Jazz Kat Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 (edited) Here's my pick. 1. Sonny Rollins 2. Joe Henderson 3. Hank Mobley 4. Dexter Gordon 5. Johnny Griffen Edited April 24, 2005 by Jazz Kat Quote
mailman Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 You might want to check out Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins. Quote
GregK Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 Ever hear of a guy named John Coltrane? He's my pick Quote
John Tapscott Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 Not to mention Ben Webster and a rather obscure player named John Coltrane. B-) Quote
Guy Berger Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 John Tapscott said: Not to mention Ben Webster and a rather obscure player named John Coltrane. B-) Wasn't he the guy that played in Dizzy's band in the early 50s? Guy Quote
BbM7 Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 Strange. Ten (fifteen?) years ago, I think people would have said Hank who? Now, he's a favorite among the younger set (to the exclusion of Pres and Hawk and Ben). Am I dreaming this, or...? Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Posted April 23, 2005 What, now I dont have the right to love Hank Mobley? Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Posted April 23, 2005 I dont really have that much listening experience with Prez and Hawkins. Mobley's been one of my favorites for a while now. Quote
John Tapscott Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 Jazz Kat said: YOUR top five!!! Oh! That wasn't in the heading. Sorry!! Quote
BbM7 Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 Jazz Kat said: What, now I dont have the right to love Hank Mobley? No, no. I'm just an old man doin' the old man thing: "Kids these days..." Seriously, just remarking about how Hank has grown in stature. He was once a forgotten/underrated player. Now, belatedly, he's getting some measure of his 'due'. Much of this seems to be the result of an active reissue program at Blue Note/Mosaic. As far as I'm concerned, right on. Quote
Brad Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 (edited) You don't have to have the listening experience but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt about Pres or Hawk. I'm not going to get into the top 5 thing but how about some guy named Lockjaw or Junior Cook? Edited April 23, 2005 by Brad Quote
Guy Berger Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 Jazz Kat said: What, now I dont have the right to love Hank Mobley? Why do you think Aric got banned from this board? In the interests of good fun, here's a list of the 5 tenor saxophonists I like the most these days 1. Wayne Shorter 2. John Coltrane 3. Dewey Redman 4. Charles Lloyd 5. Sonny Rollins Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Posted April 23, 2005 BbM7 said: Jazz Kat said: What, now I dont have the right to love Hank Mobley? No, no. I'm just an old man doin' the old man thing: "Kids these days..." Seriously, just remarking about how Hank has grown in stature. He was once a forgotten/underrated player. Now, belatedly, he's getting some measure of his 'due'. Much of this seems to be the result of an active reissue program at Blue Note/Mosaic. As far as I'm concerned, right on. That's very true. My jazz education has come from mainly the past 10 years, so whenever I used to read that Mobley was underrated, I kind of was puzzled. Because every jazz fan I know, loves and respects him. I then learned what a tough time he had. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Posted April 23, 2005 Brad said: I'm not going to get into the top 5 thing Does that mean I can't make the top five trumpet players? Quote
garthsj Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 What's amazing to lil' ol' me is the complete absence of Stan Getz ????? It is now officially confirmed; I am totally of a different generation .... Quote
Jazz Kat Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Posted April 23, 2005 There are so many great saxophonists, to included them all would be impossible. I just listed my favorites. Quote
John Tapscott Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 In no particular order Ben Webster Lester Young John Coltrane Hank Mobley Zoot Sims (# 6 - Dexter Gordon) Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 Jazz Kat said: Here's my pick. Everybody's got theirs. Be nice. Mine might look awful strange to some, after all... 1. Albert Ayler 2. John Coltrane 3. Archie Shepp (1963-1968) 4. Joe Henderson 5. Booker Ervin Quote
Jim R Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 Dexter Gordon John Coltrane Johnny Griffin & Eddie Davis (I'm cheating, but I do love to listen to their joint recordings) Benny Golson Hank Mobley Sonny Rollins, James Moody, Stanley Turrentine, Clifford Jordan and Oliver Nelson are so close behind... I had to list them anyway (I always cheat on these things). Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 Jazz Kat said: Here's my pick. 1. Sonny Rollins 2. Joe Henderson 3. Hank Mobley 4. Dexter Gordon 5. Johnny Griffen So, at age 16 or 18 or whatever - why be so arrogant to post a thread like this? You need to develope some respect for your audience. I started listening seriously to this music around 30 years before you were born. Why waste our time? Take some time and grow the fuck up. Quote
Guy Berger Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 Chuck Nessa said: Jazz Kat said: Here's my pick. 1. Sonny Rollins 2. Joe Henderson 3. Hank Mobley 4. Dexter Gordon 5. Johnny Griffen So, at age 16 or 18 or whatever - why be so arrogant to post a thread like this? You need to develope some respect for your audience. I started listening seriously to this music around 30 years before you were born. Why waste our time? Take some time and grow the fuck up. Chuck, Go easy on the kid. I think he just meant to have a fun thread where we post our favorites, not any sort of serious/arrogant assessment of "the greatest of all time". Guy Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 24, 2005 Report Posted April 24, 2005 I gave him that "credit" for a while, but it is getting really tiring. Quote
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