World's Greatest Tenors

1. Sony Stitt
2. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
3. Illinois Jaquet

What do ya think?

czarivey10-25-2013 6:17pm

acman3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,155 posts 10-26-2013 at 12:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Willie?
acman3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,155 posts 10-26-2013 at 02:32am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I love ALL the Tenors listed, and would add Stan Getz and Wayne Shorter, but I cannot bump Hawkins,Trane or Sonny.
acman3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,155 posts 10-28-2013 at 11:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Looking through my collection it seems I am short on Sonny Stitt recordings. Any recommendations?
acman3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,155 posts 10-29-2013 at 02:43am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks guys, Picked up Burnin and Night Letter today. Need to clean them. I think I saw McDuff and a Gene Ammon's with Stitt. I will go back tomorrow.
acman3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,155 posts 11-02-2013 at 03:37am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Frank was a great musician! RIP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpW0NcdXBtE
acman3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,155 posts 11-09-2013 at 10:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Another great overlooked tenor player is Bennie Wallace. Always has a great tone, and somewhat quirky ideas. Never heard him play anything uninteresting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEFmde7zFs