Burning Ambulance's 10 Greatest Saxophonists

[Peter Friedman]

It is clearly just one persons opinion. There is no doubt that a list put forth by most posters here would be dramatically different from that of Burning Ambulance.

If I was to make such a list of favorite - not greatest - saxophone players, it wouldn't be even close to the one here.

[clifford_thornton]

Nah, he crowdsourced the votes and assigned tallies to each one. So he's not alone.

[JSngry]

he crowdsourced the votes

What does this mean?

[clifford_thornton]

Emailed a bunch of people and asked them to order the list from one to fifty in their order of preference, then assign tallies to each place to give a final number. At least that's how I understand it.

[Chuck Nessa]

So the 50 were already chosen?

[JSngry]

So it's like going into Baskin-Robbins wanting that 32nd flavor...

[clifford_thornton]

So the 50 were already chosen?

Correct.

Get this: Jarman and Mitchell counted as one choice (like "one person")!

[BeBop]

A properly worn hat is important too, especially when holding court with the ladies.

Ultimately, it ain't what you wear, but the way that you wear it.

[JSngry]

Exactly!

[BeBop]

So the 50 were already chosen?

Correct.

Get this: Jarman and Mitchell counted as one choice (like "one person")!

Edited September 15, 2012 by BeBop

[danasgoodstuff]

Completely worthless and full of it, except Sonny is #1!

[ep1str0phy]

Get this: Jarman and Mitchell counted as one choice (like "one person")!

That is one of the single most ignorant conceits I've heard about new music/free jazz--and conceived of by people who should definitely know better! That's like counting Ornette and Dewey Redman, Frank Wright and Noah Howard, Konitz and Marsh as the same guy.

[Chuck Nessa]

[Guy Berger]

Emailed a bunch of people and asked them to order the list from one to fifty in their order of preference, then assign tallies to each place to give a final number. At least that's how I understand it.

ok i take back my earlier more generous comments, that is so stupid

[AllenLowe]

wait, I though Konitz and Marsh WERE the same guy, Like Prez and Allan Eager.

[imeanyou]

The list is no better or worse than a bunch of stuff you would find on Rate Your Music, though the people over there almost always preface their choices with a sentence containing the word 'favourite'. There are days (not too many) when I might put Sonny as my personal favourite (mostly because he has the humour that was always wanting in Coltrane's playing), but a list without Rahsaan, Booker Ervin, Tina, Art Pepper, Konitz, Barney Wilen, Billy Harper, Gonsalves, Erik Kloss, John Surman, Turrentine, Tubby Hayes??? Charlie Rouse has a 'big tone'? Be for fuckin' real! The twofer idea is an insult to musician and listener alike.