This document provides a list of over 200 guitar instrumental albums and guitarists that the author finds exceptional. Some of the most frequently mentioned guitarists include John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Adrian Legg, Al Di Meola, Joe Satriani, Phil Keaggy, Ralph Towner, Bill Frisell, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, and Tommy Emmanuel. The albums span many genres including jazz, blues, folk, rock, and experimental music.
This document provides a list of over 200 guitar instrumental albums and guitarists that the author finds exceptional. Some of the most frequently mentioned guitarists include John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Adrian Legg, Al Di Meola, Joe Satriani, Phil Keaggy, Ralph Towner, Bill Frisell, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, and Tommy Emmanuel. The albums span many genres including jazz, blues, folk, rock, and experimental music.
This document provides a list of over 200 guitar instrumental albums and guitarists that the author finds exceptional. Some of the most frequently mentioned guitarists include John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Adrian Legg, Al Di Meola, Joe Satriani, Phil Keaggy, Ralph Towner, Bill Frisell, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, and Tommy Emmanuel. The albums span many genres including jazz, blues, folk, rock, and experimental music.
Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun, Elegant Gyspy & others. Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía. Albert Lee Speechless Allan Holdsworth - Blues For Tony & Sixteen Men of Tain among others Andy Timmons Arty McGlynn – McGlynn's Fancy Ben Monder: Hydra Bernard Benoit – Lutunn Noz Bert Jansch Bert Jansch – Rosemary Lane Bill Frisell - Guitar In The Space Age! Bill Frisell – Gone, Just Like A Train Blues Saraceno - Remember When Brad Paisley - Play Brian Hughes Brian Setzer Goes Instru-MENTAL Brian Tarquin Bruce Kaphan – Slider Buckethead "Crime Slunk Scene" Carlos Barbosa-Lima Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessell and Herb Ellis live Charlie Hunter / Leon Parker – Duo Charlie Hunter Trio Check Atkins and Les Paul - Chester and Lester Chon "Grow" Christopher Parkening - The Great Recordings Dave Sharman - 1990 David Torn - Only Sky Davy Graham - The Guitar Player Derek Bailey – Ballads Dick Gaughan - Coppers & Brass Djam Karet Duane Eddy Durutti Column - The Return and many other albums. Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull Earth: "Hex; Or Printing In The Infernal Method Earthless "Live In The Mojave Desert" Eric Johnson Ah Via Musicom. Flatt & Scruggs with Doc Watson Frank Zappa - all the guitar instrumental albums Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Frank Zappa - Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar series + Guitar & Trance Fusion Gabor Szabo - The Sorcerer & More Sorcery among others Gabor Szabo /Larry Coryell / Luiz Bonfá/ Ángel Parra /Amancio D'Silva Gary Hoey George Benson - Breezin George Benson "Bad Benson" Gordon Grdina - The Music of Tim Berne: Oddly Enough Grant Green - Born to be Blue Grant Green -Alive & Live At Club Mozambique & others. Gregg Belisle-Chi – Koi Halvorson & Frisell pay tribute to Johnny Smith, The Maid With the Flaxen Hair Hambone's Meditations by Luther Dickinson Hank Garland, Jazz Wind From a New Direction Harvey Mandel - Baby Batter Harvey Mandel Shangrenade Hendrix - Nine To The Universe, Hear My Music, Burning Desire Henry Kaiser: Re-marrying for Money Robert Fripp and Andy Summers - I Advance Masked James Wilsey – El Dorado Jason Becker- Perpetual Burn Jeff Beck - Blob by Blow 4 Jeff Beck - Guitar Shop 2 Jeff Beck - Wired Jim Hall: Concierto Joe Pass – Virtuoso Joe Satriani - Not Of This Earth Joe Satriani - s/t John 5 John Abercrombie - Characters John Abercrombie + Ralph Towner - Sargasso Sea John Abercrombie: Timeless John Fahey John Fahey John Fahey - anything John Fahey - Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites John Fahey - The Legend Of Blind Joe Death John Fahey Live In Tasmania John McLaughlin - Devotion John Petrucci "Terminal Velocity" John Renbourn John Renbourn - The Black Balloon Johnny A. Sometime Tuesday Morning. Julian Bream, John Williams, David Russell, Eliot Fisk, Tilman Hoppstock, Marko Topchii, Kazihito Yamashita - "Pictures at an Exhibition" Kazuhito Yamashita, Stefano Grondona, Ricardo Galen, and Graham Anthony Devine Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue Larry Carlton Lenny breau & friends Leo Kottke Leo Kottke: 6 & 12 String Guitars Link Wray, anything 50s or 60s Los Straightjackets Christmas Album Marc Ducret - Un Certain Malaise Marisa Anderson, Traditional and Public Domain Songs Mary Halvorson - her recent 2 albums on Nonesuch Mason Williams Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries 2 Michael Hedges - Breakfast In The Field Michael Hedges – Taproot Michael Lee Firkins - s/t 2 Michael Schenker, the Odd Trio Mutatis Mutandis (1991) Nick Colionne (RIP) Norman Brown Open Fire (1978) Pat Metheny - New Chautauqua 2 Paul Gilbert Paul Gilbert "Werewolves Of Portland" Paulo Bellinati - The Guitar Works of Garoto Peter Lang Phil Emmanuel Phil Keaggy -- The Master and The Musician Phil Keaggy: Beyond Nature Phil Manzaner "Primitive Guitars Philip De Gruy - Innuendo Out The Other Phill Keaggy "Beyond Nature" Project Z (Jimmy Herring) Ragnarok - S/T (1972) Ralph Towner: Solo Concert Ralph Towner: Solstice Richard Ruskin Richard Thompson - Strict Tempo! Rick Deitrick – Gentle Wilderness Robbie Basho Robert Fripp & the League of Crafty Guitarists - Show of Hands Robert Quine and Fred Maher's "Basic". Roll Over and Play Live! (1999) Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters – Grateful Heart - Blues & Ballads Ronnie Montrose - Bearings (1999) Roy Rogers's Slideways Ry Cooder - Music by Ry Cooder Sandy Bull Sandy Bull – Inventions Scott Henderson: Vibe Station Sir John A lot by John Renbourn Sonny Landreth - Elemental Journey Sonny Sharrock - Ask The Ages Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant - Flamin' Guitars Spirit Counsel by Thurston Moore Stefan Grossman Steve Howe – Turbulence Steve Hunter-The Deacon Steve Oliver Steve Tibbets - Yr Steve Vai - Passion And Warfare 3 Strawberry Girls "French Ghetto" Strict tempo by Richard thompson Terje Rypdal & The Chasers: Blue The Bill Frisell Band: Lookout for Hope The Deacon - Steve Hunter The Diva Station (1990) The Emmanuel Brothers The Shadows 2 The Speed of Sound (1988) The Ventures - Surfing, In Space, The Fabulous Ventures, Walk Don’t Run 64 Tim Bowman Tom Verlaine - Warm and Cool 2 Tommy Emmanuel Tommy Guerrero Tuck Andress - Reckless Precision Ventures Christmas Album Ventures Live in Japan 1965 Wes Montgomery, Larry Coryell, Terje Rydal, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, James Blood Ulmer, Steve Tibbetts, Sonny Sharrock, Mary Halvorson, Joe Morris Whisky Before Breakfast by Norman Blake William Ellwood – Renaissance William Tyler - Modern Country Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood Zachary Breaux (RIP)