Widely regarded as the most outstanding and influential jazz guitarist after charlie christian, he played with his thumb, instead of a pick, and he developed extraordinary facility, playing single-line hard bop solos that he could then double in octaves, and then â thickenâ with three-note and four-note chords:

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Eleanor Cain

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31 August, 23:45

Widely regarded as the most outstanding and influential jazz guitarist after charlie christian, he played with his thumb, instead of a pick, and he developed extraordinary facility, playing single-line hard bop solos that he could then double in octaves, and then â thickenâ with three-note and four-note chords:

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Pamela Glass · Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is: Wes Montgomery.

Wes Montgomery was widely regarded as the most outstanding and influential jazz guitarist after Charlie Christian. He played with his thumb, instead of a pick, and he developed extraordinary facility, playing single-line hard bop solos that he could then double in octaves, and then â thickenâ with three-note and four-note chords.