Various - Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitars / Various

A comprehensive compendium of the greatest jazz guitar artists and their work This 4-disc collection includes 78 jazz guitar recordings that span the entire history of the genre All the great names, genres and performances are here; the lineup includes masters such as Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, George Benson, Pat Martino, Les Paul, and dozens more All the tributaries of jazz are well represented from ragtime and Dixieland, from swing to bebop, from fusion to avante-garde, there are sterling performances here in every conceivable sub-genre The collection is eclectic and includes rockers such as Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix as well as fusion pioneers like John McLaughlin