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Jazz/blues guitarist suggestions for SRV fan.

I am about to wear out my Stevie Ray Vaughan CDs. I have been looking for a similar sound for a while and keep coming up short. What I am looking for is the instrumental jazz/blues sound, like in Riviera Paradise which is one of my all time favorite songs. I've tried Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Eric Wallo, Clapton even Ry Cooder...all good but they don't keep me coming back. Keb Mo is not too bad, he just does not do the instrumentals like Stevie.

Any suggestions for mostly instrumental jazz/blues guitarist?
dlwask
kasperhauser
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For instrumentals, try Ronnie Earl - The Color of Love. He is unequalled among today's guitarists.
steelhead
288 posts
 
Give Luther Allison a listen
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
Bill Frisell "Before We Were Born".
dlwask OP
270 posts
 
This is great! Thanks for all the suggestions. I am going to make up a list from this thread, do some research and pick up a couple CDs over the weekend. I'll let you all know how it goes.
crazy4blues
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I wanna plug Benard Allison. Of course, Freddie King is the master of blues instrumentals. While he is not necessarily a jazz-influenced cat, his studio bands always seem to include musicians with jazz chops. Plus, a lot of the instrumentals feature non-traditional chord changes and forms.
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