From the day I was born, I was hearing jazz guitar greats. Years before, my father had begun buying singles, EPs, and LPs by Barney Kessel (with Jimmy Wyble on rhythm), Oscar Moore with the Nat King Cole Trio, Chuck Wayne with the George Shearing Quintet, Irving Ashby with the Oscar Peterson Trio, and the Red Norvo Trio featuring the vibist with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus on bass. Eventually, h...