Favorite Baritone Saxophonist

[cannonball-addict]

Self-explanatory. Only deceased guys/gals.

Sorry Other.

[Late]

Geez, I don't even know Charlie Fowlkes. Recommended recordings?

Draw between Jeru and Serge.

[doubleM]

I went with Pepper. I think that there are still a couple of poll ideas that haven't been used...what'cha waiting for? B-)

[connoisseur series500]

Pepper was awesome.

[cannonball-addict]

Pepper was awesome.

His solos on Donald Byrd's Live at the Half Note kill.

[brownie]

Serge Chaloff!

His 'Body and Soul' is right up there next to Bean's...

[cannonball-addict]

Geez, I don't even know Charlie Fowlkes. Recommended recordings?

Draw between Jeru and Serge.

He played with Basie's band for a while. I don't know if he released any under his own name.

[wolff]

My vote easily goes to Mulligan.

Chaloff gets a half vote due to Blue Serge.

Adams gets a half vote for the few BN albums I've heard him on. I wish he had been on 5 or 10 more Blue Notes.

I've heard the others, but not enough to pass judgement.

[EKE BBB]

I have to go with Harry Carney!

[EKE BBB]

Another top-notch baritone player, not mentioned, is Ernie Caceres.

[couw]

Ronnie who?

The prize for coolest name goes to Wolf Hudalla

[bary01]

I vote for Nick Brignola ,

and I recommand 2 LP with HOT baritonist

"Burn Brigade " , a great baritone chase with Cecyl Payne , Nick Brignola and Ronnie Cuber

and

Baritone Madness , with Pepper Adams and Nick Brignola ( with an Outstanding Donna Lee version

)

[king ubu]

Charlie Fowlkes hardly soloed with Basie, though he can be heard on at least one of the jams in the Buck Clayton Mosaic.

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Helmut Brandt (Berlin 1931 - Stuttgart 2001)

Willi Sanner (who can be heard on Hans Koller's fine CD "Koller Plays Kova" [rec. mid Fifties]) was another fine German (or Austrian? I guess Austrian) baritone player.

Then there was Lars Gullin, of course!

For me, it's very hard to choose a favourite. Mulligan is terrific, so is Bob Gordon, so is Chaloff, so is Carney... so is Pepper Adams, and so are several living guys. Maybe I'd choose Carney, if I was forced to choose.

ubu

[White Lightning]

I voted for Brignola, because I thought Pepper will win by a landslide

Another vote for the inclusion of Lars Gullin on this poll!

[DTMX]

Cecil Payne is dead?

I voted for Sahib Shihab. Any guy that plays baritone, alto, and flute (three instruments I own) is alright by me. Second choice was Brignola. I've got enough Pepper and Mulligan CDs to fill a briefcase and was listening to Encounter! when I ran across this thread.

[White Lightning]

Cecil Payne is dead?

NO!

[cannonball-addict]

Cecil Payne is dead?

NO!

He's not?

[DTMX]

Cecil Payne is dead?

NO!

He's not?

His agent might be after Cecil reads this thread.

[brownie]

Cecil Payne is alive and well. And playing:

http://www.gothamjazz.com/events/13984/

[Brad]

It's good to see he's playing because I'd heard that not long ago, he was in bad financial straits.

[Dave James]

I'm the "Other" vote. Lars Gullin.

Up over and out.

[JohnS]

It's got to be Mulligan, but Melle, Chaloff and Brignola all do it for me.

[jazzydaddy]

I voted for Nick. Do you see the resemblance??

Seriously, while I love Pepper Adams' playing as well

all you need to do if you have any doubts between the two

of them is to listen to "Baritone Madness" on Bee Hive.

IMO Nick ran through Pepper like a chainsaw!!

Don

[Late]

Ronnie who?

Oh, you know, that guy — whatsit ... Ronnie Ross. No, couldn't be right.

[BruceH]

I have to go with Harry Carney!

Good man!