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Downbeat's 75 Great Guitarists

DownBeat's 75 Great Guitarists. In 2009, jazz magazine DownBeat published their list of 75 great guitarists in honor of their 75th anniversary. While the list is primarily composed of jazz guitarists, blues, rock and international guitarists are included as well. The list is unranked but arranged by the following sections:
#1-9: Early Pioneers
#10 - 16: Inventing Bop
#17 - 23: Post-Bop Leaders
#24 - 32: Blues Masters
#33 - 42: Modern Jazz Maestros
#43 - 50: Beyond Men
#51 - 54: Avant-Strings
#55 - 63: Fusion & Pop Matters
#64 - 69: Beyond U.S. Borders
#70 - 75: New-Breed Slingers
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Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
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Freddie Green (The Count Basie Orchestra)
Freddie Green (The Count Basie Orchestra)
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Eddie Lang (The Paul Whiteman Orchestra)
Eddie Lang (The Paul Whiteman Orchestra)
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Carl Kress
Carl Kress
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Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham
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George Van EPs
George Van EPs
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Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
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Oscar Moore (Nat King Cole)
Oscar Moore (Nat King Cole)
9
Les Paul
Les Paul
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Billy Bauer
Billy Bauer
11
Tiny Grimes
Tiny Grimes
12
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
13
Charlie Christian (The Benny Goodman Orchestra)
Charlie Christian (The Benny Goodman Orchestra)
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
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Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
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Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
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Joe Pass
Joe Pass
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George Benson
George Benson
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Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
21
Jim Hall
Jim Hall
22
Grant Green
Grant Green
23
Johnny Smith
Johnny Smith
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Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
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B.B. King
B.B. King
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Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
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John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
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Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
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Albert King
Albert King
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Bill Frisell (Naked City)
Bill Frisell (Naked City)
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John McLauglin (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
John McLauglin (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
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Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Group)
Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Group)
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Russell Malone
Russell Malone
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Jimmy Bruno
Jimmy Bruno
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John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
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Bucky Pizzarelli
Bucky Pizzarelli
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John Scofield
John Scofield
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