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Originally Posted by Janszoon
I'd nominate Charlie Parker or Jelly Roll Morton before Coltrane but, yeah, I agree with Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis.
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Bird was king its too bad he was taken so early by his addiction/Ulcer/Pneumonia. Coltrane by contemporary standards is quite revered. I know the Marsalis bros and Joshua Redman consider him top dog when it comes to bridging the gap. I'd take Parker over anybody in Jazz.