I was going to mention Chet Atkins as he did record some straight jazz tunes.
I had the good luck and the pleasure of meeting Chet many years ago. We were doing our gig and I mentioned that I tried being in a jazz band but pop cover songs paid the mortgage.
Chet said that he always wanted to be a jazz player, but he knew which side of the bread was buttered.
We both agreed that we are happy doing what we are doing, but the challenges of jazz would be interesting.
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