find it hard not to smile at this:
Minor swing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEzsPGHsi90

My mum swears I could sing before I could talk so it must have come naturally...

Oh honey Eric Marienthal is THE best saxophone player on the face of the planet!
I am also strongly abliged to suggest
Dave Koz (sax)
Chris Botti (trumpet)
Matthew Harris (Composer)
Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band (AMAZING band)
Wayne Burgeron (trumpet)
UNT's One O'Clock Band (second most amazing band)

ummmmm
theres more... but happy hunting :D
Cheers,
Ford

Oh. how opertune. In some ways that this conversation appears on my 'most recent' as I quicly* pop on mid way through a 'listening session', of 'drink all day then come home and listen to music and refuse sleeping for one night' kind of way.... and for some strange* reason, the music on offer that I find appropiate in all so many ways is an alphabetical listening to Frank Zappa albums.... (I've just finsihed 'G'#... the night might be quiet long ..._

Ah, problem solved (eventually).

This is *exactly* what I was after:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Jazz-Collection-Original-Albums/dp/B003IY49S4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305487446&sr=8-2

And, as a bonus:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Jazz-Collection-Box/dp/B004Q9SO0O/ref=pd_sim_m_h__1
and
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Blues-Collection-Box-Set/dp/B004J3QACQ/ref=pd_sim_m_h__2

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