in your opinion who has inovated jazz the most?

#1 isn't even a contest....Louis Armstrong


After that....

Charlie Parker
Duke Ellington
Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
Coleman Hawkins/Lester Young
Cecil Taylor

then let me refrais the question
which is your favorite?

There're several threads on this.


If you mean best based on intstrument....


http://www.radiomute.com/23579-favor...nstrument.html


If you mean overall....


http://www.radiomute.com/6096-what-your-top-20-a.html



There are countless threads filled with knowledge. Just use my handle when searching and you will find something of interest.

im talking about who changed it the most, like when i think of that i think how miles davis made it a little mellower and how sun ra made it crazier its just a way for me to learn more about jazz


thanks for those

ill deleat theis thread if you want me too

1. I answered that in the first post and their in order of importance. Miles wasn't an inovator, however, he was usually one of the first to catch onto the latest sub-genre. Beside that....his greatest ablitiy was spotting new talent. A who's who of the greatest in Jazz History were sidemen in his band at one time or another.

He went in chronological order:


Bop
Cool
Hard Bop
Modal
Post Bop
Fusion
Jazz-Rock




2. No need.

uhhhhhh...... sory

No need.

A few threads you should find of interest.


http://www.radiomute.com/16861-whats...les-davis.html

http://www.radiomute.com/16522-top-3...ecordings.html



Includes the now infamous response to DA MONK being called spotty.


http://www.radiomute.com/17337-monk.html




http://www.radiomute.com/23099-your-...s-records.html

Made some small additions...