Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations?


Hello All,

Here's the list I've put together so far, but I'm looking for more and better recordings...   I want good music AND great recordings of such...   I also use these as partial test tunes (streamed from Tidal in MQA) for evaluating sound quality.

Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons, the Album Topaz, Stories of the Painted Desert
Ron Cooley with Manheim Steamroller, the album Day Dreams
Michael Hedges, the album Aerial Boundaries (wow!)
Antoine Dufour,  the single Talk
Gordon Giltrap,  the album Fear of the Dark
Fourplay, the album Fourplay
Jenn Adams, the album Water, Blue Island (great recording)
Joe Bonamassa, the album Live from the Royal Albert Hall
John Williams, the album Guitar Transcriptions (I know this isn't jazz, but its so good)
Nils Lofgren, the album Acoustic Live, Keith Don't Go
Roger Shah and Sunlounger, A Balearic Dinner

What else should I add to my collection?   What moves you?



noodlyarm

Gabor Szabo - 'Mizrab' (on CTI label!) 

Also, good, not great recordings but musical wows - 

'Spellbinder'  & 'Macho' 

Aside the usual suspects, here are a few recordings off the beaten path with great performances AND fine recordings.

Andy Brown - Soloist
Charlie Haden - Jim Hall (the one with two cats on the cover)
Jason Vieaux - Images of Metheny

Jason Vieaux is a classical virtuoso guitarist who recorded some solo acoustic Metheny tunes. The recording is great although the guitar sounds a little thin without volume as I believe levels were set a little low. Turn it up and its amazing.
Benson's early jazz recordings with verve, and his "Sunday Afternoon" recordings.  Imaginative and technically brilliant.

Pat Martino!!  Any of it, but particularly pre-accident. "Exit".  DIstinctive chromatic soloing.

Joe Pass "Virtuoso" albums. Can get a little repetitive, but it's a really good trick to repeat.

Tal Farlow.  Unique sound, if sometimes a little sloppy.

Among current guitarists, you might check out Freddie Bryant.

Tommy Emmanuel not exactly jazz, but if you like guitar, gotta check that out.