Solo guitar recordings?

[Д.Д.]

I was listening to the excellent Jerry Hahn's CD (imaginatively titled "Hahn Solo") on Migration, and realized how few solo guitar CDs I have. Some Derek Bailey... some (overdubbed) Sonny Sharrock... that might be about it. I have more solo drums CDs! So, any recommendations?

[king ubu]

Ralph Towner or Bill Connors on ECM ... Joe Pass ... those all might not be to everybody's liking.

One that I enjoyed a lot (got it last year, a few months before his premature death):

[kh1958]

Joe Diorio, Solo Guitar.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FMH8GW/ref=dm_ws_ps_cdp?ie=UTF8&qid=1385473003&s=music&sr=1-2

[paul secor]

I assume that you want to limit this thread to jazz/jazz related solo guitar recordings. There are a lot of non-jazz solo recordings out there.

[John Tapscott]

This is very nice.

[Joe]

http://duckbaker.com/discography/duck-baker-solo/spinning-song/

[7/4]

I've never seen that Bern Nix album!

[.:.impossible]

That Duck Baker disc is really something.

[mikeweil]

Joe Pass,of course ....

Steve Khan did a nice solo disc for RCA Novus, one side is a long Monk medley. Will have to dig it out.

Derek Bailey, and other free form players over here that followed him, Hans Reichel, Joe Sachse.

There's half an LP by John McLaughlin from his pre-Mahavishnu days, too.

[jazztrain]

I've always liked this one. I remember seeing him live (solo) shortly after it was released:

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Jimmy Ponder - Alone - HighNote

MG

[alankin]

Marc Ribot - Saints

[B. Clugston]

Dennis Budimir's Alone Together on Revelation is a nice one—though he is actually duetting with himself (overdubbed) on most of the tracks. (Gary Foster also shows up for two songs.)

[xybert]

Not a traditional solo record but i've always been partial to Bill Frisell's Ghost Town.

[sonnymax]

:tup for Joe Diorio and Joe Pass. Some other suggestions:

[Homefromtheforest]

Masayuki Takayanagi has a few nice solo discs...there's also a very interesting Raymond Boni solo lp on the French Palm label

[colinmce]

Al Viola - Solo Guitar (Mode, 1957) is quite nice.

[Jim R]

The Raney album is nice, but he overdubbed solos over his own rhythm tracks, as I recall.

[sgcim]

Johnny Smith's "Man With The Blue Guitar" is a prerequisite for solo guitar playing.

Harry Leahey recorded one that I've never heard, but I'm sure it was as great as his teacher's, mentioned above.

George Van Eps did a few, "My Guitar", "Solo Guitar Recordings" (which featured Smith on the other CD playing Spanish Classical guitar recordings with a pick! )

Kenny Burrell recorded one that I'm picking up this weekend.

The Lenny Breau ones mentioned above are also great works of art.

I'm pretty sure Cal Collins did one on Concord, but someone I'd need to verify that...I saw him play solo guitar live at Bechet's in NYC back in the 80s and dug it.

There's a recent one by a younger player that is incredible, but I can't remember his name. I'll add it later when I remember.

[Jim R]

[Jim R]

[Jim R]

In addition to Breau, Sharrock and Leitch, some other fantastic players from Canada who are great solo players (not sure what they've recorded in that setting):

Ed Bickert

Reg Schwager

Lorne Lofsky

[BFrank]

[mjzee]

Martin Taylor is an excellent guitarist, almost like Art Tatum on guitar. Try this one, which is even more impressive because it's live:

Ralph Towner, of course. One of the most distinctive voices of the last half century. This one is also live:

Ron Affif? Very excellent, underrated guitarist. For his solo work, listen to:

Jim Hall has never played a bad note. I don't know that he's ever done a solo album. How about his duets with Pat Metheny:

Jimmy Bruno? Yes.

Finally, if you'll expand your definition of jazz a little, seriously consider Leo Kottke and John Fahey. I've had many satisfying hours of listening to them.

[sgcim]

In addition to Breau, Sharrock and Leitch, some other fantastic players from Canada who are great solo players (not sure what they've recorded in that setting):

Ed Bickert

Reg Schwager

Lorne Lofsky

Unfortunately, Ed Bickert has never done a solo LP.

The guy I was trying to remember before was Jonathan Kreisberg. His recent solo CD is unbelievable. Not possible to surpass that shit...