Jazz Guitar

I find a lot of jazz guitar boring. I guess Im not sophosticated enough to appreciate all the subtleties. One old favorite that does comes to mind is "Friends" by Crusaders' guitarist Larry Carlton. Some funky, some blues, all big fun. I have not heard it on cd but on my old vinyl copy the sound is great. Another one that I have really enjoyed is Steve Kahn "Blue Man".
Neither of these releases are the basic guitar trio explorations some people seem to love, but these are a couple of great albums that have gotten a lot of spin time over the years for me.

Thank you all for your input. Some I have hear of, some I own, most are new to me. Great stuff. Keep it coming.

Bldadr brings up an interesting point. While the guitar is, arguably, the preferred solo instrument in rock 'n roll, it is the sax that is used primarily in jazz, with the trumpet coming in second. This would seem to have something to do with the expressive qualities of each instrument. Jazz guitar being somewhat tepid compared to its rock counterparts and to the wailin' sax that we associate so closely with the jazz idiom.

I too find Bldadr's comments interesting; I listened to some clips of the suggestions above and they were not what I was expecting and I don't think they'd be my cup-o-tea either.

Joe Pass is a must, which deos not mean the others should be ingored. Kenny Burrell and Lenny Breau should be added to the list.