Great Guitars (band) explained

Great Guitars was a supergroup formed by jazz guitarists Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, and Barney Kessel in 1973.^{[1] [2]}

The trio performed intermittently from 1973 and released several live albums: Great Guitars (1975), Great Guitars 2 (1976), Great Guitars at the Winery (1980), Great Guitars: Straight Tracks (1991), Return of the Great Guitars (1996), Great Guitars Concord Jazz (2005). After a stroke ended Kessel's career in 1992, Ron Escheté, Mundell Lowe, Larry Coryell, and Tal Farlow^[3] variously joined Byrd and Ellis in later concerts.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Yanow. Scott. Afro-Cuban Jazz. 2000. Miller Freeman. San Francisco. 0-87930-619-X. 98. registration.
2. Book: Sallis. James. The Guitar in Jazz: An Anthology. 1996. University of Nebraska Press. Lincoln, Nebraska. 0-8032-4250-6. 114.
3. Web site: Great Guitars of Jazz: Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis & Tal Farlow in Concert (DVD). MelBay.com. 19 Dec 2009.
4. Web site: Ginell. Richard S.. Great Guitars. AllMusic. 15 November 2017.