Looking for Jazz emsembles with a guitar flair


I am a jazz enthusiast and looking for CD's that feature guitar passages and solos. I particularly like guitar phrases that echo the likes of Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery and some of Kenny Burrell styles. The Scofield style is not my cup of tea however.
Looking for your suggestions to add to my library.

Hugo
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Showing 2 responses by ckorody

Not sure if it qualifies but Diana Krall's guitarist, Anthony Wilson kicks some serious pick on her last two albums. He also has a number of his own with ensembles that might appeal to you though more in the modern vein
If you want to try something just a bit off the beaten path, filled with inventive rhythms, soaring melodies and unusual instrumentation its well worth listening to Ali Farka Touré, the truly phenomenal African guitarist from Mali who passed away last year. People tend to peg him as a blues player but that is more etymological then anything - meaning that he is singled out to make the case that blues came from Mali. OK, some but not all Anyhow if you can draw a straight line between jazz and blues... LOL

I have three of his CDs: Savane, his last. In The Heart Of The Moon which is perhaps the most ethereal. And Talking Timbuktu, his amazing collaboration with Ry Cooder. (Wow that man has taste)

Back in the mainstream, Ray Brown did a fine album called Some Of My Best Friends Are... Guitarists. Nice lineup including Pass, Burrell and John Pizzarelli