Rooster_Ties Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Excuse me, Stewart Copeland. Quote
tonym Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 I always thought Sonny Red was quite a cool name, as are all the Sonnys. Jackie Mac sounds cool and a bit pugilistic but wasn't of course the full title. They were also the first choice names (along with Frankie Mac, Zoot, Stan, Curtis, Art) for our first born son which my wife dismissed on the grounds that he'll either be picked on or he'd get labelled a 'hard case' Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Wolf Hudalla! ← Just in time for Hudallaween!!! Quote
couw Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Wolf Hudalla! ← Just in time for Hudallaween!!! ← will you merely slap on a chin beard and hang a baritone around your neck and be done with instead of all the elaborate dressing up then? Quote
7/4 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Thelonious Sphere Monk is not only the coolest jazz name, or musician name, but actually the coolest name ever. Close second goes to former Lion and current dolphin Stockar McDougle. ← Quote
rostasi Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) Always liked Sahib Shihab. (and I suppose I'll add Holger Czukay too since I just happen to be listening to him). Edited October 12, 2005 by rostasi Quote
slide_advantage_redoux Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Sahib Shihab Big Black Which leads me to the question: If that wasn't his real name, what was it? Then there was Clifford Brown Grant Green Al Grey Blue Mitchell Red Nichols Horace Silver Paul Whiteman Quote
Rosco Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 If you think Stewart Copeland is a cool name, don't forget he played drums in the band Curved Air, where he replaced Florian Pilkington Miksa. Speaking of drummers, anyone mentioned Grassella Oliphant yet? And, while not exactly jazz, I've always enjoyed Steely Dan/ Doobies saxman, Cornelius Bumpus. Quote
neveronfriday Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Always liked Sahib Shihab. ← Sounds like Turkish fast food to me. Uncool. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 JOE SMITH, great trumpeter with Fletcher Henderson and others. I think I have the winner here. Quote
Michael Weiss Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Cyrus Chestnut Wilfred Middlebrooks, III Thera Memory (Portland, OR trumpeter) Quote
Kalo Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Thelonious is a pretty cool name. ← There's no doubt in my mind that Thelonious Sphere Monk is the coolest name in and out of jazz. Bonus points for the fact that it's his true, given name as well. Most of the other candidates are nicknames. ...oh and DODO MARMOROSA of course. ← A good one for sure. How about Attila Zoller? And Django's a cool name if there ever was one. Quote
Aggie87 Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 I've always thought Bireli Lagrene was a cool name. Sounds like a Formula 1 driver Quote
Free For All Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Surprised no one's mentioned Cootie Williams or Bubber Miley. Also Trummy Young. Quote
Aggie87 Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Hadley Calliman "It's Hadley!!!" Quote
Kalo Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Surprised no one's mentioned Cootie Williams or Bubber Miley. Also Trummy Young. ← I thought of 'em. Does that count? Still, those have to be nicknames. And THELONIOUS SPHERE MONK trumps them all... Quote
AllenLowe Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 Hokey Mokey - a trombonist, as I recall, from a Donald Barthelme story - Quote
BeBop Posted October 23, 2005 Report Posted October 23, 2005 Monk, for sure. But also Art Hillery. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 23, 2005 Report Posted October 23, 2005 Cel Overberghe (Belgian altoist) Quote
Neal Pomea Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 Count Basie Melba Liston Jack Teagarden Quote
ep1str0phy Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 Anyone say Grachan Moncur? ...and John Coltrane will always be a classic. Sounds like the name of a folk hero (he is, anyhow). Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 24, 2005 Report Posted October 24, 2005 Eje Thelin (Swedish trombonist, should go with Cel in the 'how to pronounce' thread, but it is a cool-sounding name when you pronounce it right). I think Grachan crops up earlier in this thread, though it could be either III or II! Quote
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