The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..

Unlike the structured precision of a piano-driven quartet, saxophone-guitar albums thrive on spontaneity. Imagine a smoky jazz club where the deep, soulful wail of a saxophone weaves effortlessly with ...

Over the past few years, American emigre Kurt Rosenwinkel, one of the most influential and strikingly original guitarist-composers of his generation, meticulously worked on his new album Caipi (short ...