Guitar Heroes: Pat Martino & Ben Hall
Join us this week for an exploration of the guitar in jazz, blues and country music. We’ll visit with modern jazz guitarist Pat Martino at his home in Philadelphia and find out more about his formulas for playing jazz solos. Then it’s a conversation with up and coming thumbpicking guitarist Ben Hall, who walks us through the Merle Travis songbook.
HOUR ONE
Sugarfoot Rag Junior Brown
Junior High, MCG/Curb
Okie Dokie Stomp Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Real Life, Rounder
Walkin' the Strings Merle Travis
Walkin' the Strings, Capitol
Railroad Bill John Jackson
Country Blues and Ditties, Arhoolie
CLIP: John Jackson
You and My Old Guitar Jimmie Rodgers
The Early Years, 1928-1929, Rounder
Sit Down Sister Rosetta Tharp
Gospel 1938-1943, Fremeaux & Associes
CLIP: Jerry Garcia
U.S. Blues Grateful Dead
Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead
Instrumental: Windy and Warm Doc Watson
Foundation: Doc Watson Guitar Instrumental Collection, 1964-1998, Sugar Hill
Wildwood Flower Carter Family
In The Shadow of Clinch Mountains, Bear Family
CLIP: Maybelle Carter
Wildwood Flower Chet Atkins
Galloping Guitar: The Early Years 1945 – 1954, Bear Family
SEGMENT: Ben Hall
Instrumental: Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Etta Baker
Railroad Bill, Music Maker
Me and the Devil Blues Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings, Columbia
Hellhound on My Trail Cassandra Wilson
Blue Light 'Til Dawn, Blue Note
CLIP: Little Freddie King
Who Do You Love? Bo Diddley
The Best of Bo Diddley: 20th Century Masters the Millennium Collection, MCA
CLIP: Duane Eddy
Moovin' N' Groovin' Duane Eddy
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology, Rhino
End Bed: Trambone Duane Eddy
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology, Rhino
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: O.G.D. (aka 'Road Song') Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery
Jimmy & Wes the Dynamic Duo, Verve
If I Could Snooks Eaglin
The Complete Imperial Recordings, Capitol
Salee Dame Baby Dodds Trio with Danny Barker, Albert Nicholas et al.
Jazz A'La Creole, GHB
I Never Told A Lie Memphis Minnie
The Essential, Classic Blues
Somebody's Been Fooling #1 Big Joe Williams
Mississippi's Big Joe Williams and His Nine-String Guitar, Smithsonian Folkways
CLIP: Bill Frisell
Chain of Fools Bill Frisell
Is That You?, Elektra Nonesuch
Who You Gonna Hoo-Doo Now Tony Joe White
Testifying: The Country Soul Revue, Casual
Instrumental: Makin' Whoopee Charlie Byrd
The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd, Riverside
Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Savin' My Love For You) Leon Redbone
On the Track, Warner Bros.
Somethin' Like Bags Wes Montgomery
So Much Guitar, Riverside
SEGMENT: Pat Martino
Instrumental: Jitterbug Waltz Joe Pass
My Song, Telarc
In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down Charles Brown
The Cocktail Combos, Capitol
Six Appeal Charlie Christian
The Genius of Electric Guitar, Columbia
CLIP: Les Paul
Wabash Blues Les Paul and Mary Ford
Les Paul and Mary Ford, Collectables
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar The Louvin Brothers
When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers, Razor & Tie
End Bed: I Can't Stop Loving You Grant Green
Retrospective 1961-66, Blue Note