When you think of guitar in jazz you might think of Kenny Burrell or Jim Hall, that stuff with a mellow tone, clean and exact. The other jazz guitar that comes to mind is the fusion stuff, more electrified but still a tad too exact to appeal to my more rock tainted sensibilities. Enter Sonny Sharrock, who can sound almost like a rock guitarist. I guess the closest comparison is someone who plays as loose as Hendrix, as loose as you'll hear in a jazz context.
The songs below are from one of Sharrock's last albums, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. The person who posted them refers to the LP as his masterpiece. Not being familiar with Sharrock's output I'll have to take him at his word. No matter, this stuff is good. "Out to Launch" is some crazy shit.
Listen:
Sonny Sharrock - Hit Single mp3 at Xtrmntr
Sonny Sharrock - Out to Launch mp3 at Xtrmntr
Sonny Sharrock - Rocket 99 mp3 at Xtrmntr
Sonny Sharrock - Fear of a Ghost Planet mp3 at Xtrmntr
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