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RE: Trying to get back into jazz

Posted by steven d on July 5, 2012 at 14:38:01:
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.