> Most Nashville stalwarts recorded a jazz album or two, especially the steel players. Buddy Emmons... I love this, I bought a copy of Emmons' Steel Guitar Jaz

> Most Nashville stalwarts recorded a jazz album or two, especially the steel players. Buddy Emmons... I love this, I bought a copy of Emmons' Steel Guitar Jazz a few years ago and it's a fantastic album. I wish there was more expansion/experimentation in that vein -- are you aware of any other steel guitar jazz albums worth checking out? > Bob Wills melded more styles together than you'd think possible at the time, and in places where there was strong Jim Crow. He was a giant and a legend. I'm a HUGE fan of Bob Wills. My most listened to artist on last.fm by a mile, I've spent a lot of time with his Tiffany Transcriptions. I remember thinking about how his music was very close to some ideal of what music "should" sound like -- energetic, uplifting, exciting, danceable, diverse, improvisational, and most of all, fun. I love the rest of the western swing gang: Milton Brown, Hank Penny, Spade Cooley, Tex Williams, but Bob Wills really was the King.