Thanx for returning my mail, I know I left
some great guitarists and CDs out but as we all saw they were filled in by
others. I did want to mention that the Pure Desmond album that I mentioned
with Ed Bickert is available on CD on the CTI label. It's a Great CD period.
And as far as guitar playing goes this guy is too much. the way he is so
melodic and incorporates chords as an integral part of his soloing. I always
recommend this album to my students. To try to hip them to the importance of
playing chords while soloing. There are so many valuable aspects to doing
this which I won't go into right now but Ed Bickert the guitarist with Paul
Desmond seems to demonstrate it just fine.
As far as the Jim Hall Live CD I can't say for certain if
its out on CD yet or not. My guess is that it is. For 1 he is a living legend
in Jazz and 2 its also great music so I would ask at a record store and pick
it up also.
I just wanted to mention I have been checking out this E-mail
group for about 5 months or so and I think its a beautiful thing, so many
people asking questions, and helping each other in their journey of jazz,
it's really utilizing the Internet in such a positive way. Keep it up
Everyone.
Peace,
Teddy
