| The Jazz Guitarist | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Chuck Wayne |
| Cover: | The Jazz Guitarist.jpg |
| Released: | 1956 |
| Recorded: | April 13, 1953 & June 10, 1954 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 34:48 |
| Label: | Savoy MG 12077 |
| Producer: | Gus Grant/Ozzie Cadena |
| Chronology: | Chuck Wayne |
| Next Title: | The Four Most Guitars |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
The Jazz Guitarist is an album by jazz guitarist Chuck Wayne which was released on the Savoy label in 1956.[1] [2] The album comprised two recording sessions, one recorded in 1953 (originally released as Chuck Wayne Quintet on a 10 inch LP on Progressive) and the other from 1954,[3]
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars and the review by Dave Nathan stated: "These arrangements could be heard in a hundred lounges and small clubs throughout the country during the years when this album was made. While there is virtually no inventiveness going on, the playing is entertaining. One quality that comes through with the Wayne guitar is its hornlike sound, which adds a dimension to his playing and is especially complementary when either Sims or Moore is soloing ... Several of the players at these sessions were from the upper echelons of jazz; it's regrettable they were not offered more interesting or challenging music to perform".
All compositions by Chuck Wayne except where noted