World's Greatest Tenors

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

What do ya think?

czarivey10-25-2013 6:17pm

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mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 22,198 posts 10-26-2013 at 01:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mel Collins has played sax on many of my favorite rock recordings over the years.
frogman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,441 posts 10-26-2013 at 12:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Three great tenor players. But, the best? Wow! I don't know how its possible to list the three greatest and not include Trane and Sony Rollins. My top three. Coleman Hawkins Trane Sonny
jetrexpro Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 506 posts 10-26-2013 at 12:56am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Classical: Fritz Wunderlich singing Schumann: Dichterliebe Jazz: John Coltrane
acman3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,240 posts 10-26-2013 at 12:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Willie?
isochronism Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,893 posts 10-25-2013 at 11:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mario Lanza?
czarivey OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,946 posts 10-25-2013 at 10:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Al, touche!
lowrider57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,417 posts 10-25-2013 at 10:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete +1 Al. I was getting my list together.
almarg Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,670 posts 10-25-2013 at 09:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete These don't seem to be the kind of tenors you had in mind, but IMO: 1)Jussi Björling 2)Enrico Caruso 3)Luciano Pavarotti Regards, -- Al
isochronism Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,893 posts 10-25-2013 at 09:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Gordon MacRae impressed me!!
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 22,198 posts 10-25-2013 at 08:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Assuming jazz tenor sax, is John Coltrane too obvious an answer?

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