Masters of Jazz Guitar The Story of the Players and Their Music

by Alexander, Charles

• ISBN13: 9780879305925
• ISBN10: 0879305924
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Backbeat

Summary

Written by some of the world's leading jazz authorities, this stunning book honors the brilliant artistry and music of selected virtuoso jazz guitarists past and present, reveals how they have redefined jazz over the years, and explores key developments for the guitar in the world of jazz since the early 1900s. It also includes two hundred compelling color photographs that bring the players and their instruments to life. Hardcover.

Table of Contents

The Guitar Breaks Through	4	(10)
Tony Russell
Masters of Rhythm	10	(6)
Richard Cook
Soloists of the Swing Era	16	(8)
Brian Priestley
Django Reinhardt	24	(8)
Max Harrison
Charlie Christian	32	(6)
Dave Gelly
Swing to Bop	38	(6)
Stan Britt
The Bebop Masters	44	(10)
Stan Britt
The Cool Sound	54	(6)
Alun Morgan
Influence and Confluence	60	(8)
John Fordham
Wes Montgomery	68	(6)
Kenny Mathieson
The Hardboppers	74	(8)
John Fordham
Joe Pass	82	(6)
John Fordham
Fusion: The First Wave	88	(10)
Stuart Nicholson
Pat Metheny	98	(6)
Kenny Mathieson
Fusion: The Second Wave	104	(8)
Mark Gilbert
Shredding the Frets	112	(6)
Mark Gilbert
Brazilian Guitar	118	(8)
John Zaradin
The Session Players	126	(6)
Kenny Mathieson
The Deconstructionists	132	(8)
Stuart Nicholson
The Acoustic Guitar in Jazz	140	(8)
Charles Alexander
The New Mainstream	148	(6)
Kenny Mathieson
The Legacy of Django	154	(8)
Andy MacKenzie
The British Scene	162	(8)
Kenny Mathieson
The European Scene	170	(8)
Chris Burden
The American Scene	178	(8)
Charles Chapman
Recommended Listening	186	(4)
Index of People	190	(2)
Acknowledgements	192