Sadly missing from most guitar player's lexicons are Sol Hoopii and King
Benni Nawahi as well as Dick McIntire. All three were acoustic steel guitar
players during the era where steel guitar was hot even in jazz and yes even
big band.
Sol Hoopii cut some recordings with Louis Armstorng and Dick Micntire played
with Bing Crosby and I believe even Louis.
On the guitar front, Oscar Aleman sadly lost to the ages was actually a
contemporary of Django's in Paris.
Check out
And you get an idea of the era that brought about a lot of what we hear
today.
-Adriel
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From: "Alan Levin" <alevin@...>
Reply-To: jazz_guitar@...
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:37:40 -0400
To: <jazz_guitar@...>
Subject: [jazz_guitar] Jazz Guitar Tree?
When I think about this subject, things can go on for ever.
Some considerations:
Are we talking about influences. In my mind Louis influenced everyone. On
the other hand he never fretted a note. If we are making a list of only
guitarists, he's not on it, no matter how influental he is.
After this, I tend to think in terms of 'generations' allthough this is
fuzzy.
For instance:
Earliest I can think of: Eddie Lang, and ?Johnny St. Cyr--the
banjoist>>occasional guitarist with Louis' Hot Five & Seven
Robert Johnson, the blues guitarist cut one or two sides with Duke's band,
Next: Django, Freddie Green and other big band guitarists, probably including
George VanEps
Next: WWII and the onset of electric guitar: Charlie Christian, some I don't
remember and don't forget some of the Western Swingers who played with Bob
Wills-I have heard that they got to Kansas City and mixed it up with Basie's
bunch.
Next: The fiftys. Barney Kessel, Johnny Smith and a great many more.
Next--you fill in the rest.
Last-you, me and everyone on this list.
Al
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