- Paperback: 237 pages
- Publisher: Backbeat Books (April 1, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1617130230
- ISBN-13: 978-1617130236
(Book). The prolific Scott Yanow has outdone even himself with this
book, the most comprehensive guide to jazz guitarists ever published.
With hundreds of dossiers and discographies on every major (and not so
major) jazz guitar player of note, arranged in encyclopedia fashion,
this is the final stop on anyone's tour of six-string wizards working
the swinging side of the street. From Django Reinhardt and Charlie
Christian to Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin and even Les Paul to Jeff Beck
and beyond (not to mention Wes and Barney and everyone in between),
The Great Jazz Guitarist hits every note, never sharp or flat, and
always with the combination of edge, sensitivity and awe-inspiring depth
of knowledge that has made author Yanow one of the most widely read and
respected critics and historians in jazz history.
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