Jazz and Acoustic Guitar recommendation

Try Pat Metheny/Charlie Hayden - Under the Missouri Sky as well as earlier Pat Metheny - Off Ramp, American Garage, and 80/81.
Enjoy

Lenny Breau, Toninho Horta

Very good suggestions, Sdcampbell. I'd add only one name:
Howard Roberts. However, he'd never explore a tune to the extent I'd have liked. (Am told he tended to be a lot more ruminative in his nightclub appearances in Phoenix(?).

You studied under Charlie Byrd? Wow, that must have been a treat. Didn't he also record a "Live at the Village Vanguard" or is my memory failing?

Oh, one more. How could I forget George Van Epps, an incredibly gifted musician.

Quick addendum: Johnny Smith, another amazing musician whose music will likely please you, Supakit.

Seek out any of Baden Powell cds,you wont be dissapointed