http://acidjazz.tribe.net/thread/0157c45c-e1d2-4786-b3af-bb3be2d56186?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://AcidJazz.tribe.net/thread/0157c45c-e1d2-4786-b3af-bb3be2d56186#23bdca82-faad-47a2-8221-77c096e68d5d i think there's a "guitar players" thread in the "jazz fans" tribe (i forget the exact name, but i think you can check my profile.) i'm sure some in there would dig this link. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:56:03 GMT http://AcidJazz.tribe.net/thread/0157c45c-e1d2-4786-b3af-bb3be2d56186#23bdca82-faad-47a2-8221-77c096e68d5d Señor Pájaro 2008-04-09T16:56:03Z http://AcidJazz.tribe.net/thread/0157c45c-e1d2-4786-b3af-bb3be2d56186#1eed28a1-6964-419e-95ff-77d04d230e5f Melvin Sparks is the Essential Guitar Player. He’s The Master Of The Groove! The Acid-Jazz Pioneer! The Originator of Soul Jazz, Old School Acid Jazz & Barbecue Funk(FUNKJAZZ) Over the last thirty years he has played with some of Jazz’s greatest musicians: David "Fathead" Newman, Lou Donaldson, Hank Crawford, Reuben Wilson and John Patton (are amongst the many). During the 1970s, Sparks backed up Lou Donaldson on the Funk-Jazz classics "Everything I Play Is Funky" and "Hot Dog". Sparks recorded seven albums of his own and played on over 100 other albums. As a session man for Blue Note and Prestige Records, Sparks laid his signature guitar work on many other musician’s albums without ever being in spotlight. It was during this time that Melvin defined the jazz-guitar sound of a generation. Here is my Interview with Melvin Sparks: http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/226 Scott Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:37:43 GMT http://AcidJazz.tribe.net/thread/0157c45c-e1d2-4786-b3af-bb3be2d56186#1eed28a1-6964-419e-95ff-77d04d230e5f Scott 2008-04-09T01:37:43Z