This page will be updated and expanded as I continue to think about all the events in my life that have impacted me so far, and the new things to come. These personal picks will come from artistic encounters spanning from listening to recordings, concerts, film footage (DVD's), books, and to meeting other musicians at Jazz and Music Festivals. My hope is, if you are a musician or someone who loves and appreciates good music, that the information presented on this page will introduce you to a recording or some other medium that you might not have seen or given a listen to. In turn this might perk your interest to check out the recording, or better yet, go and attend a gig or concert that the musician is performing at or inspire you in some way.
Here is a list of recordings by some of my favorite jazz guitarists representing wonderful examples of their contributions to music:
| Barney Kessel & Stephane Grappelli | Limehouse Blues |
| Charlie Christian | The Original Guitar Hero (compilation disc) |
| Gene Bertoncini | Body And Soul Acoustic Romance Meeting Of The Grooves |
| George Barnes | The Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet To Fred Astaire with Love |
| George Benson | Goodies The New Boss Guitar The George Benson Cookbook It's Uptown with the George Benson Quartet Beyond the Blue Horizon The Other Side of Abbey Road Breezin' |
| Grant Green | I Want To Hold Your Hand Hank Mobley Workout |
| Herb Ellis | Two for the Road, with Joe Pass |
| Jim Hall | Live Jim Hall Commitment It Nice To Be With You Where Would I Be Grand Slam Circles (Jim Hall Trio) |
| Joe Diorio | Bonita Ira Sullivan |
| Joe Pass | Portraits of Duke Ellington I Remember Charlie Parker Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 Dukes Big 4 Dizzy Gillespies Big 4 Joe Pass Virtuoso 1, 2, and 3 Intercontinental Joe Pass Better Days Tudo Beni! Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass A Salle Pleyel Unforgettable |
| John Abercrombie |
Farewell Open Land Speak Of The Devil |
| John McLaughlin | Electric Dreams Adventures In Radioland Shakti Belo Horizonte After The Rain |
| John Scofield |
Who's Who Electric Outlet Blue Matter Pick Hits Bump Groove Elation! UberJam Works For Me Scofield & Abercrombie/Solar |
| Johnny Smith | Johnny Smith |
| Kenny Burrell | Round Midnight Kenny Burrell in New York Midnight Blue It's All Right (Wynton Kelly Trio) |
| Larry Koonse | Americana |
| Lenny Breau | Guitar Sounds from Lenny Breau |
| Mundell Lowe |
The Mundell Lowe Quartet California Guitar |
| Pat Martino | Strings El Hombre Consciousness We'll be together Again Exit Joyous Lake Pat Martino/Live Footprints Think Tank |
| Pat Metheny | Pat Metheny Group Bright Size Life New Chautauqua Rejoicing Beyond The Missouri Sky Speaking Of Now |
| Peter Bernstein |
Earth Tones Brain Dance |
| Peter Leitch | Blues on The Corner |
| Steve Khan | The Blue Man Arrows Let Call This |
| Tal Farlow | A Sign of the Times Tal Farlow, Guitar Player |
| Ted Greene | Solo Guitar |
| Wes Montgomery |
Boss Guitar Full House So Much Guitar George Shearing Brothers Willow Weep for Me Guitar on the Go The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery The Blue Note Re-Issue Series, Wes Montgomery Beginnings |
