--- In jazz_guitar@..., Sean Williams <scanz777@y...>
wrote:
Charlie Christian
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Wes Montgomery Jim Hall
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Benson, Martino, Raney Goodrick, Metheny,
Scofield
Is this fair?
Jimmy Raney came before Wes and Jim. An example is the recordings
with Stan Getz that date back to c. 1950. Tal Farlow also was
prominent then, and Wes even cited him as an influence.