Mt. Rushmore of Jazz?

zachsd · 12-21-2010, 04:02 AM

Hm, hard to say.

-Miles Davis
-John Coltrane
-Thelonious Monk
-Charles Mingus

Throw in a drummer, maybe Art Blakey, and you'd have quite the quintet.

~~James~~ · 12-21-2010, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachsd

Hm, hard to say.

-Miles Davis
-John Coltrane
-Thelonious Monk
-Charles Mingus

Throw in a drummer, maybe Art Blakey, and you'd have quite the quintet.

That's the same names I posted! High five!

zachsd · 12-21-2010, 04:25 AM

Respect.

SATCHMO · 12-21-2010, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachsd

Hm, hard to say.

-Miles Davis
-John Coltrane
-Thelonious Monk
-Charles Mingus

Throw in a drummer, maybe Art Blakey, and you'd have quite the quintet.

Wait, you mean Max Roach, right?

zachsd · 12-21-2010, 01:58 PM

Hm, well yeah, I'd take Max Roach. Fuck, I could be the drummer and it would still be an amazing quintet.

bahama · 02-23-2011, 12:23 PM

Really tough to pick. Hard to distinguish from personal favs to the ones that made the biggest impact. Def Louis & Duke for starters

bluestate · 12-23-2014, 07:17 AM

Hello there, I'm completely new to this forum (1st post!) and completely new to the world of jazz (at age 36, this is my first year that I've really dug deep into the jazz world). Considering that I'm not an old school jazz connoisseur I probably don't have the proper respect and admiration for the "pillars" of jazz (Ellington, Armstrong, Parker, etc.) so my opinion may be pointless but so far it's an easy one for me:

From left to right:

MONK, COLTRANE, MILES and HERBIE HANCOCK

Although, I haven't had the chance to dig into MINGUS yet, so that last spot may be up for grabs... especially since Hancock's greatest contributions have been more of a funk, jazz-funk fusion thing.... but the first 3 are locked in stone

Pet_Sounds · 12-23-2014, 08:29 AM

It would probably a good idea to have some variety in terms of instruments. For example, one could make a case for including Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis, but all three play the trumpet, so it would be rather skewed.

Of the three I mentioned, Louis Armstrong is probably the face to go with.

To represent saxophone, John Coltrane is hard to argue with.

A pianist should be included -- either Oscar Peterson or Thelonious Monk. Somebody more knowledgable about jazz than I can make that decision.

And for the fourth, perhaps a vocalist or a drummer should be represented. Ella Fitzgerald, perhaps? I don't know enough about jazz drummers to nominate somebody.

But my personal favourites are Brubeck, Coltrane, Miles, and Peterson.

~~Lord Larehip~~ · 12-23-2014, 08:37 AM

Sorry but sax has to go Charlie Parker who changed the face of jazz and music with it.

Piano goes to Art Tatum hands down. Bud Powell was a better combo player though.

Trumpet goes to Miles. Could make an argument for Clifford Brown.

Bass I have to give to either Scott LaFaro or Milt Hinton.

Drums goes to Elvin Jones.

**Frownland** · 12-23-2014, 11:14 AM

Hmm, for icons
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Django Reinhart, Louis Armstrong

If were jus picking our favourites
John Coltrane, Rashied Ali, Peter Brötzmann, Eric Dolphy

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zachsd Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 347	Hm, hard to say. -Miles Davis -John Coltrane -Thelonious Monk -Charles Mingus Throw in a drummer, maybe Art Blakey, and you'd have quite the quintet. __________________ lastfm rym

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zachsd Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 347	Respect. __________________ lastfm rym

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zachsd Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 347	Hm, well yeah, I'd take Max Roach. Fuck, I could be the drummer and it would still be an amazing quintet. __________________ lastfm rym

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bahama Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 33	Really tough to pick. Hard to distinguish from personal favs to the ones that made the biggest impact. Def Louis & Duke for starters __________________ Steel Drum Music by my band Steel Tropics

12-23-2014, 08:29 AM	#38 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,489	It would probably a good idea to have some variety in terms of instruments. For example, one could make a case for including Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis, but all three play the trumpet, so it would be rather skewed. Of the three I mentioned, Louis Armstrong is probably the face to go with. To represent saxophone, John Coltrane is hard to argue with. A pianist should be included -- either Oscar Peterson or Thelonious Monk. Somebody more knowledgable about jazz than I can make that decision. And for the fourth, perhaps a vocalist or a drummer should be represented. Ella Fitzgerald, perhaps? I don't know enough about jazz drummers to nominate somebody. But my personal favourites are Brubeck, Coltrane, Miles, and Peterson. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

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bluestate Groupie Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: PA Posts: 16	Hello there, I'm completely new to this forum (1st post!) and completely new to the world of jazz (at age 36, this is my first year that I've really dug deep into the jazz world). Considering that I'm not an old school jazz connoisseur I probably don't have the proper respect and admiration for the "pillars" of jazz (Ellington, Armstrong, Parker, etc.) so my opinion may be pointless but so far it's an easy one for me: From left to right: MONK, COLTRANE, MILES and HERBIE HANCOCK Although, I haven't had the chance to dig into MINGUS yet, so that last spot may be up for grabs... especially since Hancock's greatest contributions have been more of a funk, jazz-funk fusion thing.... but the first 3 are locked in stone

12-23-2014, 08:37 AM	#39 (permalink)
~~Lord Larehip~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 899	Sorry but sax has to go Charlie Parker who changed the face of jazz and music with it. Piano goes to Art Tatum hands down. Bud Powell was a better combo player though. Trumpet goes to Miles. Could make an argument for Clifford Brown. Bass I have to give to either Scott LaFaro or Milt Hinton. Drums goes to Elvin Jones.

12-23-2014, 11:14 AM	#40 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Hmm, for icons Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Django Reinhart, Louis Armstrong If were jus picking our favourites John Coltrane, Rashied Ali, Peter Brötzmann, Eric Dolphy __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x