5 for Freddie: Bucky's Tribute to Freddie Green
Playing rhythm guitar is an arcane art, fast dying away. And no one appreciates the artistry of Freddie Green, whose sound was the Holy Grail of rhythm thunderers, more than Bucky Pizzarelli. Freddie, known to his band mates as "Pepper," played rhythm guitar for over fifty years, most notably in Count Basie's dream rhythm section of the late '30s and early '40s that the jazz world named The All-American Rhythm Section. --Michael Pettersen, who has written extensively on rhythm guitar technique and history and authors a web site dedicated to Freddie Green - the Master of Rhythm Guitar