Your Favorite Jazz Artists... You may vote multiple times

[thedelihaus]

Impossible to cover in a 10 item or less poll, nonetheless hopefully we can get some good debate going, whether positive or negative comments about the artist/artists.

Feel free to vote multiple times, and feel free to bring up new names, overlooked stars, under-rated performers, obscure musicians, ect...

Many names were omitted- only due to constraints of the poll.

Interested to hear your favorites, why they are your favorites, tidbits, anecdotes, stories, history, ect...

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[vinyldavid]

Here are a few obvious ones:
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross

 

[caddisgeek]

I second brubeck, and add the Bird!

 

[spiderhead69]

You purist may cringe, but for me, Jaco is by far one of the best bass players, and was an alaround great musician.

 

[OvenMaster]

Here's another Dave Brubeck fan, and I'll also nominate Jimmy Smith.
Tom

 

[fdrennen]

Looking at the poll I said why not an all of the above choice. not on the list Herbie Hancock, Larry Young Jr., Mcoy and a host of others

 

[Wornears]

Where's Dizzy? Fats Navarro? Chet Baker? Cannonball? Clifford Brown? Oscar Petersen? Count Basie? Duke?

You're so right -- can't put them all in!

 

[Saratoga48]

Where's Dizzy? Fats Navarro? Chet Baker? Cannonball? Clifford Brown? Oscar Petersen? Count Basie? Duke?

You're so right -- can't put them all in!

Basie
Duke
Woody Herman
Louie Armstrong
Erroll Garner

 

[ARRAY]

Where's Dizzy? Fats Navarro? Chet Baker? Cannonball? Clifford Brown? Oscar Petersen? Count Basie? Duke?

You're so right -- can't put them all in!

It's hard to beat Peterson at jazz piano. And we can't forget GETZ. A man who was widely know in jazz circles as "The Sound" simply must be acknowledged.

 

[BULLWINKLE]

Dave Brubeck, YMMV.

 

[Ski]

There's more Sun Ra fans out there? Sweet!

 

[jk222]

Billie Holiday, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Lionel Hampton. Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman. I also agree that Jaco belongs on any list of jazz greats.

 

[jk222]

Fats Waller
Jelly-Roll Morton
Teddy Wilson
Ella Fitzgerald
Buddy Rich
Gene Krupa
Charlie Christian
Eric Dolphy

 

[jk222]

This post asks for tidbits and Sun Ra is on the list. His longtime sax player is "Pat Patrick." His son (Deval Patrick) is the current governor of Massachusetts.

 

[Tapehead47]

I know you can't add all the greats in such a short list. Joe Zawinul is my favorite, by miles (pun intended).

Rick

 

[targeteye]

Maynard Ferguson baby!!

ALso, Earl Klugh.

 

[Yamaha B-2]

Suggest that to cover this well it should be broken down by instrument. Too many good trumpet players, and sax and drums and piano, etc., have been left out. Then there are vocals, female and male (ugh for male jazz vocals from me - only Satchmo was any good at this).

 

[Filmboydoug]

Just off the top of my head, Louis Armstrong, Louis Belson, Harry James, and Jimmy Smith.

 

[Tedrick]

Another vote for Dave Brubeck. I also like Oscar Peterson and Al Jureau.

 

[www.records]

I like some of all of the above, but Miles, Cannonball and Blakey are probably my favs. I will also add Bud Shank to the list.