Jazz Guitarists: An Overview

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1. What St. Louis native is well known for his funky recordings, such as "His Majesty King Funk", but also recorded some wonderfully bluesy, more straight-ahead jazz albums -- including "Born To Be Blue"? Bill Frisell Grant Green Jim Martin Dee Itami

2. What North Carolina-born guitar player made a name for himself as a giant of jazz guitar, even though he would disappear from the public scene for years at a time and recorded a relatively small number of albums -- including "Fuerst Set" and "Chromatic Palette"? Herb Ellis George Benson Slap Murphy Tal Farlow

3. What guitarist plays a unique 8-string guitar that allows him to play basslines and melodic guitar riffs at the same time? Kevin Eubanks Charlie Hunter Stanley Jordan Eddie Lang

4. Will Bernard, John Schott, Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola make up what guitar and drum quartet? T. J. Kirk Troublefunk 20 Strings and a Beat The Soul Searchers

5. Well known for playing with his thumb, rather than with a pick, what guitarist recorded the "Fingerpickin'" album in 1957 with his two brothers? Wes Montgomery Doug Raney Teddy Bunn Pat Martino

6. Having played with artists from Chet Baker to Miles Davis, what guitarist went on to record the popular "A Go Go" album with support from rhythm trio Medeski, Martin and Wood? Pat Metheny Larry Carlton John Scofield Steve Khan

7. This Washington, DC-area player made a lot of wonderful music with the help of his bass-playing brother Joe. Who is this guitarist, who is also well-known for his Brazil-influenced sound? Ralph Towner Derek Bailey Charlie Byrd Bucky Pizzarelli

8. What guitarist backed up Ella Fitzgerald on her memorable "Cole Porter Songbook" recordings in 1956? Barney Kessel Russell Malone Bernard Addison Kenny Burrell

9. What "modern swing" guitarist has recorded extensively with clarinet/saxophone player Ken Peplowski -- including the wonderful live recording "Concord Duo Series, Vol. 3"? Frank Vignola Howard Alden Cal Collins Earl Klugh

10. Finally, what Texan is almost universally acknowledged as being the father of modern jazz guitar? Hint: He passed away in 1941. Charlie Christian Floyd Smith Django Reinhardt Les Paul