Date:	30-Oct-1999 08:51:28
From:	Dan Patten (dpatten@mtt.ca)
	1. Zoot Sims 2. Eddie Lockjaw Davis 3. Ben Webster 4. Charlie Parker 5. John Coltrane 6. Gene Ammons 7. Sonny Stitt 8. Johnny Hodges 9. Paul Gonsalves 10. Coleman Hawkins 11. Art Pepper 12. Stan Getz 13. Gigi Gryce 14. Cannonball Adderley 15. Lester Young 16. Lee Konitz 17. Flip Phillips 18. Johnny Griffin 19. Sonny Rollins 20. Benny Carter 21. Budd Johnson 22. Dexter Gordon 23. Ornette Coleman 24. Frank Foster 25. Frank Wess 26. Jimmy Forrest 27. Wardell Gray 28. Illinois Jacquet 29. Herschal Evans 30. Stanley Turrentine 31. Al Cohn 32. Jerome Richardson 33. Gerry Mulligan 34. Eric Dolphy 35. Hank Mobley 36. Danny Moss 37. Herman Riley 38. Oliver Nelson 39. Houston Person 40. Eddie Cleanhead Vinson 41. Serge Chaloff 42. Keith Carney 43. Red Holloway 44. Don Byas 45. Wayne Shorter 46. Arnett Cobb 47. Ike Quebec 48. James Moody 49. Buddy Tate 50. Percy France 51. Phil Woods 52. Joe Henderson 53. Booker Ervin 54. Charlie Barnet 55. Jackie McLean 56. Paul Quinichette 57. Roland Kirk 58. Benny Golson 59. Lou Donaldson 60. Harold Vick

 

Date:	30-Oct-1999 17:18:49
From:	Zimbo
	Good list!! But it is a little dated. What about members of the World Saxophone Quartet - Julius Hemphill, David Murray, Hamiet Blueitt, and Oliver Lake? What about Arthur Blythe? I didn't notice Warne Marsh on there either. These are all great players.

 

Date:	31-Oct-1999 18:03:24
From:	Tina
	Marty Ehrlich? Tim Berne? Stan Strickland?

 

Date:	31-Oct-1999 19:28:53
From:	Mike (mcsax82@yahoo.com)
	Great list man. All of those players are sick! If you ever want to talk about jazz with me-- my email adress is mcsax82@yahoo.com and my instant messeger adress is mcsax9.

 

Date:	31-Oct-1999 21:04:52
From:	Zeek
	For the most part your list ends around 1960. What about Steve Lacy, Charlie Rouse, Harry Carney, Ornette Coleman, Sidney Bechet, Harold Land, James Carter, Brew Moore, Frank Morgan ????

 

Date:	31-Oct-1999 21:07:01
From:	Zeek
	Sorry, Ornette Coleman is on your list. But what about Lucky Thompson????????

 

Date:	01-Nov-1999 18:16:30
From:	James (jpoletti@callnetuk.com)
	Shouldn't John Coltrane be at the top of that list?

 

Date:	01-Nov-1999 18:51:37
From:	Bamba
	Jimmy Lyons, Dewey Redman, Anthony Braxton

 

Date:	01-Nov-1999 18:59:27
From:	Holly
	Teddy Edwards, Paul Desmond, Nick Brignola

 

Date:	02-Nov-1999 06:50:50
From:	Chris Genzel (stamil@t-online.de)
	My top 3: Pharoah Sanders, Bennie Maupin, Wayne Shorter. Oh, and did anyone mention Hadley Caliman? Or John Zorn? Herbie Hancock & Bennie Maupin discographies at: http://home.t-online.de/home/stamil

 

Date:	02-Nov-1999 20:21:16
From:	B. Bissonnette
	In my opinion, Sonny Criss, is at the top of this list.

 

Date:	02-Nov-1999 22:18:19
From:	Napoleon Jones
	Jane Ira Bloom and Allen Eager and Charlie Mariano

 

Date:	02-Nov-1999 22:21:56
From:	Napoleon (again)
	and Dewey's kid - Joshua Redman and Wynton's brother - Branford Marsalis

 

Date:	03-Nov-1999 19:41:46
From:	LuLu
	Scott Hamilton, Junior Cook,

 

Date:	07-Nov-1999 13:28:16
From:	Hal
	What about the great Bugsy Ipsell?

 

Date:	07-Nov-1999 20:23:09
From:	Rocky Giglio (Rockjazz@AOL.com)
	Three great Sax players that never seem to get mentioned are Don Menza, Gary Foster, & Mark Vinci. In my opinion They are tops! Great people too!!!!! Thanks for letting me voice my opinion, Rocky Giglio

 

Date:	10-Nov-1999 23:45:56
From:	Paul Abella (Pabella3@aol.com)
	This is of course in absolutely no particular order of talent, style or amount of music released. It's just 15 of my favorites. Here they are... 1) Ornette Coleman 2) Wayne Shorter 3) Jackie McLean 4) Seamus Blake 5) Tim Warfield 6) Branford Marsalis 7) Dewey Redman 8) Joshua Redman (but only on Wish and Moodswing) 9) Eric Dolphy 10) Sam Rivers 11) Kenny Garrett 12) Houston Person 13) Roland Kirk 14) Sonny Rollins 15) Harold Land

 

Date:	12-Nov-1999 08:59:52
From:	Brent
	I second the vote for Lucky Thompson. Also would like to add Warne Marsh.

 

Date:	12-Nov-1999 15:24:57
From:	Jim Costello
	Where's Paul Desmond!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Date:	12-Nov-1999 15:27:38
From:	Jim Costello
	Saw Michael Brecker at the Cork (Ire) Jazz Fest. What a great sax man. Check out his new cd fantastic.

 

Date:	13-Nov-1999 00:54:41
From:	catacumbas (rdd75138@mail.telepac.pt)
	Have you ever heard a gentleman named Ben Webster?

 

Date:	13-Nov-1999 11:49:32
From:	Tico
	I'd like to second Steve Lacy. Listen to the duets he's recorded with Mal Waldron - great, and I do mean great jazz.

 

Date:	13-Nov-1999 11:50:27
From:	Tico
	Hey, where's Zoot Sims!!

 

Date:	13-Nov-1999 15:12:46
From:	Monica
	Don't forget Bill Clinton!

 

Date:	20-Nov-1999 02:55:53
From:	Houndog
	The "other" early Basie saxophonists - Hershel Evans, and Chu Berry.

 

Date:	20-Nov-1999 13:26:17
From:	Hoey (cphoey@earthlink.net)
	No way you can't put Trane or Bird right at the top! There contributions to jazz will, in time, shadow all other players.

 

Date:	20-Nov-1999 15:34:06
From:	norman (orroonie@aol)
	Bird-greatest improvisor.Hawk and Prez-best inovators.Johnny Griffin-the most swinging.greatest all around of all time Sonny Rollins

 

Date:	21-Nov-1999 16:51:40
From:	Bonnie
	Herb Geller

 

Date:	27-Nov-1999 04:40:25
From:	K.Kostov (kostov@einet.bg)
	Cool!Marvellous list!But Trane and Bird are 100 years befor all others!They have to be on the top! What about David Sanborn?!Grover Washington Jr.,Eddy Harrys, Winton Felder and the "new wave" in Jazz-soul:Everette Harp,Dave Koz,George Howard!

 

Date:	02-Dec-1999 08:46:37
From:	Dave
	Good list man. There needs to be a few more modern players though. What about Lennie Akkins (Saturday Night Live Band) or Michael Brecker or Dave Sanborn?

 

Date:	04-Dec-1999 09:26:17
From:	deeb
	Some notable omissions - Louis Jordan, Don Wilkerson, Tina Brooks, Carlos Ward, James Spaulding, John Gilmore, Bill Perkins, Bud Shank !

 

Date:	05-Dec-1999 23:33:59
From:	Simon
	Gary Bartz

 

Date:	08-Dec-1999 18:57:44
From:	Vendy Voo
	Marion Brown. Check out his duet recordings with Mal Waldron. Everything I've heard by Brown has been quality.

 

Date:	15-Dec-1999 17:59:25
From:	Zippy
	AL COHN - great player and arranger. The man was amazingly consistent, playing with a high level of integrity. Check out his duet CD with Jimmy Rowles ("Heavy Love") or his great quartet date "Nonpareil" on Concord. Of course, all his recording with Zoot Sims will be convincing.

 

Date:	19-Dec-1999 21:41:45
From:	Dan Sermeno
	My favorites are anyone who ever played with Lee Morgan; Coltrane, Shorter , Mobley, Billy Harper, Bennie Maupen ...et al. Also, all the bad boys who played on Johnny "Hammond" Smith's sessions in the early to mid-seventies such as Grover , Harold Vick, Hank Crawford and the rest. Special plaudits has to go to Grover for his rendition of "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "It's Impossible" on Hammond's albums. Also,I heard that last night he passedaway while performing (yet unverified).

 

Date:	20-Dec-1999 08:18:54
From:	Roger (ki.ro@gmx.de)
	Really a nice list! Good idea – very inspiring; I think I need to listen to some of your suggestions! But what’s about norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek (> ‘I took up the runes’, ‘Twelve moons’ .....)?! Ever listened to John Lurie (& the ‘Lounge Lizards’ >’Voice of Chunk’, ...)?! Or to Bendik Hofseth (in Mike Mainieri’s Band ‘Steps Ahead’, > ‘N.Y.C.’) Hey, and what’s about Bob Mintzer (especially Yellowjackets) To all of you amerryxmas&ahny without y2kbugs!

 

Date:	20-Dec-1999 13:59:20
From:	Katherine
	Indeed, Grover Washington Jr. should be on that list! He may have played fusion for a living but his roots were in jazz and he could wail out a tune to make you cry or scream or whatever you wanted to do! And he was there doin' it long before anybody ever heard of K.G.! Thanks for not mentioning his name on "the list".Will BET be doing anything on Grover Washington Jr.'s life and his contributions to the music in the near future? It would be a wonderful tribute to him.

 

Date:	28-Dec-1999 18:49:53
From:	Zeke
	Now, after all these saxophonists which ones did the thread originator, Dan Patten, simply forget/neglect and which ones wouldn't he still put on his list? Ok Dan, fess up!!! Take a stand.

 

Date:	11-Jan-2000 23:26:36
From:	Don Voltmer (donvolt@rof.net)
	My sax favorites isn't very long. For lyrical players give me Paul Desmond on alto and Stan Getz on tenor. Add Johnny Hodges on alto who showed us how to play a slow sliding note. Charlie Parker on alto, the originator, whose brain seemed to run at the speed of light. Too bad he abused his body so. It would have been nice if he could have stayed around longer. John Coltrane on tenor, who picked up where Bird left off. Gerry Mulligan, who turned the baritone into a fantastic solo instrument. And Harry Allen on tenor - Who? My vote for the most underrated sax player around. If you hanven't heard him, well, you wouldn't know.

 

Date:	17-Jan-2000 10:00:19
From:	dan (originator)
	zeke asked whom did i forget and whom would i stil leave off?? i tried to include everyone i was familiar with. since i did this i have heard several others-i would not personally (i respect those who would) add grover or kenny g. i have heard some work by john jenkins lately and he is very good. no way to say who are the best and who was the very best. i guess the guys on my list are simple MY favorites!!to each his own. i added some guys like ornette coleman only because of their accomplishments. you would probably never catch me relaxing listening to ornette coleman. i wouldn't find it relaxing.

 

Date:	21-Jan-2000 15:03:41
From:	mouthy
	Ben Webster is definitely the quintessential sax-ist.

 

Date:	26-Jan-2000 16:01:17
From:	Andrea
	Don: Who IS Henry Allen? Any CD reccs? How about some verbiage?

 

Date:	27-Jan-2000 19:39:27
From:	Dee Dee (DeeD@hotmail.com)
	Hey, what about ART PEPPER?

 

Date:	29-Jan-2000 19:40:44
From:	Alex Van de Meulebroecke (alex.vdm@vt4.net)
	What about eric dolphy, he should be on top of the list !

 

Date:	30-Jan-2000 21:04:41
From:	G.W. Bush
	He's right about Dolphy. Outside of perhaps Parker who could even be imagined as being better?

 

Date:	24-Feb-2000 18:51:08
From:	David Brown
	How can anyone list ten great saxophone players (never mind sixty) and not mention Yusef Lateef??! This man must be one of the most seriously underrated musicians of all time!

 

Date:	16-Mar-2000 22:23:06
From:	Napoleon Jones
	Ted Brown, Frank Wess, Tom Butts, Frank Morgan, Wiggles Wentworth, Lenny Popkin, Jerome Richardson, Paul Mariano, and Jimmy Giuffre.

 

Date:	18-Mar-2000 21:43:20
From:	Bobbi (bobbie6618@hotmail.com)
	Where is Trane on everyone's list??? He was only the greatest tenor sax player, as well as an innovator!!!! There is no way that you can't put him at the top of any list!

 

Date:	26-Mar-2000 20:14:05
From:	Zeek
	Charles Davis, baritone sax with Steve Lacy.

 

Date:	02-Apr-2000 13:43:34
From:	Aldo W. (Aldow@hotmail.com)
	LOU DONALDSON at his best was spectacular!! Take a listen to the live recordings at the Village Vanguard with Clifford Brown. Another spectacular recording is his Blue Note recording "Lou Donaldson: Quartet, Quintet, Sextet" which features Horace Silver, Elmo Hope, Blue Mitchell, Kenny Dorham, Gene Ramey, Arthur Taylor, Percy Heath, Art Blakey etc. I know there's a lot of less inspired/commercial Donaldson that may displease the purists but he could play with the best and rise to that level.

 

Date:	06-Apr-2000 21:15:49
From:	Hal
	Aldo: the Live CD you're talking about is an Art Blakey recording "A Night at Birdland" Volumes 1&2 (Blue Note). Just to set the record straight. This is maybe the best live jazz ever recorded, by my ears anyway.

 

Date:	16-Apr-2000 00:12:56
From:	Jordan Wardlaw (jordw86@yahoo.com)
	As much as I love Zoot, Lockjaw, and Ben, any list of great saxophonists should have Bird and Trane sitting right at the top. Arguably the most beautiful player ever, Stan Getz, was also far too low on the list along with Joe Henderson (the greatest saxophonist I have EVER heard in person) and Cannonball. But the main question I ask is: Where are Joe Lovano, Kenny Garrett, Warne Marsh, Branford Marsalis, Pharoah Sanders, and Michael Brecker? Certainly one can see how they have influenced saxophonists to a far greater extent than have Keith Carney or Charlie Barnett.

 

Date:	16-Apr-2000 03:57:41
From:	Kosta kOSTOV (kostov@einet.bg)
	My personal sax-poll is: 1. Ben Webster 2. Train 3. Charlie Parker 4. Prez 5. Johnny Hodges 6. David Sanborn 7. Lester Young 8. Gerald Albright 9. Hawk 10.Branford Marsalis

 

Date:	28-Apr-2000 23:45:36
From:	Dale Cornell (sdb135@msn.com)
	Gary Bartz for sure. Also Nick Brignola, Frank Strozier and David Murray need a mention on that list

 

Date:	29-Apr-2000 23:18:53
From:	daniel (aggio@bellatlantic.net)
	How about Albert Ayler?

 

Date:	14-May-2000 10:47:18
From:	clark
	Curtis Amy, Herb Geller, Harold Land, Richie Kamucha, Brew Moore, Bill Perkins, Bill Holman, Lennie Niehaus, Jack Montrose, Charlie Mariano, Bud Shank, Jimmy Giuffre, Art Pepper, Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray, Teddy Edwards, Med Flory, etc. etc. WEST COAST RULES!!! Take a listen all you east coast snobs.

 

Date:	23-May-2000 19:03:32
From:	Heidi Hinkler
	Marty Krystall George Adams

 

Date:	26-May-2000 09:48:47
From:	Roberto (dbrob@libero.it)
	Someone can tell me where i can find some old Bendik Hofseth's CD? Thank you in advance Robi

 

Date:	26-May-2000 17:07:42
From:	James (anamanaci@aol.com)
	Mezz Mezzrow and Rudi Wiedoff (joking) P.S. can anyone tell me where great swing/jazz musicians hang out in Los Angeles? I'm dying out here. I'm talking about people who dig Vic Dickenson more than Watrous; Prez and Hawk more than Brecker and Trane (no offence intended to those styles).

 

Date:	27-May-2000 14:42:02
From:	Kosta kOSTOV (kostov@einet.bg)
	Do you think that Everette Harp is one of the coolests sax-players our time! How soulfull is the blowing of Dave Koz! It isn't so important that it isn't pure JAZZ! There is a great feeling and tune!

 

Date:	02-Jun-2000 18:07:36
From:	Simon
	Bobby Watson - alto Gary Smulyan - baritone

 

Date:	06-Jun-2000 01:11:04
From:	Oscar
	everybody want diferents sax players in first place ,and where is SIDNEY BECHET.Don´t forget the roots

 

Date:	07-Jun-2000 01:12:16
From:	Joseph Scott (jnscott@ix.netcom.com)
	Hi all, great discussion here. Best jazz saxophonist I can think of who hasn't been mentioned at all yet is Frank Trumbauer. Heavy influence on Lester Young (his #1 influence, Lester said), Benny Carter, Budd Johnson, etc. Basically the first cool saxophonist, beautiful tone and great ideas. Best starting point with him is any collection of Bix Beiderbecke's best-known material: they tended to play on the same dates. More greats who haven't been mentioned at all yet: Jimmy Dorsey (#2 greatest influence on Lester), Pete Brown, Jack Washington, Johnny Bothwell, Jack McVea, Wild Bill Moore, Hal McKusick... Joseph Scott

 

Date:	07-Jun-2000 07:47:00
From:	Steve Tyrell
	Sam Rivers - I've listening to the 3CD Mosiac set which has his early 1960s Bluenote recordings - Wow! One disc has Rivers, Jaki Byard, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams - I had no idea that Rivers & Byard were so good!! Both get to stretch out over a fabulous rhythm section. Sam Rivers - a revelation to me.

 

Date:	07-Jun-2000 11:14:43
From:	will76
	It seems like people are forgetting Chris Potter, the biggest monster of them all.

 

Date:	15-Jun-2000 08:38:57
From:	Ken Watters
	Chris Potter & Joel Frahm.

 

Date:	15-Jun-2000 08:42:55
From:	Ken Watters
	And, OF COURSE, Coltrane, Bird, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, and a gazillion others! But PLEASE check out Potter & Frahm...

 

Date:	26-Jun-2000 23:58:03
From:	Chris LaRoche (cronoss@strategyplanet.com)
	John Coltrane had them all beat. Next comes Charlie Parker... no one could really touch these two for the speed and effieciency their minds worked at - in a technically proficient sense. For style and musicality, they are still ahead, but Stan Getz, Lester Young, Rollins, Adderly and a few others follow close behind. I'd have to say Getz had the nicest tone... the Chet Baker of the saxaphone world.

 

Date:	28-Jun-2000 18:58:19
From:	Eddie
	John Purcell Hamiet Bluiett Oliver Lake

 

Date:	19-Jul-2000 10:11:47
From:	bryan
	Hasn't anyone heard of Charles Lloyd? C'mon folks.

 

Date:	21-Jul-2000 14:17:15
From:	bryan
	even though joe lovano was mentioned once, i must add that for modern day conceptual playing and inspiring composition and rendition, there is no better. because he is relatively young, he is easily looked over and even discounted; unacceptable. also, i have seen greg osby live, and i must say, i like what he is doing. he was very three dimensional and kept my interest throughout the whole (short) set (about 1.5 hours). i wanted to hear more. i don't know who the rest of the band was, however they were great also.

 

Date:	29-Jul-2000 09:18:24
From:	Ned
	I can't agree about Joe Lovano. Everytime I listen to the guy on the radio or at a friends house (I do own his recent big band CD "52nd Street Themes")I ask - what's the big deal? He's not very imaginative, he's not technically impressive, in short he's OK but hardly great. He does play in the tradition, meaning he's not playing "smooth jazz" to his credit, but he sounds like someone's student to me. About 4 years ago I saw him live in Iowa City (U.Iowa) in their annual jazz street fair and after a few numbers I looked at my wife, we shrugged our shoulders, got up and walked around the downtown area for awile until the next band setup. It's amazing to me what publicity/hype will do -seems to me it created Lovano and destroyed Marsalis.

 

Date:	05-Aug-2000 10:46:37
From:	roger
	Does anyone know Sonny Fortune?If not check out his latest "In the spirit of Trane".FANTASTIC!!! Others great sax men: Antonio Hart, Joe Lovano, David Murray,Brandford Marsalis, Jimmy Heath,Ernie Watts,Pepper Adams,Eric Alexander, Bennie Wallace.... Well. the list is too long...

 

Date:	07-Aug-2000 17:07:03
From:	Bill Bryant (bbryant@rapidnet.com)
	I'll mention Pete Christlieb, Ernie Watts, Don Menza, and Bob Cooper. Great west coast tenor men.

 

Date:	12-Aug-2000 08:47:59
From:	Ignatz
	Flip Phillips - those who are better are immortal.

 

Date:	14-Aug-2000 04:13:18
From:	jackie
	Has anyone heard of Robert Stewart? He has great tone, and depth of emotion. he swingins. His own compositions are superb. Once you hear him I doubt if you'll forget him.

 

Date:	14-Aug-2000 04:15:00
From:	jackie (jlucien@earthlink.net)
	Has anyone heard of Robert Stewart? He has great tone, and depth of emotion. he swingins. His own compositions are superb. Once you hear him I doubt if you'll forget him.

 

Date:	14-Aug-2000 17:38:53
From:	kjell holten (kjell_holten@hotmail.com)
	I cannot believe that in ten months noone has mentioned Don Byas.

 

Date:	14-Aug-2000 17:40:35
From:	kjell holten (kjell_holten@hotmail.com)
	..and looking again, there he is, right on mr. Patten's original list. Pardon.

 

Date:	24-Aug-2000 18:16:52
From:	Wendell
	In his "Great Adventure" film, Pee Wee Herman plays a mean sax on the classic tune: "Tequila." Rumor has it that Pee Wee has a smoken' band in Finland and plays regularly in a out of the way club in Helsinki. Could this be true?

 

Date:	06-Sep-2000 20:14:18
From:	Hugo
	Nah.

 

Date:	15-Sep-2000 20:29:15
From:	Eric (saxophonist_ee2@hotmail.com)
	Tenor: Kirk Whalum Dave Koz Boney James Lester Young Jimmy Heath James Carter Micheal Brecker Bill Clinton (actually heard him play once)... Hans Dulfer Alto: David Sanborn Kirk Whalum Jackie Mclean (sp?) Gerald Albright Angella Chrsitie Candy Dulfer Dave Koz Soprano: Kenny G Kirk Whalum Dave Koz Paul Taylor NOTE: These are my favorites and are listed in no order.

 

Date:	27-Oct-2000 03:30:20
From:	kakemers (mpkammer@syr.edu)
	Come on everybody, I can't believe in this whole list Eddie Harris is only mentioned once. He is so underrated. How about Stanley Turrentine, some of his stuff can be lame, but he played with such a great sound and SO MUCH soul he shouldn't be left out. As a side note, if anybody can e mail me any good soul jazz type recordings with him on them please do.

 

Date:	01-Nov-2000 19:21:30
From:	SC
	Classics: Charlie Parker John Coltrane Wayne Shorter Sonny Rollins Gerry Mulligan Ornette Coleman Pharoah Sanders Eddie Harris Roland Kirk Contemporary: Joshua Redman James Carter Courtney Pine Thomas Chapin

 

Date:	21-Nov-2000 12:48:40
From:	marco (badstar@inwind.it)
	BENDIK HOFSETH is the BEST in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go listen to him: Norwegian tenor player appears in the last steps ahead albums, in Arild Andersen albums (Hyperborean, Sagn...)or in his own ones (the better : "IX" )....go to www.bendik.com even if there you can't hear a lot of him. If U already know Bendik and have info about him please write me!!!!!!!!!!thanks

 

Date:	29-Nov-2000 17:52:03
From:	Tiki
	Here's what you do - go out and order/buy "This Is Criss." You will hear a fantastic quartet that includes Walter Davis on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Alan Dawson on drums. Sonny Criss plays alto saxophone. You will then be able to hear one of the most neglected first rate saxophone players in the history of jazz. You will then probably seek out his other (too few) recordings.

 

Date:	25-Jan-2001 12:56:59
From:	Quentin Bryar (quentin.bryar@reuters.com)
	King Curtis. Underrated by the jazz snobs, but ask other saxophone players what they think of his time, feel and soul! Listen to Alexander's Ragtime Band on Everybody's Talkin' (complete with Lester Young quote in the break). Also, I second Warne Marsh and Frankie Trumbauer. And of course Paul Desmond.

 

Date:	26-Jan-2001 22:12:41
From:	Dan R
	I would put Warne Marsh at the top of my list, followed by Art Pepper, Lucky Thompson, Paul Desmond, Seamus Blake etc.. None of these guys sounded like Bird or Coltrane and that's fine by me because that stuff's been done to death. Listen to Warne Marsh's late period, Albums like Chet Baker's Blues for a Reason" and Marsh's own "Star Highs" on Criss Cross, "Unissued Copenhagen Recordings" and "I've Got a Good One For You" on Storyville. Essential and unique.

 

Date:	06-Feb-2001 16:21:04
From:	diegopiaia (diegopiaia.tiscalinet.it)
	I think Parker, Sonny Rollins and Coltrane are the best, but my favourite is Sonny Rollins because I saw him at a concert in 1999, and he was unbelievable. His energy and fantasy are inexhaustible. Among contemporary sax players I think James Carter has a wonderful technique.

 

Date:	13-Feb-2001 14:54:44
From:	Charlie May (saxman@charliemay.com)
	Stan Getz! Most pleasant changes. Always enjoy his wonderful creative playing. Listen to "Pure Getz".

 

Date:	04-Mar-2001 19:27:15
From:	JK
	I would have to list players by era. classics: Trane Bird Newk Hawk Stitt Cannonball Contemps: Marsalis Redman Carter Tony Degradi (of Astral Project) Lovano Osby David S. Ware Dave Ellis I'm sure there's others I'm missing. but I think it's best to compartmentalize your list in this manner because the greats got the ball rolling and the contemporaries have just continued the legacy...

 

Date:	05-Mar-2001 14:47:38
From:	Tim Givens (timothygivens@netzero.net)
	Yeah, Joe Scott(above) for mentioning Trumbauer ! There must be a bunch of kids that write in here. Not one has mentioned Bud Freeman or Prince Robinson. Freeman can be heard on his own sides from 1928 to the 80's, and on many Eddie Condon sides. Robinson can be heard on McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1927-32, Roy Eldridge sides 1938-40, with Louis Armstrong 40-42, Freddie Washington 55-59, and others. In the thirties Robinson was considered a close tie with Hawkins ! Hey kids ! Give these guys a listen !

 

Date:	06-Mar-2001 22:32:13
From:	luke
	These guys are not necessarily my favorites, but deserve mention here and belong in this company. Tenor Gregory Herbert-on his way to a nice career until he died of a heroin OD at a young age George Garzone-a monster Bari Joe Temperley

 

Date:	06-Mar-2001 22:33:13
From:	luke
	oh yeah, and Alto Richie Cole

 

Date:	06-Mar-2001 23:12:12
From:	luke
	oops! Lew Tabackin

 

Date:	08-Mar-2001 07:43:58
From:	Jarrad (amallallama@hotmail.com)
	I saw Bll Evans not long ago - excellent. Don't forget Steve Coleman playing with his elements.

 

Date:	16-Mar-2001 04:40:08
From:	CASH FARRAR (cashsax@gateway.net)
	great comments and lists from everyone..how the greatest altissimo tenor player of all time Lenny Pickett. Also another MIA Sal Nistico...? Check out Woody Hermans' "Apple Honey" it's phenomenal

 

Date:	16-Mar-2001 04:46:41
From:	CASH FARRAR (cashsax@gateway.net)
	sorry folks read that Sal Nestico. Not related to Sammy Nistico(an arranger)

 

Date:	10-May-2001 18:30:58
From:	Lydia
	How about Steve Lacy, Jane Ira Bloom, and Zoot Sims on soprano sax. A once side instrument that has in our lifetimes become a major jazz instrument. (don't forget Bechet & Coltrane too!).

 

Date:	11-May-2001 03:18:36
From:	Brad (bsw56@msn.com)
	I know "very" little about sax players. But since my 10 year old son is taking it at school and asked me tonight for the names of some famous sax player's.I found more here than I think he expected thank you. Now I have a tough (?)question. My wife bought a cool piece of art several years back in Chicago I think, it's a black & white of a guy holding a sax. At the bottm are to 2 names: "Van Freeman" and "Nick Neu____". Look's like the last 3 or 4 letters cuold be, lipe,bge,brge,etc...? One must be the sax player in the photo. I'd like to get info. to go with it for him to take to class. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank's Brad

 

Date:	22-May-2001 12:19:23
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Richie Kamuca played with The Lighthouse All Stars at the Lighthouse Cafe Jazz Club in Hermosa Beach, Ca. in the late 50's and early 60's along with Bud Shank, Shelly Manne, Shorty Rogers, Bob Cooper, Frank Rossolino, Conti Candoli, Pete Jolly, Howard Rumsey and scores of other cats who sat in from time to time. There is a cat by the name of Charlie McPherson(San Diego, perhaps not a pro, but great nevertheless! Did anyone mention Charlie Ventura or Joe Viola? By the way gang, Bud Shank, Charlie Mariano and Frank Morgan are still blowing up a storm in the Jazz world. The cats are all in their 70's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Date:	22-May-2001 12:37:20
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S. B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	I forgot to mention that Frank Morgan lives and performs i Taos, New Mexico, not far from my monastey in Abiquiu, New Mexico. I am a cloistered Benedictine monk who loves Jazz and has no one with whom to discuss it. Yo cats gotta write to me every now and then! By the way, I could be wrong, but was there a tenor man named Johnny Gilmore who played with Sun Rah? If he is already in your list, pardon my French. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	22-May-2001 12:52:39
From:	Br. Aelred Sedilo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Hey, it's me again! Correction. I meant to say, "You cats, not "Yo cats." In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	22-May-2001 13:07:47
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	I don't have the time to check the entire sax list, so, is Earl Bostic included? Two more. Check my spelling! Gato Barbiari and Lenny Neihaus. Hey, how about Pepper Adams on baritone?

 

Date:	30-May-2001 00:08:48
From:	Donald R. Fleischner (SaxoTenor@aol.com)
	Can anyone tell me what brand and # mouthpiece Stan Getz used? Thanks

 

Date:	05-Jun-2001 16:29:10
From:	jesse Rood (roodbear@ejazznews.com)
	if you like all this kats, check out Shawn Loescher, he's 27 and has been working in the Jazz realm since about age 13, including work with, Phil Woods, Tom Waits, Mark Murphy and many others, right now he is in Montreal working inside his own trIo group. There are Free Mp3 tracks availible at www.e-x-p.tv

 

Date:	06-Jun-2001 16:03:34
From:	Stewart Turnbull (stu@stompin.freeserve.co.uk)
	If already not listed then I must mention two baritone saxophonists who's recordings have always been of the highest quality. Lars Gullin (Sweden) and Bob Gordon (West Coast). They recorded their classics in the fifties, but their music stands the quest of time. And, now, suddenly whizzing forward in time at a greater than great speed,(stops suddenly and is disorientated, shakes head to clear head and doesn't succeed because head is always disorientated) the superb multi instrumentalist Jay Thomas from Seattle, he plays tenor, alto and baritone, plus he plays trumpet. Reference to a previous message from Brad; Could the Van Freeman that you mentioned not be Von Freeman, father of tenorist Chico Freeman. He hailed from the Chicago area. Don't know who the other guy is though. Stu.

 

Date:	07-Jun-2001 21:03:54
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo. O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Was Frank Wess mentioned? What about Sam and Abe Most? They both play flute and sax. In Christ's love, Br. Arlred

 

Date:	17-Jun-2001 04:41:29
From:	David Burnett (david@thejazzarchives.com)
	1. Lee Konitz 2. Charlie Parker 3. Paul Desmond 4. Johnny Hodges 5. Lester Young 6. John Coltrane 7. Coleman Hawkins 8. Benny Carter 9. Jimmy Dorsey 10. Paul Gonsalves 11. Dexter Gordon

 

Date:	22-Jun-2001 11:19:49
From:	John
	I've seen his name once or twice in the thread, but does anybody out there really dig Charlie Rouse? I do. He might not be 'Trane, or Bird, or Sonny Rollins, but he is, I think, really quirky and melodic. Some might find him too repetitive. I would rate Rollins as the greatest living tenor player, but w/ jazz it isn't always so easy to separate who's the best technically from who's playing interesting and inspired music. I think Rollins is both a great player in the technical sense, and a great innovator w/ a lot of humor.

 

Date:	22-Jun-2001 11:56:28
From:	John
	Has anybody mentioned George Coleman? Great player; played on Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage.

 

Date:	25-Jun-2001 04:35:34
From:	joe (joemarcel@hotmail.com)
	come on guys......... everyone of these guys is good..... not one of them is better than the other.... they are all different musicians.... they are good at different things.... i mean look satchmo... there were better trumpet players than him... but that doesnt mean he sucks... he was a very good musician.... i mean coltrane is the father....so is parker........that doesnt mean that there arent any other players alive who can play like them or keep with them cuase we all know that there are guys who can.... one player is good at playing fast notes... one player is good at playing melodically....they are all good...you shouldnt say one deserves more than the other....and judge someones playing ability off popularity....they all do one great thing......contribute to this art form. -joe

 

Date:	25-Jun-2001 04:38:57
From:	joe (joemarcel@hotmail.com)
	come on guys......... everyone of these guys is good..... not one of them is better than the other.... they are all different musicians.... they are good at different things.... i mean look satchmo... there were better trumpet players than him... but that doesnt mean he sucks... he was a very good musician.... i mean coltrane is the father....so is parker........that doesnt mean that there arent any other players alive who can't play like them or keep up with them cuase we all know that there are guys who can.... one player is good at playing fast notes... one player is good at playing melodically....they are all good...you shouldnt say one deserves more than the other....and judge someones playing ability off popularity....they all do one great thing......contribute to this art form. -joe p.s. i had to re word it cuase with the word "can" and its suposed to be "can't" it can mean a different thing...

 

Date:	07-Jul-2001 12:52:02
From:	Jaco (jacoker@latino.net.co)
	FOR ME THE BEST AND NOT SEEN IN ANY LIST IS JAN GARBAREK

 

Date:	07-Jul-2001 19:05:15
From:	Eyal
	My Favorite Tenors: 1.Dexter Gordon 2.Sonny Rollins 3.Sonny Stitt 4.Ben Webster 5.John Coltrane 6.Stan Getz 7.Joshua Redman 8.Hank Mobley 9.Lester Young 10.Joe Henderson There are many other great tenor players, but these are my 10 favorites. Dexter Gordon- best ballad player ever! Most amazing sound, swingin' feel and emotional soul!!!

 

Date:	09-Jul-2001 19:10:03
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Dear Eyal,you are so right! Dexter Gordon, who by the way was born in Los Angeles in 1928(my hometown)was one of the really hard tenor players. He played Bepop,the Blues and as you said,really played some beautiful ballads. To mention one,"Body and Soul." I have one recording wher he is playing a ballad and all of a sudden lays out several bars of "Nancy with the Laughing Face." Really beautiful! Are you aware he was 6ft.4inches tall.? One anedote about him is he was playing in a club when a patron who had too much to drink put some coins into his horn. He finished the tune and calmly emptied the coins into his hands and put them into his pocket without saying a word! Keep on listening to GOOD JAZZ! In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	17-Jul-2001 21:02:10
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Have we run out of things to talk about? I still know that no one has the speed of Coltrane, Pepper, Phil Woods and Johnny Griffin. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	18-Jul-2001 17:46:11
From:	Ralph Reno
	The finest living sax players are: Steve Lacy Lee Konitz David Murray Hearts, brains, and bodies - the whole enchillada.

 

Date:	18-Jul-2001 20:59:40
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Can someone inform me? Did Joe Henderson pass away recently? In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	20-Jul-2001 08:18:46
From:	Noah
	The most creative and inspiring contemporary tenor sax player: George Garzone

 

Date:	20-Jul-2001 14:55:37
From:	John
	Joe Henderson passed away the weekend before July 4th this year. He was 64. I just saw him perform not too long ago when he was touring his Porgy and Bess album. Incredible.

 

Date:	20-Jul-2001 15:24:34
From:	stewart turnbull (stu@stompin.freeserve .co.uk)
	To Aelred's list of speed tenors I would add Sal Nistico, ex Woody Herman tenor. Listen to his Northwest Passage; Sister Sadie; Caldonia; solo's with Woody. Not just technique. He was in a hurry and generated a lot of heat, with an awful lot of feeling was in there as well. Nail the shoes to the floor when Sal solo'd. Stu.

 

Date:	20-Jul-2001 19:07:26
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Hey guys and gals, I am a cloistered Catholic Benedictine monk in a monastery in northern New Mexico. I can receive visitors, so if any of you are in my area, come to visit the monastery and me. The monastery is located about 75 miles north of Santa Fe. Monastery of Christ in the Desert. Abiquiu,New Mexico. I am the monastery porter and I also work in our gift shop. We are not far from Taos, New Mexico where the great alto player Frank Morgan lives and performs twice a week. One can also make a retreat here in our guest house. Cone on by for a cup or two of coffee,tea or hot chocolate and we can discuss JAZZ. I will be waiting for you. In the meantime, let us continue to pray for one another. May God continue to bless and keep all of you in His steadfast love and mercy. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	29-Jul-2001 23:51:20
From:	charlie (bigbandnut@excite.com)
	Would like to add a few sax players. Flip Phillips Corky Corcoran Chu Berry Tab Smith Harry Carney Barney Bigard Charlie

 

Date:	06-Aug-2001 14:53:23
From:	tyler schwartz (usmell8132@aol.com)
	okay first of all i didn't see mars williams on any of your lists,and even though this is so dfar down the list no one will read it here's my list bird trane cannonball mars williams paul desmond wayne shorte

 

Date:	06-Aug-2001 17:51:37
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	I read this far down the list! By the way, the tenor player's name in spelled, Wayne Shorter. I am sure you know that. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	06-Aug-2001 21:10:20
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo. O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	All you Jazz fans out there, let us try to keep this site going. We don't just have to discuss sax players. Let us discuss Jazz in general. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	08-Aug-2001 19:17:42
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo. O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Dear Don Patten, please forgive me for being so rude in seeming to dhange your format. There is no one in my monastery with whom I can discuss Jazz and I thought perhaps your site would be a good place to do it. If you rather not let it be a place to do so, I understand. Did anyone mention Charlie Ventura? He recorded "Stardust" (Is that the correct title? I have been in the monastery so long I am beginning to forget the names' of songs!). Anyway, Charlie Ventura recorded the song in the 40's playing the bass sax. Is Charlie Lloyd still on the scene? In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	10-Aug-2001 10:45:11
From:	Carole Emens (caemens@aol.com)
	Frank Morgan is my all timr great hero. I saw him April of 1998 @ Yoshi's in Oakland, CA when he played with Art Farmer. I heard he was moving to Hawaii. Where is he now? Thanks

 

Date:	10-Aug-2001 11:33:40
From:	Al
	Frank Morgan was living in the Milwaukee area. I'm not sure about in the past couple of years. But I used to see him play in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin.

 

Date:	10-Aug-2001 19:08:13
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Dear Carole and Al, Frank Morgan now lives in Taos, New Mexico where he performs twice a week. He is indeed a fine alto saxaphonist;Bepop,Blues and of course his redition of the beautiful ballads. Taos is about a two hour drive from the monastery. I have invited him here, but he replied he is quite busy at this time. He did though send me his e-mail address. He also concertizes throughout the country and perhaps the globe. He must be in his early 70's and still swinging! Thanks for asking about him. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred P.S. If anyone comes to Taos to see him, take a side trip to the monastery. I will buy you a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and we can discuss Jazz!

 

Date:	10-Aug-2001 19:08:14
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Dear Carole and Al, Frank Morgan now lives in Taos, New Mexico where he performs twice a week. He is indeed a fine alto saxaphonist;Bepop,Blues and of course his redition of the beautiful ballads. Taos is about a two hour drive from the monastery. I have invited him here, but he replied he is quite busy at this time. He did though send me his e-mail address. He also concertizes throughout the country and perhaps the globe. He must be in his early 70's and still swinging! Thanks for asking about him. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred P.S. If anyone comes to Taos to see him, take a side trip to the monastery. I will buy you a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and we can discuss Jazz!

 

Date:	17-Aug-2001 16:51:44
From:	Erik Lund (jazz_jrummer@hotmail.com)
	Has anyone mentioned: Joe McPhee Peter Brotzmann Evan Parker Ken Vandermark Sabir Mateen John Butcher (just getting into him - awesome) Anthony Braxton Paul Dunmall ? All monster players - McPhee being one of my absolute favorite musicians, regardless of instrument. I would disagree with Noah back a bit with "Garzone". I think he's an awesome awesome player (a musician I play with studies with him) but I couldn't say he's one of the most innovative/creative musicians around, because of his tendency at times to dip into Coltrane's bag. But he is a demon on that horn! I sat less than a foot from the bell of his horn a few months back for a show with the Fringe - my goodness!

 

Date:	17-Aug-2001 16:54:21
From:	Erik Lund (jazz_jrummer@hotmail.com)
	Perhaps I shouldn't have singled out Noah's pick, simply because - I also disagree with a lot of other picks... I should stop now - but ah well: That first list - Man - I'd put Rahsaan MUCH higher than where he's at there! MUCH higher - I don't know many horn players who can do what he did...oh wait - there aren't any ; ) Right there - he's in my top 10. Wayne too - MUCH higher. I don't remember much else - so I'll stop there... Sorry.

 

Date:	24-Aug-2001 09:00:37
From:	Wilson
	Bud Shank.

 

Date:	25-Aug-2001 19:16:38
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail;com)
	Dear Wilson, of course, Bud Shank! One of the really great alto sax players! I have two of his CD's and they are really good! He appeared in Santa Fe in April. A friend of the monastery(a Jazz promoter) invited me to attend, but I was unable to. Bud Shank has a web site. Would you like me to send it to you? I used to catch in at the Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, Ca.(So. Cal.) in the late 50's. He is as great as ever; still swinging! He has workshops, but he has alot of performing dates around the country. Let us continue to pray for one another. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	26-Aug-2001 17:08:04
From:	Alexandr Lutchenko (sonya@comint.net)
	I love Thomas Chapin !

 

Date:	29-Aug-2001 21:48:49
From:	craig (craig7sun@hotmail.com)
	peter brotzman

 

Date:	02-Sep-2001 15:29:25
From:	roger (rogervigni@hotmail.com)
	Now that he's passed away I think everybody should recognize Joe Henderson as a brilliant, masterful tenor sax. I know many will probably object that his latest releases have been marketable stuff but from his Blue Note sessions on he has always had his distinctive sound and an almost infinite bags of riffs and tricks and has never made a less than honest record. I love his albums...even his Verve records such as "Double Rainbow" and "Lush Life".He stands as an immortal example of lifetime dedication to jazz and deserves a special place between the greats.

 

Date:	03-Sep-2001 10:31:27
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Dear Roger, BRAVO! Well stated! In Christ's love, Br.Aelred

 

Date:	03-Sep-2001 20:41:39
From:	Angie
	Tommy Newsom Caesar DeMauro Ken Peplowski

 

Date:	03-Sep-2001 20:46:38
From:	Aldo
	I can hardly believe that Julius Hemphill (original leader of the World Saxophone Quartet & his own sextet) has not been mentioned more often. Also, Marty Ehrlich. To my ears these are two of the finest saxophonists who ever played the instrument - in addition to their work as composers, arrangers, band leaders, and to top it off they both played/play an array of other instruments (clarinets, flutes, saxes) brilliantly.

 

Date:	10-Sep-2001 17:53:19
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	I have just been digging Art Pepper. What a GREAT ALTO SAX MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He does EVERYTHING WELL!!!!!!! He plays the most beautiful ballads!!!!!!!! Do yourselves a big favor ahd listen to him time and time AGAIN!!!!!!!! In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	14-Sep-2001 16:13:39
From:	Jon
	What are you listening to, specifically?

 

Date:	18-Sep-2001 19:30:29
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Dear Jon, thanks for your interest. I was listening to "ART PEPPER LIVE IN TORONTO" Volume 1. Recorded June 17, 1977 in Toronto, Canada. Recorde by Naked City Records POB 41341. TIJUANA, BC, MEXICO. Art Pepper: alto sax Bernie Serensky: piano Dave Pitch; bass Terry Clarke: drums A really fine recording, but then, whatever Pepper plays is great! I am on my way to evening prayers and in a hurry, but if you want me to mention the tunes at a later date, I will do so. Perhaps you can buy and send me volume two. I will reimburse you. I donot have the means to buy CD'S from the monastery. It is O.K. if you are unable to do so. In Christ's love Br. Aelred

 

Date:	19-Sep-2001 20:31:21
From:	Jon
	Hey, I was just curious. I like him to.

 

Date:	20-Sep-2001 20:38:07
From:	Brendan
	Some of the "speed" tenor players were mentioned above. Of course, I love the music of Bird and 'Trane, but for shear speed I would have to vote for Johnny Griffin and/or Don Menza. Check out the unaccompanied tenor cadenza Menza does on "Channel One Suite" from the Buddy Rich band live (Live at the Go-Go, I think) from the 1950's. 3 Million sweet and well chosen notes.

 

Date:	21-Sep-2001 10:31:17
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	You are right Brendan, Johnny (Little Giant) is hard to beat concerning tenor players. When it come to altos, well that is another story. Parker, Pepper and Phil Woods are hard to beat as well. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	22-Sep-2001 20:59:57
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	I was listening to Dexter Gordon this afternoon. Man, what a powerful player he was! Of course he is very gentle when playing ballads. During his solo on "Body and Soul", he threw in several bars of "Nancy with the laughing Face." Fantastic! In Christ's love, Br. Aelred

 

Date:	23-Sep-2001 00:22:44
From:	Clem
	Somebody has already mentioned several "Texas Tenors" like Arnette Cobb, Buddy Tate, and Illinois Jacquet, but I don't see David "Fathead" Newman's name anywhere. I first heard him on the early Ray Charles albums on Atlantic in the Fifties, and as far as I know he is still around.... The solos he did on the live album at Newport 1958--listen to him blow his top on "Hot Rod"--anyone who can hear that and sit still must be dead already. Then there's Big Jay McNeely and Thin Man Watts, but why not? If Kenny G and Dave Koz are included, where do you draw the line? Was Coltrane playing jazz even when he played R and B?

 

Date:	23-Sep-2001 19:25:32
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo, O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	Clem, good question, where does one draw the line? I had the impression( I was wrong) we were only discussing Jazz sax players. How did Kenny G. get in the picture? I realize he is not your entry Clem. And what about Big Jay Mcneely? He was blowing R and B in the fifties. Is he still on the scene? I am sure he can play Jazz, but isn't he mainly R and B. Of course Coltrane also played R and B in his early days, but he soon moved away from it. Itseems to me that Dan Patten's 60 favorites are all Jazz(in the proper sense) players and most of the other entries that follow his are Jazz sax players. For my part(and it is selfish), my new entries and comments will concern the top Jazz people. In Christ's love, Br. Aelred P.S. I am sure I will upset some people, but as Sinatra sings, "I gotta be true to my code------." From the song, "Make it one for my baby, and one more for the road."

 

Date:	26-Sep-2001 20:33:46
From:	Br. Aelred Sedillo,O.S.B. (aelredcara@hotmail.com)
	CORRECTION: The correct words are: "You got to be true to your code." In Christ's love, Br.Aelred

 

Date:	28-Sep-2001 01:38:01
From:	Rusty Cashman
	This has been a great thread. However, as I read through it, there is one name I can't believe I didn't see. I know Ornette Coleman's music is a little different and takes some effort to listen to. However, he is a great alto player with great technic and an extremely effective tone. Lonely Woman gives me goosebumps and if you listen to his Soap Suds LP you will realize that he is pretty decent on Tenor as well. I saw Charles McPherson live a couple of days ago and I think he deserves a mention among the alto players for sheer ferocity and technique but still with a great blues tone. Kenny Garret has already gotten a mention, but I am going to give him another one as I just love his music. Finally, earlier in the month I saw Jane Bunnet live and she is out standing on the Soprano, although she is as well known for the flute as for the sax.

 

Date:	28-Sep-2001 01:40:00
From:	Rusty Cashman
	And of course no sooner do I submit than I realize that Coleman was #23 on the original list... It really was a pretty good list.

 

Date:	05-Oct-2001 15:11:37
From:	Todd Reynolds
	Why is Charlie Rouse so underrated? Here was Monk's right hand man who played at an incredible level of creativity for a decade or two and he often seems invisible. To my ears his rapport with Monk is one of the wonders of modern jazz. The recent Monk 2CD live releases "Live at the IT Club" and "Monk in Tokyo" are just amazing, and Rouse plays first rate, inspired jazz track after track after track.

 

Date:	14-Oct-2001 11:46:52
From:	R. Ellison
	Big Jay McNeely made a reord in the late forties/early fifties of Penthouse Serenade which was slow and beautiful. Anyone familiar with it and know any releases of Big Jay that has this particular title?

 

Date:	17-Oct-2001 18:25:02
From:	diana (dbentley@pps.k12.or.us.)
	Thanks to charlie, who added my uncle Corky Corcoran's name to the list! He was great. I'm doing research on him and would like to hear from people who knew him or heard him play. He died in 1979, when I was 26. I feel like I'm just getting to know him through his music, because I never got to hear him play. If you have a copy of his "Something" album, you'll know why he's missed. And if you've ever heard "Talk Of The Town" you'll be blown away by the fact that he was only 21 when it was recorded as an aircheck for Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands.