Jeff Beck is widely regarded in the rock fraternity as the
guitarist's guitarist.
Jeff Beck was ranked 14th in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the
"100 Greatest Guitarists
of All Time". MSNBC has called him a "guitarist's guitarist" and
Rolling Stone magazine has
described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in
rock". Much of Jeff Beck's
recorded output has been instrumental, with a focus on innovative
sound and his releases
have spanned genres ranging from blues-rock, heavy metal, jazz
fusion and most
recently, an additional blend of guitar-rock and electronica.
Jeff Beck has earned wide
critical praise; furthermore, he has received the Grammy Award
for Best Rock Instrumental
Performance five times. Jeff Beck appears on albums by Mick
Jagger, Kate Bush, Roger
Waters, Stevie Wonder, Les Paul, Zucchero, Cyndi Lauper, Brian
May and ZZ Top.