JAZZ RHYTHM GUITARISTS
Best recordings
Freddie Green (the Count Basie master)
- Sir Charles Thompson: Jazz Basie Style, Vanguard label: “Swingtime in the Rockies”; “Honeysuckle Rose”
- Count Basie: And the Kansas City 7, MCA/Impulse label: “Oh, Lady Be Good”; “Count’s Place”
- Herb Ellis and Freddie Green: Rhythm Willie, Concord label: “Rhythm Willie”; “Conversations”
Sam Herman
- Thad Jones-Mel Lewis: Presenting Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra, Solid State: “Mean What You Say”; “Three in One” (It is hoped that the Blue Note label will soon reissue this on CD.)
Steve Jordan
- Buck Clayton: The Essential Buck Clayton, Vanguard: “Kandee”
- Buddy Tate: And His Buddies, Chiaroscuro: “Paris Nights”; “Medi-2”
Bucky Pizzarelli
- Benny Goodman: Seven Come Eleven, Columbia: “I Cover the Waterfront”; “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”; “Seven Come Eleven”; “A Smooth One” (George Benson plays the primary guitar solos throughout, which is another good reason to find this recording.)
Jimmy Raney (not normally a rhythm guitar specialist)
- Jazz Rhythm Backgrounds to Your Favorite Songs: Sing or Play Along, MMO (Music Minus One) 2: “Oh, Lady Be Good”; “Three Little Words”; “Fine and Dandy” (CD may be available only from Music Minus One and is probably coupled with tracks from another backgrounds album, but is still worth investigating.)