In Reply to: Trying to get back into jazz posted by magiccarpetride on July 5, 2012 at 10:08:28:
I'll add some names here who in their own right were fantastic musicians with a LOT of soul, IMO, but we're never considered in the same league as some of the pioneers:
Art Pepper, stuff on Contemporary is very smooth
Sonny Stitt, Prestige/Muse recordings are fantastic; I would say he's the sax version of Oscar Peterson. Which brings me to...
Oscar Peterson, the trio with Brown and Thigpen is the best era for me
Zoot Sims, pretty fly for a white guy
Stan Getz, amazing tone and soul and a clever improviser
There are more but these artists stand out for me.
There is no better blower of the sax than Coleman Hawkins.
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- RE: Trying to get back into jazz - steven d 14:38:01 07/05/12 (7)
- RE: Trying to get back into jazz - slippers... 14:54:31 07/12/12 (1)
- I know they are greats - steven d 16:28:39 07/12/12 (0)
- RE: Trying to get back into jazz - Raymond Leggs 14:55:13 07/05/12 (4)
- RE: Trying to get back into jazz - magiccarpetride 16:25:20 07/05/12 (3)
- RE: Trying to get back into jazz - slippers... 15:03:32 07/12/12 (0)
- From your OP I felt a bit sorry for you, - M3 lover 20:45:29 07/05/12 (0)
- LOL. Those groups are about as related to jazz as Davis S. Ware is to Baroque. nt - Rick W 16:54:23 07/05/12 (0)