Chuck Wayne (February 27, 1923 – July 29, 1997 NY) was an American jazz guitarist. He came to prominence in the 1940s, and was among the earliest jazz guitarists to play in the bebop style. Wayne was a member of Woody Herman‘s First Herd, the first guitarist in the George Shearingquintet, and Tony Bennett‘s music director and accompanist. He developed a systematic method for playing jazz guitar.