on 6/22/03 10:51 AM, Ken Waxman at mingusaum@yahoo.ca wrote:
-Roy Clark was a sophisticated enough guitarist and unprejudiced enough to make at least one if not more albums with Gatemouth Brown for MCA. Thay may have toured together as well
The did two albums together for MCA, and neither is very good (sadly). Also, Joe Pass' last record was a duo with Roy. if you want to hear Roy at his wizziest, find that first album on Capitol, where he does "Caravan" (it's called something like GUITAR SPECTACULAR or something equally imaginative).
-Hank Garland -- who Skip describes as one of the triumverate who were "hot shit in country at the time" was also a (frustrated) jazz guitarist. He made one full out jazz disc for Columbia, another featuring Gary Burton called "After The Riot at Newport" (1960) or something like that for perhaps RCA and was responsible for giving Burton his first pro break.
That's Gary playing vibes on "Last date" and a whole lot of Jim Reeves. There are two Hank Garland records on Columbia, but the "real" one is JAZZ WINDS IN A NEW DIRECTION. The other was, I believe, the outtakes from those sessions. Burton is just incredible on that disc as well. Less than months after cutting that monumental disc (and you'd have to be a complete moron to disrespect his playing), Hank was in a huge car accident. He's still alive, but for about 40 yrs has barely been able to hold a guitar, much less play one. One of the great tradgedies of American music. skip h