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Among the quotes from Clementi, there’s one where he says "you know Mimì that fear is a scar blablabla" in Bye bye Bombay if I'm not mistaken. Mimì would be Clementi, of course. Great album, along with Hai paura del buio and the live album, the best of After (I don’t consider Ballate per piccole iene which I know little about).

his name is Terry Kath, I think he is the second: from what little I’ve heard, definitely Hendrixian but more funk-oriented. I didn’t know about this Russian roulette thing...

Ah, by the way, since I'm here: what do you think of the guitarist from Chicago? I'm just discovering them now, and he seems great to me.

As for the tracks for which you might even find the video but can easily find them on CD or vinyl, I would say: in jazz, besides the aforementioned "Visions," there's "Danny Boy" covered by the great Ted Greene on his only album, "Solo Guitar," "Cry Me a River" by Barney Kessel from the album "Julie Is Her Name" by Julie London, "El Toro" by Gabor Szabo, a bonus track from Chico Hamilton's album "The Dealer," and "Lotus Land" by Kenny Burrell from the album "Guitar Works." In jazz-rock-whatever, I would mention "Meeting of the Spirits" by a guy you might know, and "In the Fifth Direction" by David Torn from "Best Laid Plans." In blues, more or less mixed with other things: Chris Whitley's "Stagger Lee" and "When I Paint My Masterpiece" from the posthumous album "Dislocation Blues," "Clap Hands" by Tom Waits covered by Marc Ribot on "Raindogs," "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post" by Duane Allman from "Live at Fillmore," and the garage blues "Fastbuck" by Feedtime (though I don't think you'll like this one). In rock, there's "Vietnam" by Minutemen from "Double Nickels on the Dime," "No Quarter" and "Stairway" by Led Zeppelin from "The Song Remains the Same," and "She Waits on Temple IV" by Roy Montgomery from "Temple IV." In folk, variously understood, "She Moved Thru the Bizarre" by Davy Graham, "The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party" by Fahey from the self-titled album, "Little Green" by Joni Mitchell from "Blue," and "Puff the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul and Mary. In Brazilian music, the beautiful "Canto de Yemanja" by Baden Powell from "Os Afrosambas," "Expresso 2222" by Gilberto Gil from the MTV live album (also available on YouTube), and "Um Sina" by Marcio Faraco (likewise). From the so-called avant-garde, "Ascension" by Glenn Branca from the self-titled album and "Koyunbaba" by Carlo Domeniconi (this one can also be found on YouTube). Okay, maybe I went a bit overboard...

just finished listening now... nice and straight Antonio!

Fortunately, there are several of those you've mentioned that I'm missing, so I'll go on a hunt. The ones by Stern and especially Metheny, of whom I've listened to some albums but never really delved deeper, and maybe this is a good opportunity to do so. Which album is the Rosenwinkel track from? Because I have to be honest, I hear him praised a lot but when I listened to Deep Song I found it quite boring; it was all very refined and cerebral but perhaps not for me. Anyway, I'll give it a listen, thanks!

But look, I understand you perfectly. After all, I wasn't talking about the albums but about his style. It's not one of my favorites, but I think his skill lies in creating tension in the phrases. There are guitarists I admire much more, or even simply those who are much faster, but for me, they aren't as good at that. Anyway, here's a big question: your favorite guitar pieces? Not necessarily solos, you know.

I will tell you that despite all the limitations of his records (oh, I have a superficial knowledge of them), in terms of phrasing he is among my absolute favorites along with (those that come to mind now, I might forget some) McLaughlin, Trey Anastasio, Duane Allman, Howard Roberts, and a few others.

I mean, Santana is pretty monotonous too, but beyond the technique, I think he's really good at phrasing, which I wouldn't say about Cesareo.