N&G Favourite SAXOPHONIST of All Time

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Ah shit I missed the Bassist vote completely, oh well.


John Coltrane 10
Wayne Shorter 10
Dexter Gordon 10
Yusuf Lateef 10
Pharoah Sanders 10
Ben Webster 10
Hank Mobley 10
LeRoi Moore 10
Clarence Clemons 10
Tim Cappello 10

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[TenderLovingKiller®]

 

[Psymon]

Coltrane - 20
Joe Henderson - 20
Wayne Shorter - 20
Shabaka - 10
Kamasi Washington - 10
Sonny Rollins - 10
Dana Colley - 9
Duke Silver - 1

@avecigrec

Shit I forgot a few:
Nubya Garcia: 10
Eric Dolphy: 5
Fela: 5

Knock Kamasi down to 5; Sonny down to 2; Dana down to 2.

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[Kilgoretrout74]

Definitely weaker on knowing my saxophonists. I'll start with:

John Coltrane 20
Kamasi Washington 20
Lee Morgan 15
Wayne Shorter 15
Cannonball Adderely 10
Shabaka 10
Branford Marsalis 10

@avecigrec

Lee Morgan played the trumpet, I'm afraid.

 

[imtheocean]

Lee Morgan played the trumpet, I'm afraid.

haha, hence my qualification. Corrected!

At least I'm ahead for that list.

 

[Bsdmr2]

Excellent challenge - this is my list:

Stanley Turrentine - 20
Hank Mobley - 15
Coleman Hawkins - 15
Ben Webster - 10
Joe Henderson - 10
Dexter Gordon - 10
Wayne Shorter - 10
Jackie McLean - 10

 

[DJSJ]

Sonny Rollins -20
John Coltrane -20
Charlie Parker -20
Art Pepper -10
Jackie McLean -10
Coleman Hawkins -10
Joe Henderson -10

 

[ranbalam]

Sonny Rollins - 10
Dexter Gordon - 10
Ben Webster - 10
John Coltrane - 10
Stan Getz - 10
Maceo Parker - 10
Wayne Shorter - 10
Cannonball Adderly - 5
Paul Desmond - 5
Michael Brecker - 5
Karl Denson - 5
Yusef Lateef - 5
Pharoah Sanders - 5