50+ Alto & Tenor Sax Poll aka the steendriver's revenge

Fucker ;)

btw i have no idea who i am voting for

I need a dozen accounts now

I voted Hank Mobley as I figured some of the others will get more votes. But really I wish I could've had loads of votes.

I'm thinking Rollins but I need more jazz exp, will come back to vote when I reach level 20

Wtf where is Pharoah Sanders?!

No Giuseppi Logan, no credibility.

oh shit xpost

i expect a handful of accidental omissions, sorry dudes

huh. he is here but not here.

fuck a wikipedia.

You Betta Rekognize!

And see? If you'd stuck with the tenor it wouldn't have come to this.

How'bout I just write-in "Adolphe Sax" and be done with it? ;)

of those listed it will come down to Bird, Trane, Ornette, or Rollins for my vote, I believe.

Went with Ayler in the absence of Sanders or John Gilmore. Jazz bassists poll will be interesting if anybody (not me) can be bothered to do one.

You don't think a bassist poll wouldn't be won by Mingus in a (hawhaw) walk?

There are enough Ron Carter and Jaco partisans out there to at least offer a few dissenting votes.

i appreciate this thread HOOS

i vote TURRENTINE

lol @ sanborn

I'm not a big fan, but you could do worse. Check out his album "Another Hand" for what he sounds like when he's, y'know, trying.

Sanborn is less funny as a pick than Dave Koz

btw I wouldn't necessarily vote for Mingus in a jazz bassist poll. I'd have a hard time picking between him, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Miroslav Vitous, Scott LaFaro, probably others I'm forgetting but there are plenty of worthy picks.

if its a 'bassist' poll i would definitely not pick mingus

He was an awesome bassist, no doubt, but his composition is what he's most recognized for.

Boots Randolph all day long.

Damn hoos. I just now noticed - no Jackie McLean either.

That's a big omission.

Would anyone who voted for Ayler care to defend their position? I mean he made great records, but I have a hard time understanding what would make him one's favorite saxophonists, specifically.

no pharoah, no credibility

write-in votes: Booker Ervin, Mark Turner, Dewey Redman

Chris Potter

Ayler has a screechy, annoying tone, which is what I like about him. Actually I probably shouldn't have voted for him but there ya go.

He has a really great brokedown wavery thing in his sound too. But my favorite record of his is Spiritual Unity and I like it more for Sunny Murray and Gary Peacock.

He has a really great brokedown wavery thing in his sound too.

It sounds like really melodramatic sobbing to me (in the best way)

hmmm, well that was easy. (trane)

Yeah, that's what I picked too. I mean I want to be interesting at all, but there's no contest.

"and all"

The amazing thing about jazz is that you probably would work at another list of another 50 players whose music is great. The well of jazz is really deep, as there is just so much good music.

Yeah it really says something that despite my glaring ommissions this is still a crazy fucking list.

no Lee Konitz? not so ill poll BIG HOOS

FUCK

otmotmotm xpost i love konitz and i managed to leave him off wtf

I'm also always amazed at how many good records each good player tends to have.

John Gilmore.

Gary Windo. Harold Land. Although it's not like I'd expect anyone would vote for either of those. But they're great.

x-post

(But then I'm someone whose jazz collection is like 50% Sun Ra, especially since some recent culling.)

Oh god yeah, Gilmore. I think Chi-town in general got the shaft: Lee Konitz, John Gilmore, Gene Ammons, Henry Threadgill, Eddie Harris, Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Anderson ...

anyway it only reinforces earlnash's point; impossible choice but I went Dolphy. been rediscovering him the most lately.

With Pharoah missing I have to go for Sonny.

OK I voted.

Bird.

Ornette

hmmm, maybe should have done the altos and tenors separately in hindsight.

100%. In my view, this is almost like a poll for your favorite drummer or singer.

20/20 etc

Trane, obv.

I shall never forgive you. But I'll probably forget in about 20 minutes.

Pepper Adams=baritone sax

With Pharoah missing I have to go for Sonny.
Stitt, Criss, or Rollins?

Oh yeah Steve Lacy shouldn't be on there either...though Charlie Rouse should.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Coltrane for the win?

I'm betting on a Dolphy upset, or at least a second-place showing.

Albert Ayler should do well.

NO JAMES CHANCE/WHITE?

I mean, not that anyone else would have voted for him, but still...

Good call.

CLARANCE MOTHEFRUCKNG CLEMMENTS

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Ok, no "Cannonball" love is a little shocking.

Zorn over Bird = grow some ears

Okay, that's a little harsh. Maybe. But still, could one of the Zorn voters defend their choice? I like the guy better than some, and some of his records a lot, but can't imagine making him a favorite.

I do love Zorn, but yeah, Zorn over Bird is "harshing on ears".

mmm, good sax player = good composer, or good voice. zorn and bird both v different, but both good composers. less who is the best player, more who had the best records. and its kinda wrong to compare zorn and bird like that.

I think altos vs tenors was fundamentally flawed.

Perhaps so.

But understandable. I suspect 50 altoists would have been a bit harder to generate.

It'd come down to just four for me anyway.

Yeah, I couldn't think of 50 altoists I could say that I've heard, less recognize individually & judge. But I could pick Ornette, Dolphy, Braxton & Pepper and almost not regret forgoing Bird & Konitz.

Bird, Dolphy, Threadgill and Ornette for me. And, as here, I'd probably end up with Ornette in the end. But still.

kinda (pleasantly) surprised to see Hank Mobley finish so high. I am now listening to Kenny Dorham's Whistle Stop in his honor

I forgot about Johnny Griffin! (southside Chi reppin again, tho AACM got our bax).

Also, Hodges, another Johnny!.... I would have rather seen them in the poll than some of these clowns...

20/20!

Nice poll Hoos. not sayin, jus sayin! ;-)