N&G Favourite SAXOPHONIST of All Time

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Round 1 - Drummers
Round 2 - Bassists
ROUND 3 - Let's kick some BRASS!

We'll do this MEGALIST style...

  • Everyone has 100 points to distribute to their favorite saxophonists of all time.
    a) The most points you can give to a single player is 20 points.
    b) You must use all 100 points.
    c) Please organize the distribution in a list-like fashion.

That's pretty much it!

Tag me and I'll give your post a 👀 react once I've added it to the tally. If you make any changes between your initial post and the deadline, just tag me in a post letting me know, and I'll re-tally your list.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Friday, April 19th @ Midnight Eastern / 9 PM Pacific
(I will be posting the next instrument around then)

I'm looking forward to seeing your choices, and curious what our final results will be! Most importantly, HAVE FUN!
 
Okay seven Eight:
John Coltrane
Joe Henderson
Wayne Shorter
Dexter Gordon
Kamasi Washington
Clarence Clemons
LeRoi Moore
Jeff Coffin
 
As usual, a stream of consciousness off the cuff list of folks who play what I like to hear, and I dig their style...

John Coltrane 12
Rahsaan Roland Kirk 12
Charlie Parker 12
Ornette Coleman 10
Sonny Rollins 10
Dexter Gordon 5
Skerik 5
Ben Webster 5
Coleman Hawkins 5
Dana Colley 5
Maceo Parker 5
Bobby Keys 5
Karl Denson 5
Ron Holloway 4
 
LeRoi Moore
Mike Park
Jimmy The Robot
Efren Santana
Dave Hillyard
Angelo Moore
Tommy McCook
Rolando Alphonso
Kenneth Gorelick
Tim Cappello
Branford Marsalis
 
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avecigrec said:
Round 1 - Drummers
Round 2 - Bassists
ROUND 3 - Let's kick some BRASS!

We'll do this MEGALIST style...

  • Everyone has 100 points to distribute to their favorite saxophonists of all time.
    a) The most points you can give to a single player is 20 points.
    b) You must use all 100 points.
    c) Please organize the distribution in a list-like fashion.

That's pretty much it!

Tag me and I'll give your post a 👀 react once I've added it to the tally. If you make any changes between your initial post and the deadline, just tag me in a post letting me know, and I'll re-tally your list.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Friday, April 19th @ Midnight Eastern / 9 PM Pacific
(I will be posting the next instrument around then)

I'm looking forward to seeing your choices, and curious what our final results will be! Most importantly, HAVE FUN!
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Aren’t we supposed to tag you for our list?
 
10 points each:

John Coltrane
Joe Henderson
Wayne Shorter
Dexter Gordon
Kamasi Washington
Clarence Clemons
LeRoi Moore
Jeff Coffin
Sonny Rollins
Maceo Parker

@avecigrec
 
15 - Stanley Turrentine
10 - Sonny Rollins
10 - Ben Webster
10 - Coleman Hawkins
10 - John Coltrane
5 - Lester Young
5 - Ike Quebec
5- Dexter Gordon
5 - Joe Henderson
5 - Lou Donaldson
5 - Jackie Mclean
5 - Wayne Shorter
5 - Gene Ammons
5- Cannonball Adderley

wow this was hard

@avecigrec
 
Clarence Clemons 20
Bobby Keys 20
David Sanborn 15

And that’s about all the saxophone I care all that much about.

If my cousin ever records anything after leaving the conservatoire I might have another.

@avecigrec
 
Avoiding the obvious here...

Don Byas (15)
Billy Harper (15)
Archie Shepp (15)
Sam Rivers (15)
Coleman Hawkins (5)
Booker Ervin (10)
Eric Dolphy (15)
Yusef Lateef (10)
 
Definitely weaker on knowing my saxophonists. I'll start with:

John Coltrane 25
Kamasi Washington 25
Wayne Shorter 15
Cannonball Adderely 10
Shabaka 15
Branford Marsalis 10

@avecigrec
 
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20 - John Gilmore
10 - Shabaka Hutchings
10 - Maceo Parker
10 - Archie Shepp
10 - John Coltrane
10 - Isaiah Collier
5 - Nubya Garcia
5 - Pharoah Sanders
5 - Clarence Clemons
5 - Marshall Allen
2 - Albert Ayler
2 - Ike Quebec
2 - Johnny Griffin
1 - Darius Jones
1 - Ornette Coleman
1 - Kamasi Washington
1 - Eric Dolphy

@avecigrec


...there are so many names missing from this list!
 
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