18 Original-Alben auf 10 CDs - inkl. Klassiker und Raritäten von Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Django Reinhardt und vielen mehr "Ich übe nie Gitarre - von Zeit zu Zeit öffne ich den Gitarrenkasten und werfe ein Stück rohes Fleisch hinein." Wes Montgomery Die Gitarre hat einen besonderen Platz im Jazz: anfangs hauptsächlich ein solider Rhythmus-Macher und eine der ältesten Verwandten aus dem Blues, weitete sie bald schon ihre Solo-Position im Rampenlicht aus. Die Geschichte des Instruments selbst ist untrennbar mit Jazz verbunden - und die meisten ihrer frühen Innovatoren und Stars sind auf diesem exklusiven 10-CD-Paket vertreten. Vom "Swing-Manouche"-Maestro Django Reinhardt, hier auf drei geremasterten 10"-Alben zu hören, über Count Basies langjährigen Rhythmus-Gitarristen Freddie Green (auf seinem einzigen Solo-Album), und bis zu modernen Giganten wie Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow oder Jim Hall, präsentiert dieses Set das Beste der Jazz-Gitarre. Die swingenden Stilblüten von Billy Bauer oder Oscar Moore, die subtilen Arrangements eines Mundell Lowe oder Herb Ellis, die elektrisierende Energie eines Wes Montgomery, oder die brasilianische Eleganz von Luiz Bonfa macht jeden Hörer zum "Jazz-Gitarren"-Fan. Saitensprünge klangen selten so gut.

CD 1
Wes Montgomery - The Incredible
Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
1. Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
2. D-Natural Blues (Wes Montgomery)
3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Burke, VanHeusen)
4. Four on Six (Montgomery)
5. West Coast Blues (Montgomery)
6. In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave Brubeck)
7. Mr. Walker (Montgomery)
8. Gone With the Wind (Magidson, Wrubel)

1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, January 26, 1960 / 3, 7,
and 8 recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, January 28, 1960

Wes Montgomery (g), Tommy Flanagan (p), Percy Heath (b), Albert Heath (dr)

Kenny Burrell - Blue Lights Volume 1
9. Phinupi (Burrell)
10. Yes Baby (Burrell)
11. Scotch Blues (Jordan)
12. The Man I Love (Gershwin, Gershwin)

Kenny Burrell (g), Louis Smith (tp), Junior Cook, Tina Brooks (ts), Duke Jordan (p), Sam Jones (b), Art Blakey (dr)

Recorded at Manhattan Towers, May 14, 1958

Total Time: 78:51

CD 2

Jim Hall - Jazz Guitar
1. Stompin' at the Savoy (Goodman/ Razaf/ Sampson/ Webb)
2. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Ellington/ Ellington/ Persons)
3. Thanks for the Memory (Rainger/ Robin)
4. Tangerine (Mercer/ Schertzinger)
5. Stella by Starlight (Washington/ Young)
6. 9:20 Special (Ellington/ Engvick/ Warren)
7. Deep in a Dream (DeLange/ Van Heusen)
8. Look for the Silver Lining (DeSylva/ Kern)
9. Seven Come Eleven (Christian/ Goodman)
10. Too Close For Comfort (Bock/ Weiss/ Holofcener)

Jim Hall (g), Carl Perkins (p), Red Mitchell (b)

Recorded Los Angeles, January 10 & 24, 1957

Total Time: 44:16

CD 3

Herb Ellis meets Jimmy Giuffre
1. Goose Grease (Ellis, Giuffre)
2. When Your Lover Has Gone (Swan)
3. Remember (Giuffre)
4. Patricia (Ellis)
5. A Country Boy (Ellis)
6. You Know (Giuffre)
7. My Old Flame (Johnston, Coslow)
8. People Will Say We're In Love (Rodgers & Hammerstein)

Herb Ellis (g), Jimmy Giuffre (ts, bs, arr), Art Pepper, Bud Shank (as),
Richie Kamuca (ts), Lou Levy (p), Jim Hall (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Stan Levey (dr)

Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, on March 26, 1959

Guitar Moods by Mundell Lowe
9. Speak Low (Nash, Weill)
10. We'll Be Together Again (Fischer, Laine)
11. Memories of You (Blake, Razaf)
12. Ill Wind (Arlen, Koehler)
13. You Don't Know What Love Is (DePaul, Raye)
14. I Dream Too Much (Fields, Kern)
15. June in January (Rainger, Robin)
16. I'll Take the Romance (Hammerstein, Oakland)
17. It's So Peaceful in the Country (Wilder)
18. Our Waltz (Rose)
19. I'm Old Fashioned (Kern, Mecer)
20. Goodbye (Jenkins)

Mundell Lowe (g), Al Klink (b cl), Phil Bodner (ob, Engl hrn), Trigger Alpert (b), Ed Shaughnessy (dr)

Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder's Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on February 20,
March 2 & 9, 1956

Total Time: 72:13

CD 4

A Recital by Tal Farlow
1. Walkin' (Carpenter)
2. You Come Along (From Out of Nowhere) (Green/ Heyman)
3. Bye Bye Blues (Bennett/ Gray/ Hamm/ Lown)
4. Lorinesque (Farlow)
5. Moonlight Becomes You (Burke/ Van Heusen)
6. Will You Still Be Mine? (Adair/ Dennis)
7. On the Alamo (Jones / Kahn)

Tal Farlow (g), Bob Enevoldsen (tb), Bill Perkins (ts), Bob Gordon (sb),
Monty Budwig (b), Lawrence Marable (dr)

Recorded at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California, May 3 & 4 1955

Joe Puma - East Coast Jazz 3
8. Loris
9. A Little Rainy
10. Helen (Duke/ Harburg)
11. Hallelujah (Youmans/ Grey/ Robin)
12. How About You (Freed/ Lane)
13. Pumatic
14. Liza (Gershwin/ Gershwin/ Kahn)
15. Moon Song (That Wasn't For Me) (Johnston/ Coslow)

Joe Puma, Barry Galbraith (g), Don Elliott (vib), Vinnie Burke (b), Teddy Sommer (dr)

Recorded in NYC, November 30, 1954

Total Time: 60:19

CD 5

Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer
1. Isn't It Romantic (Rodgers-Hart)
2. How Long Has This Been Going On (Gershwin)
3. No Male for Me (Brookmeyer)
4. The Flag Is Up (Raney)
5. Get Off That Roof (Brookmeyer)
6. Jim's Tune (Raney)
7. No One but Me (Raney)
8. Too Late Now (Lane/Lerner)

Jimmy Raney (g), Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb), Hank Jones, Dick Katz (p),
Teddy Kotick (b), Osie Johnson (dr)

Recorded in New York City, July 23, August 1, 1956.

Howard Roberts - Good Pickin's
9. Will You Still Be Mine (Dennis/ Adair)
10. When The Sun Comes Out (Arlen/ Koehler)
11. All The Things You Are (Kern/ Hammerstein)
12. Lover Man (Davis/ Ramirez/ Sherman)
13. Relaxin' At Camarillo (Parker)
14. Godchild (Wallington)
15. Easy Living (Rainger/ Robin)
16. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Arlen/ Koehler)
17. The More I See You (Warren/ Gordon)
18. Terpsichore (Roberts)

Howard Roberts (g), Bill Holman (ts, arr), Pete Jolly (p), Red Mitchell (b),
Stan Levey (dr), Marty Paich (arr)

Recorded in Los Angeles in March 1959

Total Time: 78:39


CD 6

Freddie Green - Mr. Rhythm
1. Up in the Blues (Green)
2. Down for the Double (Green)
3. Back and Forth (Green)
4. Free and Easy (Green)
5. Learnin' the Blues (Green)
6. Feed Bag (Green)
7. Something's Got to Give (Mercer)
8. Easy Does It (Oliver, Young)
9. Little Red (Green)
10. Swinging Back (Green)
11. A Date With Ray (Green)
12. When You Wish Upon a Star (Washington, Harline)

Freddie Green (g), Al Cohn (ts/ cl), Joe Newman (tp), Henry Coker (tb), Nat Pierce (p), Milt Hinton (b), Jo Jones (dr), Osie Johnson (dr)

Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, December 18, 1955

Oscar Moore Quartet
13. Dinner for One (Carr)
14. Walkin' Home (Moore)
15. Up Tempo (Moore)
16. Buddy Can You Spare A Dime? (Gomey/ Harburg)
17. There'll Never Be Another You (Bergner/ Nelson)
18. April In Paris (Duke)
19. Samson & Delilah Theme (Young)
20. Moonlight in Vermont (Blackburn/ Suesort)
21. Kiss Me Again (Herbert)

Oscar Moore (g), Carl Perkins (p), Joe Comfort (b), Mike Pacheco (bongos)

Recorded in Hollywood, CA, 1954

Total Time: 67:13


CD 7

Souvenirs de Django Reinhardt Vol. 1-3
1. Minor Swing
2. Swing 41
3. Artillerie Lourde
4. Peche a la mouche
5. Swing Guitars
6. Belleville
7. Douce Ambiance
8. Swing de Paris
9. Babik
10. Swingtime In The Springtime
11. Manoir de mes reves
12. Blues en mineur
13. Swing 39
14. Melodie au crepuscule
15. Feerie
16. Dinette
17. Stockholm
18. Nuages
19. Del Salle
20. Vendredi 13
21. Sweet Chorus
22. Crepuscule
23. Songe D'automne
24. Folie a Amphion


All songs composed by Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt (g) et le Quintette de Hot Club de France

Maurice Meunier, Hubert Rostaing, Gérard Léveque (cl), Eugène Vèes (g),
Eddie Bernard (p), Emmanuel Soudieux (b), André Jourdan (dr)

Recorded in Paris August 25 & 29, September 7 & 15, November 8 &13, 1947

Total Time: 73:18

CD 8

Billy Bauer - Plectrist
1. It's A Blue World (Forest/ Wright)
2. Maybe I Love You Too Much (Berlin)
3. Lincoln Tunnel (Bauer)
4. Night Cruise (Bauer)
5. Too Marvelous For Words (Mercer/ Whiting)
6. Lady Estelle's Dream (Bauer)
7. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Porter)
8. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Muse/ Rene/ Rene)
9. The Way You Look Tonight (Fields/ Kern)
10. Lullaby Of The Leaves (Petkere/ Young)
11. Moon Mist (Bauer)

Billy Bauer (g), Andrew Ackers (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (dr)

Recorded at Fine Sound, New York City on January 23 & March 12, 1956

Total Time: 39:23

CD9

Charlie Byrd Trio - Charlie's Choice (aka The
Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd)
1. Taking a Chance on Love (Duke, Fetter, Latouche) 1:57
2. Moonlight in Vermont (Blackburn, Suessdorf) 2:53
3. Speak Low (Nash, Weill) 3:47
4. Nuages (Reinhardt) 3:04
5. Ev'rything I've Got (Hart, Rodgers) 2:22
6. Makin' Whoopee (Donaldson, Kahn) 2:45
7. Django (Lewis) 3:25
8. Nice Work If You Can Get It (Gershwin, Gershwin) 1:49
9. The House of the Rising Sun (Traditional) 5:30
10. Ring Them Harmonics (Betts) 3:51
11. Taboo (Lecuona, Russell) 9:45
12. To Ginny (Byrd)

Charlie Byrd (g), Keter Betts (b), Buddy Deppenschmidt (dr)

Recorded at Edgewood Studios, Washington, 1960

René Thomas et son Quintette
13. Burt's Pad (Renaud)
14. Chicago (Fisher)
15. Autobuzz (Thomas)
16. Indiana (Hanley/ McDonald)
17. Get Out of Town (Porter)
18. Tis Autumn (Nemo)
19. Thomasia (Renaud/ Thomas)

René Thomas (g), Buzz Gardner (tp), Henri Renaud (p), Jean-Marie Ingrand (b),
Jean-Louis Viale (dr)

Recorded in Paris, France, May 5, 1954

Total Time: 73:15

CD 10

Amor! - The Fabulous Guitar of Luiz Bonfa
1. Brasilia
2. I'll Remember April (De Paul/ Raye/ Johnson)
3. Lonely Lament
4. Carnival
5. George Back In Town
6. Blue Madrid
7. Island Of Trinidade
8. Old Times (Velhos Tempos)
9. Marajo
10. Indian Dance
11. Nelly
12. Preludio
13. Yesterdays (Kern/ Harbach)
14. Bagpipes
15. Arabesque

All songs written by Luiz Bonfa

Louiz Bonfá (g), Don Elliott (mellophone, vib and triangle),
Tommy Lopez (cong, bgo), Ralph Freundlich (fl)

Luiz Bonfá's guitar solos were recorded without the use, on any of the selections,
of overdubbing, multiple recording or any kind of electronic device.

Recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York City, 1959

Total Time: 32:21