Who do you most wish had lived to record 3 more albums?

[Bol]

Here are a couple of frivolous questions.

(1) Lots of great jazz musicians died quite young. Who, aside from Charlie Parker, do you most wish had lived a little longer to record 3 more albums?

(2) Who do you most wish had recorded 3 (additional) albums with Alfred Lion?

I expect many will name John Coltrane. My own answer to both questions: Booker Little. His 4 albums are all astounding; and he seems to have been on a very steep upward trajectory. Too bad he died so early.

Edited October 11, 2010 by Bol

[Free For All]

(1) Clifford Brown.

[paul secor]

For #1 - Earl Griffith came to mind immediately. Have to think on it, but I'm sure I'll think of others.

[mikelz777]

Though it wasn't death that ended their recording careers, I would have liked to have heard more from Tina Brooks and Jimmy Woods.

[AndrewHill]

Eric Dolphy

Albert Ayler

Lee Morgan

[sjarrell]

Brownie. Then Sonny Clark.

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[GA Russell]

My first thought is to ask myself, "Whose last albums were great?"

I don't know if this answers that question, but I will vote for Michael Brecker, a favorite of mine.

(I wish that Steve Marcus had recorded more. I loved him when I was in college, but I've grown tired of what I have of his.)

In terms of Alfred Lion, definitely Fats Navarro.

[thedwork]

(1) Clifford Brown.

my first thought as well.

[B. Clugston]

Kenny Dorham. Scott LaFaro. Maybe Lee Morgan.

[Bol]

Ah, I should have thought of Brownie. But I will stick with Booker Little. I think he was onto more unusual & singular things.

My runner-ups to (2): Tina Brooks, Thad Jones, Louis Smith, and Cecil Taylor of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Edited October 11, 2010 by Bol

[Free For All]

Ah, I should have thought of Brownie. But I will stick with Booker Little. I think he was onto more unusual & singular things.

The first names that immediately came to mind were those two. I just wonder if Clifford had been around longer how he might have gotten into some new territory. I mean, he was hanging out with Eric Dolphy!

[jeffcrom]

Both questions: Eric Dolphy.

And I wish Bix Beiderbecke had lived to record just one 78 with a sympathetic group of musicians who were at least close to being his peers.

[carnivore]

Richie Kamuca definitely. I wish we could have heard how Chu Berry evolved into the 40s and 50s and I would have liked to have much more of Herschel Evans. Zoot died too soon also.

[JSngry]

Me.

[Guy Berger]

I know these are boring answers, but Coltrane and Dolphy are the top two on my list. Herbie Nichols, too.

[brownie]

Herschel Evans

Herbie Nichols

Tony Fruscella

[BillF]

Wardell Gray

[Tom 1960]

Clifford and Tina Brooks were the first musicians that came to mind. In addition let me add Sonny Clark and trumpeter Joe Gordon.

[BillF]

Carl Perkins

[BillF]

Doug Watkins

[Free For All]

It would have been interesting to see what Dick Twardzik might have done had he lived longer.

[jazztrain]

Many good answers already -- Clifford Brown, Eric Dolphy, Wardell Gray, Booker Little.

I'm trying to think of others who died far too young who showed great promise and potential. Here are a couple in response to the first question: Frank Teschemacher and Stan Hasselgard.

Edited October 11, 2010 by jazztrain

[Swinging Swede]

Oscar Peterson!

No, seriously, the first one I thought of was Clifford Brown too. It is still difficult to accept that he died when he did.

And speaking of Brownie, how about Fats Navarro recording albums at all? Sonny Berman? Dick Twardzik, as mentioned by Free For All, is also an interesting suggestion.

[carnivore]

Yes Tesch was a marvelous player whose ideas and execution were way beyond those of his contemporaries - at least on record. It's also interesting to contemplate what someone as gifted as Bunny Berigan might have given us if he'd kicked the booze and survived into the LP era. Imagine the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions with Bunny as well!

[Swinging Swede]

I'm trying to think of others who died far too young who showed great promise and potential. Here are a couple in response to the first question: Frank Teschemacher and Stan Hasselgard.

Absolutely, and then one obvious name comes to mind: Charlie Christian.