Green and Clapton recorded some great material, as did many of their inspirations. Like others, I find it difficult to select a best blues guitarist. However, if forced to select, I believe Clapton is the single greatest and that the studio Layla album was his greatest work. Yes, his work with Mayall and Cream was great, but the passion expressed on the entire Layla album, along with Duane on slide, remains my absolute favorite. Shows what losing the love of your life and a drug problem can help create. That boy was seriously Blue at the time! Raw and unpolished.
