A lot of interesting lists to say the least.



1. I am sure you can guess this one easily.

John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Thelonious Monk
Duke Ellington
Lester Young/Coleman Hawkins
Art Tatum
Sonny Rollins
Cecil Taylor
Bud Powell
Charles Mingus
Miles Davis
Billie Holiday
Bill Evans
Max Roach
Ornette Coleman
Anthony Braxton
Steve Lacy
Eric Dolphy
Ben Webster
Bix Beiderbecke
Django Reinhardt

I realize you said this was a rushed list and I won't comment on most of it and I won't mention Satchmo, but ummm no Charlie Parker? For someone that appears to know some jazz this is strange. Without Bird many on that list don't even start playing, especially Mclean who would never consider himself above Bird.

I realize you like avant and free but you really need to branch out if that is your list. You’re missing a lot of excellent music. And this is from someone that likes everyone on your list. And depending on which of those musicians listed has most or all of their recordings.

I was trying not to include to many of the so called greats.

I love Parker and Gillispie, Amstrong and so and so.

Like I've listened to them all.

The list was not really a true reflection.

Just like what I was listening to at the time.

Just to clarify. On a thread asking for your top 20, you didn't list many of those that you consider your real top 20?

And I am only teasing.

wow! I never made a list!!

well, it's bit hard for me, because I listen to jazzsingers more often then musical jazz.
I can list them in a not specifical order.

* Louis Armstrong
* Charlie parker
* Dizzie Gillispie
* Django Reinhardt
* John Coltrane
* Miles Davis
* Sun ra
* Monk
* Billie holliday (my fabourite singer all time!!)
* Chet Baker
* Sarah Vaughan
* Duke Ellington
* Bill Evans
* Herbie Hancock
* Charles Mingus
* Art Pepper
* Ella fitzgerrald
* Cecil Taylor
* Bud Powell
* Max roach


pfff...there are so many other great artists. I know I wanna add more.

Nice variety on your list there. Stardust.

I forgot Chet Baker on my list. Oops.