Russell Malone's blooz guitar, yeah.

First the down home blooz, then morph it into the bop era stuff by way of C Jam Blues, way cool. And then Diana. From Duke's C Jam, take it out with a tribute to the Count Basie Orchestra.

That's Top Shelf, GMan.

I still love Nst Cole's version, especially that signature Intro:

I know the GDad remembers this: (I still pull that Intro at times to this day, man!) And, of course, then there's Oscar Moore on the guit, when it came to boppin' lines, I think he and Nat were joined at the hip.




Straightahead, Mr. GDaddy!


And git yerself a pistol we can SEE this year. Eyes ain't what they used ta be, y'know. grin


--Mac