Who is your favorite tenor player? - Page 13

dkstott · April 6th, 2012, 04:29 PM

Hank Mobley

IMHO Hank should be on the list, NOT be in the "other" category....

Music Constellation · April 8th, 2012, 05:11 PM

I opened this thread with a certain expectation ... Pharoah Sanders.

So then I thought, "Well okay, the creator of the list was not a fan," and then expected to see his name mentioned several times by those pointing out the oversight in the thread.

So then I went through 181 posts (yep, all of them), and found one minor reference to him. Frankly, Sanders would be in my top tier of Coltrane, Rollins and Shorter, and my listening habits would bear that out.

I am not drawing a line in the sand or anything, but wondering aloud why, for those of you who would offer an opinion on the matter. The only thing I think of is that many of the top mentions are playing in the same stream -- or at least similar streams, while Sanders may feel to some like he is off in the weeds someplace. I also noticed that Rahsaan Roland Kirk did not garner much attention and the same could be said for him.

I appreciate your thoughts.

freeform73 · April 15th, 2012, 03:32 PM

Coltrane.

good rhythms · April 15th, 2012, 04:05 PM

music constelation, just my opinion

pharoh sanders does one thing well. trane and wayne, for example, can negociete the free terrain of sanders but they also can lay down serious bop time for sure they can do it with way more authority than i ever heard pharoh do

just my opinion

scamwb · April 26th, 2012, 05:48 AM

Hank Mobley is my personal favorite because of his fantastic compositions as well as his playing. The man could really write great tunes.

escher · April 26th, 2012, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scamwb

Hank Mobley is my personal favorite because of his fantastic compositions as well as his playing. The man could really write great tunes.

that's interesting, i've heard only no room for squares so i know his music only superficially but i'm really interested by the aspect of the composition in jazz music. What are your favorite tunes of him?

Homer · April 26th, 2012, 07:19 PM

My favorites are always changing. I know I posted in this thread some time ago. Today I find myself so attracted to Tony Malaby's sound that he's now my current favorite.

View Poll Results: Who is your favorite tenor player?
John Coltrane	131	33.16%
Stan Getz	25	6.33%
Dexter Gordon	28	7.09%
Coleman Hawkins	14	3.54%
Joe Henderson	27	6.84%
Sonny Rollins	42	10.63%
Wayne Shorter	29	7.34%
Ben Webster	15	3.80%
Lester Young	27	6.84%
Other	57	14.43%
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April 8th, 2012, 05:11 PM	#182
Music Constellation Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 11	Pharoah Sanders? I opened this thread with a certain expectation ... Pharoah Sanders. So then I thought, "Well okay, the creator of the list was not a fan," and then expected to see his name mentioned several times by those pointing out the oversight in the thread. So then I went through 181 posts (yep, all of them), and found one minor reference to him. Frankly, Sanders would be in my top tier of Coltrane, Rollins and Shorter, and my listening habits would bear that out. I am not drawing a line in the sand or anything, but wondering aloud why, for those of you who would offer an opinion on the matter. The only thing I think of is that many of the top mentions are playing in the same stream -- or at least similar streams, while Sanders may feel to some like he is off in the weeds someplace. I also noticed that Rahsaan Roland Kirk did not garner much attention and the same could be said for him. I appreciate your thoughts.

April 15th, 2012, 03:32 PM	#183
freeform73 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Italy Posts: 326	Coltrane. __________________ http://completecommunion.blogspot.com/ http://completecommunion.podomatic.com/

April 26th, 2012, 05:48 AM	#185
scamwb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 17	Hank Mobley Hank Mobley is my personal favorite because of his fantastic compositions as well as his playing. The man could really write great tunes.

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April 6th, 2012, 04:29 PM	#181
dkstott Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 85	Hank Mobley IMHO Hank should be on the list, NOT be in the "other" category....

April 15th, 2012, 04:05 PM	#184
good rhythms Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 617	music constelation, just my opinion pharoh sanders does one thing well. trane and wayne, for example, can negociete the free terrain of sanders but they also can lay down serious bop time for sure they can do it with way more authority than i ever heard pharoh do just my opinion

April 26th, 2012, 07:19 PM	#187
Homer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 857	My favorites are always changing. I know I posted in this thread some time ago. Today I find myself so attracted to Tony Malaby's sound that he's now my current favorite.