Remembering Russell Malone, a Jazz Guitar Great With a Larger-Than-Life Personality

Malone was a standard-bearer for musicians of his generation in many ways. He inspired players to look beyond the more familiar tunes and find the hidden gems.

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Russell Malone in April 2019. んなこたない via Wikimedia Commons

“We’ve Only Just Begun” is my favorite track by Russell Malone. It’s on his 2003 album “Playground,” but, more importantly, I heard him play it live; I think it was at Dizzy’s, and it must have been just after that club opened in 2004. 

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