Discography: p. 186-189.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The guitar breaks through / Tony Russell -- Masters of rhythm / Richard Cook -- Soloists of the swing era / Brian Priestley -- Django Reinhardt / Max Harrison -- Charlie Christian / Dave Gelly -- Swing to bop / Stan Britt -- The bebop masters / Stan Britt -- The cool sound / Alun Morgan -- Influence and confluence / John Fordham -- Wes Montgomery / Kenny Mathieson -- The hardboppers / John Fordham -- Joe Pass / John Fordham -- Fusion, the first wave / Stuart Nicholson -- Pat Metheny / Kenny Mathieson -- Fusion, the second wave / Mark Gilbert -- Shredding the frets / Mark Gilbert -- Brazilian guitar / John Zaradin -- The session players / Kenny Mathieson -- The deconstructionists / Stuart Nicholson -- The acoustic guitar in jazz / Charles Alexander -- The new mainstream / Kenny Mathieson -- The legacy of Django / Andy MacKenzie -- The British scene / Kenny Mathieson -- The European scene / Chris Burden -- The American scene / Charles Chapman.