From a Berklee alumni performance in 1988, this cut features Emily Remler, and John Abercrombie, guitars, Dave Clark on bass and Marcello Pellitteri on drums. The tune Nunca Mais was composed by Remler which she has also recorded. Introduced by John Scofield.
excerpt from a training session. sort of a d natural blues and blue monk head. not her finest playing but
didn't see any other clips of her. she was a fine jazz guitarist with a heavy Wes Montgomery influence.
A clip of Steve Marcus, an underrated tenor player who played and recorded with the Buddy Rich big band. an unaccompanied solo which segues into the blues. You can read more about his career here:
http://www.buzzle .com/editorials/10-2 3-2005-79610.asp
Freddie Hubbard w/ McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones performing Hubbard's blues tune 'Birdlike'. This was recorded off a live radio broadcast. This part features as fine a piano solo as you are likely to hear by Tyner and then a blistering solo from Hubbard. Audio only but I hope you agree it is worth a listen. To my knowledge it has not been released in any format.
At the conclusion of his video 'The Art of Jazz Guitar', the great George Benson gives you his idea of 'fidaddling' on the guitar and discusses some of his influences on the instrument.
This clip originally aired on CBC in 1980's and features some interviews from OP and and a former teacher, and brief playing by the late great pianist.
from a performance in the late 1980's with a fine solo from Marcus Roberts, piano, and interplay with Jeff Tain Watts, drums. Bob Hurst is on bass. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet.
Also from a performance in 1976 at the Umbria Jazz Festival, John Coltrane's composition Naima. This portion features Cedar Walton's intro on piano and George Coleman's solo on tenor. Cedar Walton, piano, George Coleman, tenor sax, Sam Jones, bass, Billy Higgins, drums.
Tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin soloing over an up tempo blues. Johnny Griffin - tenor sax, Ronnie Matthews - piano, Ray Drummond - bass, Kenny Washington - drums.
Branford Marsalis Quartet, Branford tenor sax. Joey Calderazzo, piano, Eric Revis, bass, Jeff Tain Watts, drums. from Pt 2 of the Love Supreme Suite- "Resolution" here is Calderazzo's solo.
An excerpt from a training video in which Emily Remler performs Afro Blue (which she has also recorded), after offering some suggestions for guitarists and musicians in general.
Audio only of Joe Pass performing 'The Song is You'. Recorded in 1977 at Gilly's jazz club, with a panasonic portable recorder at a front table. Here is Joe Pass at or certainly near his peak but you will be the judge of that.
From a performance in 1976 at the Umbria Jazz Festival, here is Cedar Walton's solo on Blue Monk. Cedar Walton, piano, George Coleman, tenor sax, Sam Jones, bass, Billy Higgins, drums.
Jazz guitarist Bruce Forman featured here from a live radio broadcast several years ago. Note - audio only. Backed by Steve Schmidt-piano, Michael Sharfe-bass, John Von Ohlen-drums.
Pt 2 of the performance in 1976 at the Umbria Jazz Festival, John Coltrane's composition Naima. This portion features Cedar Walton's piano solo. Cedar Walton, piano, George Coleman, tenor sax, Sam Jones, bass, Billy Higgins, drums
Here is another John Hicks piano solo, beginning with the last chorus or so of David Murray's solo on tenor. This is also from the 1986 Vanguard performance. Another David Murray original tune, maybe a viewer can help me out with the name.
An example of the late great John Hicks swinging, intense, propulsive, bluesy style.