I saw the guy from Triumph (Rick) try it at Grossman's about a year (?)ago... he had to start over twice. It is subtly complicated and the timing is everything. Even one wrong note and it sticks out... most folks don't understand... you know it's so light and effortless, sounding. It really is beautiful. Leona Boyd does it every now and again on her 12 string... It really sounds "large". I'd like to see it done with two or four git-boxes Southern style sometime.

Oops gotta check the BBQ.

Vic

Hey guys i really don't belong, but i just got to say this ....gary moore....still got the blues... oh my god...Top sax, vocals everything, i get wet every time.... You know this one?????????
I hope to not look to silly being in the music stuff, but nuts turns up!!!!!!!

i mostly picked up jazz from my older brother.
i like Big Phat band, Dave Holland Bela fleck, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays and people already said Dave Brubeck(take 5 is my fav also)

Jazz is unique among other music forms in that rarely are there set "groups" or "bands." It's mostly freelance players who roamed from act to act. Here are some names that are less mainstream but more applicable and diverse.

Older Straightahead Jazz:
Miles Davis, "Kind of Blue"; "ESP"; "Cookin'"; "Milestones"
John Coltrane, "Blue Train"; "Giant Steps"
Other luminaries such as Ornette Coleman, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillsespie, etc.

Modern Straightahed:
Kenny Garret, "Beyond the Wall"
Pat Metheny, "Trio: 99>00"
John Scofield, "Works for Me" (simply killer lineup of today's best players)
Dave Holland Quartet, "Extensions"
Herbie Hancock, "River: The Joni Letters"

Modern Progressive:
Brad Mehldau, "Largo" and "Art of the Trio Vols. 1 - 5"
Kneebody, "Low Electrical Worker" and "Kneebody"
The Bad Plus, "Prog" and "These Are the Vistas"
EST (Esbjorn Svennson Trio), "Seven Days of Falling"
Anything by Medeski, Martin and Wood
Depart Trio, "Reloaded"

Fusion:
Weather Report, "Heavy Weather"
Jaco Pastorius, "Live in NY Vol. 2: Liberty City"
Wayne Krantz, "Greenwich Mean"
Miles Davis, "On the Corner: 1971-1976"

Those are just some of my favorites. EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR: The Bad Plus, Wayne Krantz, Kneebody, Dave Holland, Brad Mehldau. These guys are my top acts right now.