It has been a wonderful series, and a joyous education as well. I have a new appreciation for Wynton Marsalis, too, his musicianship, his encyclopedic knowledge of jazz, his obvious love of the music, and his eloquence and insight. I thought there were a few gaping holes, though. Apparently, if you are not American, you are not jazz. How else to explain the omission of Django Reinhardt, considered by many to be the greatest jazz guitarist of them all, and amongst the titans of the genre ( I missed parts of a couple of the segments-correct me if I'm wrong). In fact, guitarists in general got short shrift in the horn-centric presentation. Charlie Christian was the only one mentioned. No Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis,,etc, etc. Also missing in action: Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Jean Luc- Ponty, John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius....... Phenomenal organist Jimmy Smith was only mentioned in passing. And what about Stephane Grappelli, certainly one of the all time luminaries of jazz, and one of the finest musicians to stomp this green sphere, who toured and played brilliantly for 60 years! RR
