Larry Coryell was an American jazz guitarist.
Coryell in 1979
Coryell at Jazz im Palmengarten, Frankfurt am Main, 2009
Jazz guitarists are guitarists who play jazz using an approach to chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist and soloist in small and large ensembles and also as an unaccompanied solo instrument.
Duke Ellington's big band at the Hurricane Ballroom had a rhythm section that included a jazz guitarist, a double bass player, and a drummer (not visible, but who is to the right of the bassist).
A jazz guitarist with his instrument plugged into a Polytone combo guitar amp (which combines an amplifier and a speaker).
Jazz fusion pioneer John McLaughlin at a festival in Limburgerhof, Germany, 2008
Stanley Jordan playing the fretboard like a keyboard