Features in-depth interviews with 22 of the industry's most notable guitar players. Jim Carlton's candid conversations render astute insight into revered jazz guitarists, the history and development of jazz guitar and the studio scene that flourished during its Golden Era to the present day. It's a book brimming with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, little-known vignettes and the stories behind many hit recordings. An often hilarious book that conveys the sense of humor and iconoclasm that's so prevalent among great artists.

Acknowledgements
Al Caiola (A Career At The Top)
Al Hendrickson (The Adventures of the World’s Most-Recorded Guitarist)
Al Viola (Sinatra’s Favorite)
Art Ryerson (A Unique Legacy)
Barry Zweig (A Conversation With One Of LA’s Best)
Bill Pitman (“Junior Salt” Speaks)
Billy Bauer (A Real Living Legend)
Bucky Pizzarelli (Like The Mississippi River)
Carlos Barbosa-Lima
Dennis Budimir (Guitar’s Electric Wizard)
Duke Robillard (The Duke Ascends the ThroneThe Man Who Would Be BB King)
Ed Benson (Jazz Guitar’s Best Friend)
Eddie Duran (San Francisco’s Fingerstyle Virtuoso)
Gene Bertoncini (From Benny, to Bach, Brazil and Beyond)
Jimmy Wyble (The Amazing Captain C Chord)
Joe Cinderella (Innovator, Pioneer, Educator, and Studio Stalwart)
John Pisano (Jazz Guitar’s Magnanimous Master)
Johnny Smith (An American Treasure)
Lou Mecca (A Legend Returns)
Mitch Holder (From Young Lion to Studio Veteran)
Mundell Lowe (From Downhome to Uptown)
Ted Greene (A Very Talented Bunch of Guys)
Tim May (A Most Valuable Player)