Legends of Jazz Guitar Vol.1 - Bosworth Music

01 Wes Montgomery - Twisted Blues (1965)
02 Joe Pass - Original Blues In G (1974)
03 Barney Kessel - Basie's Blues (1973)
04 Herb Ellis - Medley: (1986)
It Might As Well Be Spring
Things Ain't What They Used To Be
05 Wes Montgomery - Jingles (1965)
06 Herb Ellis & Barney Kessel - A Slow Burn (1979)
07 Joe Pass - Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (1976)
08 Barney Kessel - The Shadow Of Your Smile (1973)
09 Wes Montgomery - Yesterday (1965)
10 Herb Ellis - Sweet Georgia Brown (1986)

Since first meeting in the 1920s, neither jazz nor the guitar have ever been the same. This swinging celebration of that union presents four Legends Of Jazz Guitar: Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis.
"Of all the ways to improvise", says Barney Kessel, "the most stimulating and demanding is jazz". The four artists here demonstrate stunning command of the fingerboard alongside inspired explorations of standards, blues and ballads. Explosive cascades of notes as well as languid pools of music pour from these maestros' imaginations and fingers. "The object for me", said Joe Pass "Is to play music, to communicate, not to show hard things or fast things". While guitarists will note plenty that's hard and fast in this DVD, somehow these masters make even the impossible appear effortless. That's class.