RIP Russell Malone 😥 great guitarist

#RIP Russell Malone 😥 We are devastated to learn of the passing of the great guitarist at the age of 60.
The guitarist of choice for so many, Russell had been a long-time member of Ron Carter's Trio, toured and recorded with Harry Connick Jr , Dianne Reeves, Diana Krall, The Official Sonny Rollins, Benny Green, David Sanborn, and so many more.
The New York Times said:"Russell Malone hasn't tried to reinvent the guitar: in his standard, soft tone you hear Wes Montgomery, George Benson, some B.B.King. But as a performer he maintains a high rate of astonishment, and with traditional materials, his ability to get inside swing rhythms or bruisingly play a narrative blues, causing great tension and then easing off it."
#RussellMalone: Nov 8, 1963- Aug 23, 2024