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CarpeDiebold Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 05:42 PM
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Who's the best saxophone player?
I vote for Charlie parker.

(can't post a poll...i'm curious what y'all think though)
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 05:45 PM
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1. Clarence Clemons
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MN ChimpH8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 05:47 PM
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2. Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Lester Young
are Paul Gonsalves my favorites.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 05:48 PM
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3. Zoot.
B-)
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 05:48 PM
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4. Where's Chavez Speaks the Truth?????
Edited on Tue Dec-13-05 05:49 PM by new_beawr
John Coltrane
Charles Christopher Parker
Lester Young

These are my Favorites......
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 05:49 PM
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5. Bill Clinton.
At least as far as POTUS's go.
;-)
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 05:55 PM
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6. Trane, Bird, Cannonball Adderley, Eric Dolphy...
and Ornette Coleman.
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djeseru Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 05:59 PM
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7. Lester Young & Frank Trumbauer.
Then, Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker. And John Coltrane.
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MiniMandaRuth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 06:03 PM
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8. Well.. for 8-th grade first chair alto in GMS middle school...
I say... me!

I really don't know. There are so many choices out there...
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deek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 06:19 PM
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9. Clarence
.
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Ron Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 06:22 PM
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10. Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Coleman Hawkins, Cannonball Adderly
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 06:26 PM
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11. Jose L. Encarnacion (n/t)
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 01:33 AM
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12. Yeah for alto Charlie Parker
and Phil Woods, tenor, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon,Sonny Stitt.
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Dr Batsen D Belfry Donating Member (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:03 AM
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13. Alto, Charlie Parker hands down
Tenor, I can't believe nobody wrote Sonny Rollins. I love Sonny. He is super cool in person too.

DBDB
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:05 AM
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14. Clarence Clemmons theres something about the big man
Edited on Wed Dec-14-05 07:07 AM by DanCa
I love Bruces new style but theres something to be said for the East Street Band.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:17 AM
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15. I like Boots Randolph n/t
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Bassic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:34 AM
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16. I vote for John Coltrane
I just have a thing for the old Miles Davis Quintet.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 09:42 AM
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17. Kenny G
has my vote for worst crap to be mass marketed as a 'saxophone player'
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 09:48 AM
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18. The Big Dog...
Mr.Clinton
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 09:49 AM
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19. Raphael Ravenscroft
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 09:52 AM
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20. John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Or Ornette Coleman
I like the egg scramblers. I probably should mention Paul Desmond and Pharoh Sanders.
The Professor
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 09:53 AM
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21. the best....that's hard. i can tell you my favorite - Coltrane...
...and then Sonny Rollins and Charlie Parker and Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young and Ike Quebec and Gerry Mulligan and Wayne Shorter and Benny Golson and Hank Mobley and Paul Gonsalves and Johnny Hodges and Frank Foster and Frank Wess and James Moody and and and and....
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 10:49 AM
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22. Has anyone ever heard John Klemmer?
Edited on Wed Dec-14-05 10:50 AM by Patiod
"Barefoot Ballet" -- world's most amazing, uh...romance music!



edit: I have a big weaknesses for The Big Man. Bruce just ain't Bruce without the E Strett Band.
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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 11:36 AM
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23. Steve Berlin and Lee Allen...
Two of my personal favorites...




Tikki
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