cannonball-addict Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) Here is a list of jazz artists I have come up with who have the same first letter in both their first and last names. I have not consulted anything but a mental picture of my CD/LP collection. I urge you to resist the urge I fought in consulting the All Music Guide or any other comprehensive sources of this kind. This game was suggested to me by some musicians who had played it in the car to pass the time going from New York to Pittsburgh. Here is the list I have come up with so far. George Gee is a rather local Pittsburgh name (though his big band goes all over the US these days for swing dances and the like). Try to keep it to names that you think others would know. I think this one should be fun! Ahmed Abdoul-Malik Al Aarons Albert Ammons Albert Ayler Alex Acuna Alvin Alcorn Bam Brown Barney Bigard Baron Browne Benny Bailey Bill Barron Bill Basie Bill Bickford Billy Bang Billy Banks Billy Bauer Billy Butler Billy Butterfield Billy Byers Bix Beiderbecke Bob Bates Bob Berg Bob Brookmeyer Bobby Broom Bobby Bradford Borah Bergman Brian Blade Brian Bromberg Bruce Barth Bubba Brooks Buddy Bolden Buddy Bregman Bunny Berigan Buster Bailey Cab Calloway Carla Cook Charlie Christian Chick Corea Chris Cheek Chris Connor Conte Candoli Corky Corcoran Cosy Cole Curtis Counce Cutty Cutshall Cyrus Chestnut Dave Douglas Diz Disley Don Doane Donald Dean Doris Day Eddie Edwards Eliane Elias Ellery Eskelin Essiet Essiet Frank Foster Fred Fried Gene Gifford George Garzone George Gee George Gruntz Glen Gray Gianni Gebbia Gil Goldstein Gigi Gryce Giorgio Gaslini Grant Green Hampton Hawes Harold Harris Helen Humes Herbie Hancock Herbie Harper Horace Henderson Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez Ike Issacs James P. Johnson Javon Jackson Jimmy Jones Jimmy Johnson Jo Jones Joe Jackson Joe Johnston John Jenkins Jonah Jones Joseph Jarman JJ Johnson Kenny Kirkland Krysztof Komeda Lorne Lofsky Lou Levy Marcus Miller Marian McPartland Maria Muldaur Mark Murphy Marty Markowitz Marty Morell Mat Maneri Matty Matlock Maurice Meunier Mezz Mezzrow Michael Philip Mossman Miff Mole Mike Manieri Mike Mantler Mike Metheny Mike Migliori Misha Mengelberg Monk Montgomery Mulgrew Miller Myra Melford Pat Patrick Paul Parker Perez Prado Pony Poindexter Ram Ramirez Red Rodney Renee Rosnes Ronnie Ross Rudy Rutherford Rufus Reid Sahib Shihab Sal Salvador Shirley Scott Shorty Sherock Slam Stewart Sonny Sharrock Sonny Stitt Steve Smith Steve Swallow Stuff Smith Tommy Tedesco Tommy Turrentine Toots Thielemans Teri Thornton Walt Weiskopf Wilbur Ware Zeke Zarchy Edited December 21, 2004 by cannonball-addict Quote
doubleM Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Curtis Counce Bix Beiderbeck Conte Candoli Quote
LAL Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Buddy Bolden Bunny Berigan Horace Henderson Miff Mole Shorty Sharrock Sonny Stitt Stuff Smith Quote
brownie Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Not to forget: Billy Bauer Charlie Christian Cosy Cole Chris Connor Pony Poindexter Shirley Scott Tommy Turrentine etc, etc... Quote
White Lightning Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Ahmed Abdoul-Malik Billy Bang Chris Connor Helen Humes Javon Jackson Melford Myra Rudd Roswell Sahib Shihab Quote
EKE BBB Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) ... Billy Bang ... Barak beat me to it! Hey, nobody mentioned EKE? Edited December 20, 2004 by EKE BBB Quote
EKE BBB Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Giorgio Gaslini Jimmy Jones Jonah Jones Jimmy Johnson James P. Johnson Krysztof Komeda Quote
marcello Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Marty Morell - Drums/Bill Evans Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Mike Metheny Whew!!! I was beginning to think that I wouldn't come up with any without cheating. He's Pat's older brother. More a local musician (here in KC) by any measure, but he did record two leader dates for Impulse!/MCA in the mid 80's. Quote
Д.Д. Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) Gianni Gebbia Joseph Jarman Edited December 20, 2004 by Д.Д. Quote
Jim R Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) Cyrus Chestnut Essiet Essiet John Jenkins Kenny Kirkland Monk Montgomery Sal Salvador Edited December 20, 2004 by Jim R Quote
brownie Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Bill Barron Cab Calloway Ronnie Ross Quote
John B Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 LAL said: Shorty Sharrock Is this a mix of Shorty Sherock and Sonny Sharrock? Quote
Jim R Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 (edited) Billy Butler Herbie Harper Ike Issacs Red Rodney Edited December 20, 2004 by Jim R Quote
Leeway Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Joe Johnston, a drummer mentioned in the Herbie Nichols article elsewhere on this boar. So what is it about the first letter combinations? Do they make jazz musicians? Jazz musicians seem to have a higher than statistical coincidence for this kind of letter match. Quote
brownie Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Bobby Bradford Billy Byers Mike Mantler Maurice Meunier Quote
Swinging Swede Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Buster Bailey Billy Butterfield Bam Brown Zeke Zarchy Jack Jenney Al Aarons Alvin Alcorn Cutty Cutshall Corky Corcoran Glen Gray Gene Gifford Eddie Edwards Billy Banks Ram Ramirez Rudy Rutherford Rodney Richardson Matty Matlock Marty Marsala Marky Markowitz Harold Harris Bill Basie Quote
DTMX Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Tommy Tedesco Bob Brookmeyer Slam Stewart Connie Kay - not the same letters, but some catchy alliteration going on there. Quote
Alon Marcus Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Cyrus Chestnut Mulgrew Miller Herbie Hancock Grant Green Mike Manieri Quote
Swinging Swede Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Another one: Pat Patrick Quote
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