relyles Posted March 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 yes - MARTY KRYSTAL - simply one of the greatest saxophonists alive (David Murray does not even compare) - some of the older LPs he made with Niedlinger are amazing, particularly one of Monk tunes - I won't take the bait on the comparison to Murray, but what I have heard confirms for that Krystall is indeed a strong player. By coincidence just this past week I had taken Big Drum off the shelf for further investigation. Maybe it is time for me to check out something else like the Monk recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 sorry - I wasn't trying to start a fight - I just find Murray a useful frame of reference stylistically as someone who has certain of the same goals as Krystal - at any rate, Krystal is a brilliant player. I had a conversation with him some years ago that was very interesting - he told me that he rarely gets the gig or studio calls because he's not a Coltrane-clone, not slick enough even for some of the straight-on jazz dates. Just goes to show, as I've often observed, that fellow jazz musicians are far from the best judges of talent - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 From my perspective on M Krystal (after 20+ years listening), he's a very bright guy and a "more than competent" saxophonist. That's about as far as I'd take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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