Who is the greatest jazz musician ever? - Page 2

mike ansberry · 08-01-2006, 11:33 AM

1. Louis
2. Duke
3. Brownie
4. Bird
5. Coltrane

trpt2345 · 08-01-2006, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wiseone2

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Originally Posted by Dave

Duke
Louis
Bird
Miles
Trane

The latter three have a common thread, they were sidemen in bands led by Dizzy Gillespie.
<snip>Licks that are cliches today were Dizzy's fresh ideas then. Miles early style was pure Gillespie. Diz had few equals at that time. There still are only a handful of players who can negotiate Diz style.

Wilmer

Faddis and who else?

Michael McLaughlin

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age.
Ambrose Bierce

bandman · 08-01-2006, 11:27 PM

When I started this thread it was an off-shoot of another thread where I basically said you can't name a top jazz musician of all-time. Today I was doing some work on the computer and everytime I thought of someone I felt deserved to be on the list I added another name.

I have my playlist set to jazz and it plays at random -- I guess it's not hard to figure out who's CD's I have on my hard drive!

Here is my very incomplete "top 3" best jazz musicians!

"Cannonball" Adderley
Louis Armstrong
Count Basie
Bix Beiderbeche
Wayne Bergeron
Bunny Berrigan
Clifford Brown
Dave Brubeck
Charlie Byrd
Cab Calloway
John Coltrane
Chick Corea
Eddie Daniels
Miles Davis
Paul Desmond
Tommy Dorsey
Duke Ellington
Maynard Fergugson
Ibrahim Ferrer
Ella Fitzgerald
Conrad Gazzo
Dizzy Gillespie
Ruben Gonzalez
Benny Goodman
Gordin Goodwin
Lionel Hampton
Herbie Hancock
Woody Herman
Billie Holiday
Freddie Hubbard
Dr. John
Stan Kenton
Lena Horne
Glenn Miller
Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal
Thelonious Monk
Lee Morgan
Jelly Roll Morton
Gerry Mulligan
Joe "King" Oliver
Charlie Parker
Tito Puente
Tom Ranier
Artie Shaw
Art Tatum
Clark Terry
Sarah Vaughan
Fats Waller
Bill Watrous

Clarino · 08-02-2006, 01:50 PM

Jelly Roll Morton

Stephane Grappelli

Nina Simone

Dave Brubeck

Louis Armstrong

Deecy · 08-04-2006, 10:45 AM

There's really only one absolute best - Art Tatum. Period. He was the top, the pinnacle, a musician who amazed concert artists, all other musicians, and anybody else who heard him, and one whose soloes still mystify professionals.
Teddy Wilson said it all. "Place ten of the best jazz pianists in a room together and let them play, Art Tatum first. The rest will just pack up and leave."

TrentAustin · 08-04-2006, 06:03 PM

My top three would be Tatum, Armstrong, and Parker.
-T

bandman · 08-05-2006, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Clarino

Jelly Roll Morton

Stephane Grappelli

Nina Simone

Dave Brubeck

Louis Armstrong

Who was Stephane Grappelli? That's a name I have never heard.

Solar Bell · 08-05-2006, 08:15 AM

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Who was Stephane Grappelli?

Jazz violinist.

-cw-

Clarino · 08-05-2006, 06:17 PM

Extremely talented Jazz violinist and Pianist. He played with Django Reinhardt in the Hot Club in Paris in the (?) thirties and forties (I think) as a founder member of the club's famous quintet.

There's a ton of information out there on t'internet if you want to know more.

08-01-2006, 11:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
mike ansberry Piano User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Clarksville, Tennessee, USA Posts: 319	1. Louis 2. Duke 3. Brownie 4. Bird 5. Coltrane __________________ "Music is a fire in your belly that has to come out of your mouth, so you'd better put a horn in the way before someone gets hurt" (paraphrase of Bleeding Gums Murphy)

08-01-2006, 11:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
bandman Forte User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lafayette, LA, USA Posts: 1,041	When I started this thread it was an off-shoot of another thread where I basically said you can't name a top jazz musician of all-time. Today I was doing some work on the computer and everytime I thought of someone I felt deserved to be on the list I added another name. I have my playlist set to jazz and it plays at random -- I guess it's not hard to figure out who's CD's I have on my hard drive! Here is my very incomplete "top 3" best jazz musicians! "Cannonball" Adderley Louis Armstrong Count Basie Bix Beiderbeche Wayne Bergeron Bunny Berrigan Clifford Brown Dave Brubeck Charlie Byrd Cab Calloway John Coltrane Chick Corea Eddie Daniels Miles Davis Paul Desmond Tommy Dorsey Duke Ellington Maynard Fergugson Ibrahim Ferrer Ella Fitzgerald Conrad Gazzo Dizzy Gillespie Ruben Gonzalez Benny Goodman Gordin Goodwin Lionel Hampton Herbie Hancock Woody Herman Billie Holiday Freddie Hubbard Dr. John Stan Kenton Lena Horne Glenn Miller Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal Thelonious Monk Lee Morgan Jelly Roll Morton Gerry Mulligan Joe "King" Oliver Charlie Parker Tito Puente Tom Ranier Artie Shaw Art Tatum Clark Terry Sarah Vaughan Fats Waller Bill Watrous __________________

08-04-2006, 10:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
Deecy Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 211	There's really only one absolute best - Art Tatum. Period. He was the top, the pinnacle, a musician who amazed concert artists, all other musicians, and anybody else who heard him, and one whose soloes still mystify professionals. Teddy Wilson said it all. "Place ten of the best jazz pianists in a room together and let them play, Art Tatum first. The rest will just pack up and leave." __________________ Tom//

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TrentAustin Moderator Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,600	My top three would be Tatum, Armstrong, and Parker. -T __________________ Trent Austin lurking around. If you want to chat PM me. http://www.trentaustin.com http://www.onlinejazzimprovisation.com

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Clarino Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sheffield, England, UK Posts: 644	Jelly Roll Morton Stephane Grappelli Nina Simone Dave Brubeck Louis Armstrong

08-05-2006, 06:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
Clarino Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sheffield, England, UK Posts: 644	Extremely talented Jazz violinist and Pianist. He played with Django Reinhardt in the Hot Club in Paris in the (?) thirties and forties (I think) as a founder member of the club's famous quintet. There's a ton of information out there on t'internet if you want to know more.

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