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Full title is: Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar
This 4-CD, 75-track overview of the history of jazz guitar draws on *over 30 labels* in putting together the definitive six-string set and tops it off with a 148-page book. The box covers all styles and eras, featuring tracks by Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Eddie Lang, Eddie Condon, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, George Benson, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny and John Scofield (one of the producers of this set). If you or someone you know is a jazz guitar fan, listening to this set is like being a kid in a candy store! |
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Tracks and Sound Clips
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St. Louis Tickle - Ossman, Vess - 3:08
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Chain Gang Blues - Moore, Sam [Ragtime] - 2:51
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Savoy Blues - Johnson, Lonnie - 3:28
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Only, Only One (For Me) - Hoopii, Sol - 3:12
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Add a Little Wiggle - Lang, Eddie [1] - 2:57
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Clowin' the Frets - Bush, Eddie [3] - 2:39
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California Blues - Nawahi, Bennie - 3:03
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How'm I Doin'/Dinah - Raye, Martha - 3:02
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Who's Sorry Now - Condon, Eddie - 3:08
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Danzon - Kress, Carl - 3:09
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China Boy - Heimel, Otto 'Coco' - 2:48
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Minnehaha - Iona, Andy - 3:02
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Swingin' on the Strings - Ink Spots [1] - 2:37
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Honeysuckle Rose - Reinhardt, Django - 2:55
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Guitar Swing - Weldon, Casey Bill - 2:59
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Love Me or Leave Me - Green, Freddie - 2:50
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Whispering - Aleman, Oscar - 2:48
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Pickin' for Patsy - Reuss, Allan - 2:44
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Little Rock Getaway - Barnes, George - 2:32
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Solo Flight - Christian, Charlie - 2:49
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Buck Jumpin' - Casey, Al [Swing] - 2:37
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Twin Guitar Special - McAuliffe, Leon - 2:41
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I'm Walkin' This Town - Bunn, Teddy - 2:53
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Palm Springs Jump - Gaillard, Slim - 2:41
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Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You - Moore, Oscar - 2:56
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Red Cross - Grimes, Tiny - 3:09
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Ol' Man Rebop - Gillespie, Dizzy - 2:44
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On Green Dolphin Street - Kessel, Barney - 4:03
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What Is This Thing Called Love? - VanEps, George - 2:19
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Body & Soul - Raney, Jimmy - 3:39
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My Baby Just Cares for Me - Bennett, Tony [1] - 2:20
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Running Wild - Paul, Les - 1:54
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Mountain Melody - Atkins, Chet - 2:10
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Yardbird Suite - Farlow, Tal - 5:16
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Boy Next Door - Smith, Johnny [1] - 2:37
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Tocata - Almeida, Laurindo - 4:47
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I've Got You Under My Skin - Evans, Bill [Piano] - 3:23
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Aguas de Marco (Waters of March) - Gilberto, Joao - 4:41
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Bluesette - Thielemans, Toots - 2:50
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Midnight Blue - Burrell, Kenny - 4:03
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Unit 7 - Montgomery, Wes - 6:46
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Naptown Blues - Ellis, Herb - 5:19
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Move - Garland, Hank - 4:27
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Easy Living - Roberts, Howard [Guitar] - 4:08
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Jean de Fleur - Green, Grant - 6:50
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Night & Day - Pass, Joe - 3:44
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Clockwise - Benson, George [Guitar] - 4:26
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Just Friends - Martino, Pat - 5:51
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Taste of Honey [Live] - Breau, Lenny - 4:24
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How Insensitive - Byrd, Charlie - 2:44
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Gypsy Queen - Szabo, Gabor - 5:11
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June 15, 1967 - Burton, Gary [Vibes] - 4:54
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As We Used to Sing - Sharrock, Sonny - 6:25
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Should Be Reversed - Bailey, Derek - 3:51
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Manic Depression - Hendrix, Jimi - 3:43
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Birds of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra - 5:44
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Coral - Burton, Gary [Vibes] - 4:09
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Ralph's Piano Waltz - Abercrombie, John - 4:55
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Prowler - Towner, Ralph - 4:59
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Bright Size Life - Metheny, Pat - 4:44
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Aqui, Oh! (Check This Out) - Horta, Toninho - 4:57
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Midnight in San Juan - Klugh, Earl - 5:52
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Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) - Santana, Carlos - 5:05
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Inner City Blues - Upchurch, Phil - 6:43
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Thumper - Gale, Eric [Guitar] - 4:12
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Spiral - Carlton, Larry [1] - 6:13
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Captain Fingers - Ritenour, Lee [Jazz] - 7:08
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Mr. Spock - Holdsworth, Allan - 6:14
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Race with Devil on Spanish Highway - DiMeola, Al - 6:16
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Cause We've Ended as Lovers - Beck, Jeff - 5:43
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Church - Ulmer, James Blood - 4:55
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Ron Carter - Frisell, Bill - 6:48
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Hottentot - Scofield, John - 6:45
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Postizo - Ribot, Marc - 4:58
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Fat Time - Davis, Miles - 7:26
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