One of the top jazz guitarists. The only one Oscar Petersen would play with.

There is Tal Farlow, Barney Kessel,Wes Montgomery, Django, Eddie Lang,, Bola Sete (though he played Brazilian), Oscar Aleman, Lenny Breaux, Mundell Lowe, Grant Green, Barry Galbraith, Howard Aldin,
Larry Coryell, and more.

and studio types such as George Barnes, Howard Roberts, Tommy Tedesco, Les Paul,Chet Atkins, Merle Travis,Carl Kress and Dick McDonough,

and contemporary stylists such as Pat Metheny and Alan (?) from England who plays Carvel guitars,

And in a special category, Ted Greene,

and Gypsy jazz, Rosenberg, and others today......

But the aforementioned jazz guitarists including Pass were the influential jazz players on this instrument.

He is one of the greatest because he could swing, had unusual harmonic sense, was a clean, fast player and could keep up with Oscar Petersen, (not a small feat). His reharmonization of jazz
tunes is well-respected.

There are undoubtably many guitarists today who are not so well known
but equally spectacular.

Frank