Joe Pass on the early '60's TV show "Frankly Jazz"

A very cool tour of the Gibson Guitar Manufacturing Facility in Nashville

Glenn Gould

Sure, you've heard Glenn Gould. You probably assuming he was overdubbing. Wrong.

Jimmy Raney

Jimmy Raney was a natural. His son has posted several videos where Raney is teaching ....

Birelli

So, you think you're a pretty hot guitarist .... you're maybe 28, 32, you've been playing for almost 20 years, you've been in bands. Then you learn that a kid down the street plays guitar. You suggest that he bring his guitar over so you can "jam." You try not to be condescending, but hey, that's hard to do when you're a local guitar legend.

The kid shows up. He's sixteen, and here's how he plays, with his friend Philip Catherine.

The Story of Jazz Guitar, on All About Jazz

Short but good, with some excellent videos embedded. Here's the ToC with links:

1. The Beginnings: Blind Lemon Jefferson
2. Eddie Lang / Eddie Durham / Lonnie Johnson
3. Django Reinhardt / Charlie Christian / Tiny Grimes
4. Herb Ellis / Barney Kessel / Charlie Byrd
5. Wes Montgomery / Kenny Burrell / Joe Pass / Jim Hall
6. George Benson
7. John McLaughlin / John Scofield / Mike Stern

Ben Ratliff's Top Ten Jazz Albums Since 2002

Andrew Hill: "Time Lines"
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: "Avatar"
Jason Moran: "Modernistic"
Guillermo Klein: "Filtros"
Maria Schneider: "Cerulean Skies"
Wayne Shorter Quartet: "Beyond the Sound Barrier"
Rudresh Mahanthappa: "Kinsmen"
Ravi Coltrane: "In Flux"
Miguel Zenón: "Jibaro"
Branford Marsalis: "Braggtown"

Link to article on nyt.com (subscription likely to be required).

Link to Ratliff's book, The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings.

Kurt Rosenwinkel Live at the Village Vanguard -

Downloads gratis, thanks to Kurt and NPR:

Link

p.s. almost 2 1/2 hours of fantastic music at 192 kbps or higher

A Beautiful Untitled Chord Improvisation by Kurt Rosenwinkel

Mr. Rhythm