Jeff Beck is one of rock's true virtuosos and among its most dynamic instrumentalists. He is not strictly a "rock" guitarist, having taken much from the world of jazz as well. His style is largely based on improvisation, and he's cut hybrid jazz-rock albums on his own and with jazz-fusion titan Jan Hammer. Beck's career has never followed a straight trajectory. Much like his solos, he zigs and zags wherever inspiration leads him. His quixotic career has included membership in the Yardbirds, two hard-hitting lineups of the Jeff Beck Group and a pair ...