MICKEY BAKER, 1966

Here's an oddity-- Mickey Baker plays a funky instrumental with a bunch of stiffly frugging white people.

Mickey is one of the great session guitarists-- he played on plenty of raw rhythm and blues records, but had enough chops to play jazz and even write one of the classic guitar instruction books.
(still one of the best bargains in guitar books-- Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar. There are two volumes, but here's a link to the first.
www.amazon.com/Mickey-Bakers-Complete-Course-Guitar/dp/0825652804/ref=pd_sim_m_3)
His recordings are in a variety of styles, but it's not uncommon to hear him mixing it up as he does here. When he plays the blues, his impeccable phrasing and articulation betray his jazz background; when he plays in more of a jazz context, he's apt to throw in some distortion, surf-like reverb and echo, etc.

I keep forgetting about Mickey Baker because much of his best work is spread across countless rare albums by other artists. Check out his album, "The Wildest Guitar," available as a pricey used CD or a more reasonable download. www.amazon.com/Wildest-Guitar-Mickey-Baker/dp/B000083EIT
This record, one of many kitschy instrumental records by obscure session players, is surely one of the best of its type. I used to buy records like this all the time, and this one stood out from the pack.