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Buddy Emmons 'Emmons Guitar Inc.' album artwork
Known as the Black Album, Celebrated Pedal Steel Innovator Buddy Emmons’ ‘Emmons Guitar Inc.’ Is Shrouded in Mystery

By Jim Campilongo Published

Jim Campilongo explains why this enigmatic record remains a hot country jazz favorite

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L-R: Guitarists Bill Frisell, Frank Zappa and Robert Fripp
Sick of Playing the Same Old Lead Lines? Here’s How Guitar Players Like Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell and Frank Zappa Broke the Mold

By Patrick Brennan Published

Learn to play “outside” by superimposing arpeggios over chord changes

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Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series
“It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc

By Jim Campilongo Published

The father of modern Chicago electric blues along with Little Walter, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Otis Span, Tat Harris and others work their mojo on this collection of groundbreaking masterpieces

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Johnny Paycheck 'Live at Carnegie' album artwork
Spectacular Pedal Steel and Virtuosic Vocals: Here’s Why Johnny Paycheck’s ‘At Carnegie Hall’ Is a ’60s Country Classic

By Jim Campilongo Published

Along with recordings by the likes of Merle Travis, Willie Nelson and Ray Price, Johnny Paycheck albums remain sonic templates

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Guitar Sounds From Lenny Breau album artwork
Listen to the Limitless Guitar Playing Talent of Lenny Breau

By Jim Campilongo Published

Produced by Chet Atkins, Lenny’s second album is a stirring testament to his remarkable gifts

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Bill Evans's 'Everybody Digs Bill Evans' album artwork
‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ (and Every Guitarist Can Benefit From Listening to This Record!)

By Jim Campilongo Published

Here’s why this 1959 jazz primer is a must-hear for guitar players

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Hank Garland 'Jazz Winds From a New Direction' album artwork
Listen to Hank Garland’s ‘Jazz Winds From a New Direction’ – the Album That Made George Benson Want to Play Jazz

By Jim Campilongo Published

Recorded in just one day, this LP chronicles the Gibson signature artist becoming a bona fide world-class jazz guitarist

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Los Indios Tabajaras LP 'Casually Classic' by Antenor and Natalicio (Nato) Lima
Classical Guitar Albums Can Be Staid Affairs, but This One Is an Exception You Need to Know About

By Jim Campilongo Published

The Lima brothers put their personal style on a selection of classical standards

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Federico Mompou
This Musician Was Too Shy to Perform Publicly. Instead, He Found His True Destiny: Composition

By Jim Campilongo Published

Federico Mompou’s music is as uncorrupted as the sound of nature

Guitarists
Talk Talk 'Spirit of Eden' album artwork
Here’s Why Talk’s Talk’s ‘Spirit of Eden’ Remains One of the Most Extraordinary Albums in Rock History

By Jim Campilongo Published

Oozing with atmosphere, craftsmanship and focus, this 1988 classic plays like a great psychedelic opera

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