Artist	Song
Charlie Christian	Solo Flight
from The Genius of the Electric Guitar (1987)
Wes Montgomery	Four On Six
from The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (2008)
Django Reinhardt	Django's Tiger
from The Best of Django Reinhardt (1996)
Tal Farlow	Taking a Chance on Love
from The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow (1999)
Kenny Burrell	Midnight Blue
from Midnight Blue (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) (1999)
Jim Hall	The Way You Look Tonight
from Jim Hall: Live! (2003)
The Johnny Smith Quintet	Moonlight In Vermont
from Moonlight In Vermont (1992)
Joe Pass	Blues for Alican
from Virtuoso (2006)
Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly Manne	Minor Mood
from The Poll Winners (2006)
Jimmy Raney	Pennies from Heaven
from Jazz Through the Night (2008)
Grant Green	Alone Together (Alternate Take)
from Green Street (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) (2002)
Herb Ellis	Naptown Blues
from Roll Call (2007)
The George Benson Quartet	The Cooker
from The George Benson Cookbook (1994)
Pat Metheny	Bright Size Life
from Bright Size Life (1985)
Les Paul	Guitar Boogie
from The Complete Decca Trios-Plus (1936-47) (1997)
Eddie Lang	Pickin' My Way
from Jazz Guitar Virtuoso (2006)
Carl Perkins & The Oscar Moore Quartet	Samson and Delilah Theme
from The Oscar Moore Quartet With Carl Perkins (2005)
George Van Eps	Cheek to Cheek
from Legends: Solo Guitar Performances (2007)
Carl Kress & Tony Mottola	Davenport Blues
from Swing to Bop Guitar: Guitars In Flight 1939 - 1947 (2005)
Pat Martino	Impressions
from Impressions - The Incredible Pat Martino (2005)
Laurindo Almeida	Satin Doll
from Best of Laurindo Almeida & the Bossa Nova All Stars (1996)
Charlie Byrd	Manha de Carnival (Theme from "Black Orpheus")
from Latin Byrd (2006)
Eddie Durham & Freddie Green	Countless Blues
from Kings of Jazz Guitar (2002)
Howard Roberts	Godchild
from Good Pickin's (2006)
John McLaughlin	Blue In Green
from My Goal's Beyond (2005)
Wes Montgomery	Twisted Blues
from So Much Guitar! (2006)
Herb Ellis & Joe Pass	Cherokee
from Two for the Road (2006)
Ed Bickert, Mike Murley & Steve Wallace	The Touch of Your Lips
from Murley, Bickert & Wallace: Live At the Senator (2000)
Billy Bauer	Lincoln Tunnel
from Plectrist (2000)
Joe Puma	It's a Blue World
from It's a Blue World (1997)
Tal Farlow	Out of Nowhere
from Verve Jazz Masters 41: Tal Farlow (1995)
Kenny Burrell	Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere
from The Artist Selects (2005)
Barney Kessel	A Foggy Day
from Kessel Plays Standards (2007)
Howard Alden, Jack Lesberg	No Moon At All
from No Amps Allowed (1988)
Gene Bertoncini & Frank Vignola	Lil' Darlin
from This Is the Way We Play (2007)
Johnny Smith	Walk, Don't Run!
from Walk, Don't Run (2005)
Django Reinhardt	Nuages
from The Best of Django Reinhardt (1996)
Charlie Christian	Seven Come Eleven
from The Genius of the Electric Guitar (1987)
Emily Remler	Daahound
from East to Wes (2007)
Jimmy Bruno	Joy Spring
from Live At Birdland, Vol. 2 (2007)
Arv Garrison	Where You At?
from Swing to Bop Guitar: Guitars In Flight 1939 - 1947 (2005)
The George Barnes Octet	Undecided
from The Complete Standard Transcriptions (2006)
Mary Osborne	Rose Room
from Swing to Bop Guitar: Guitars In Flight 1939 - 1947 (2005)
Bucky Pizzarelli	Tangerine
from Nirvana (2005)
René Thomas	A Night In Tunisia
from Jazz In Paris, Vol. 16: The Real Cat (2004)
Attila Zoller	About B. & B.
from Lasting Love (2006)
Larry Coryell	Moment's Notice
from Joy Spring: The Swinging Side Larry Coryell (2005)
Pat Metheny	Round Trip / Broadway Blues
from Bright Size Life (1985)
Al di Meola	Oblivion
from DiMeola Plays Piazzolla (2005)
Russell Malone	Look Who's Here
from Look Who's Here (2000)
Joe Pass	A Foxy Chick and a Coolcat
from The Best of Joe Pass (2006)
Jim Hall & Ron Carter	Autumn Leaves
from Alone Together (Live) [Remastered] (2006)
Mark Whitfield	7th Ave. Stroll
from 7th Ave. Stroll (1995)
Baden Powell	Consolacao
from Bossa Nova Brasil (1992)
Biréli Lagrène	Witchcraft
from Blue Eyes (1998)
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter & Paul Motian	On the Street Where You Live
from Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (2006)
Tal Farlow	Gibson Boy
from The Tal Farlow Album (2005)
George Benson	Will You Still Be Mine?
from The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (2006)
Stanley Jordan	Freddie Freeloader
from Magic Touch (1985)
Mike Stern	Nardis
from Standards (2010)
Teddy Bunn & Friends	Guitar In High
from Teddy Bunn (1929-1940) (2005)
Tiny Grimes	I Found a New Baby
from Some Groovy Fours (2007)
Al Casey	Jit It
from A Tribute To "Fats" (2006)
Oscar Alemán	Nobody's Sweetheart
from Swing Guitar Masterpieces (1998)
Gabor Szabo	What Is This Thing Called Love?
from The Sorcerer (1997)
Derek Bailey	When Your Lover Has Gone
from Ballads (2002)
Tuck & Patti	Better Than Anything
from The Best of Tuck & Patti (1994)
John Scofield	Do I Crazy?
from Works for Me (2001)
Larry Carlton	Don't Give It Up
from Last Nite (1987)
Earl Klugh	Bye Ya
from The Spice of Life (Bonus Track Edition) (2008)
John Abercrombie & Joe Beck	Beautiful Love
from Coincidence (2008)
Ralph Towner	Gloria's Step
from Anthem (2001)
Lee Ritenour	Ocean Ave.
from Wes Bound (1993)
Lorne Lofsky	Very Early
from Bill, Please (1994)
Peter Bernstein Trio	Bemsha Swing
from Monk (2009)

Comment:

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