musicalprodigy
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The best saxophonist ever.......IYHO, who is the best saxophonist ever?
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Bariman
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Your're kidding, right?
Bariman
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JPSaxMan
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Yea really, I'd say Kenny G!!!!!
Oooo, watch the evil glares on that one!   
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Bariman
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I'm just waiting for the fellow to show up and say "Why me, of course!"
Bariman
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altosaxgeek5
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| Quote: | | IYHO, who is the best saxophonist ever? |
Ummm... the immediate answer to this, or any question, would be yo' mama, but, in my very humble opinion... Sanborn or Desmond.
The automatic answer, for the majority of saxophonists would be Bird or Trane... but I don't dig them too much. I just got Bird with Strings, and it's supposed to be good.
Why? Sanborn, his tone rocks, and has super funky grooves...
Desmond, because I <3 his tone, and his solos just really do something for me.
Kenny G... Ha... that's a good one, man...
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musicalprodigy
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I man whos the best in jazz and whos best in classical.
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altosaxgeek5
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Jazz, in my opinion, Desmond and Sanborn... in classical.... *grunts*
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saxmaniac
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Marcel Mule, Eugene Rousseau, and Sigurd Rascher are good classical players.
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BuffaloBariSax
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Kenny G?  Please tell me you are joking. I despise Kenny G.
Best jazz sax player is without a doubt Charlie Parker. One of the two or three "creators" of the bebop movement. Can any other sax player claim that? I think not.
Classical? I don't really listen to classical sax.
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JPSaxMan
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Buff,
Yes, I was joking. I like to listen to Kenny G, but I think there are better techincal players out there.
Rousseau, Rascher (pretty sure), Hemke, and Street (geek's teacher) are good classical sax players.
Sanborn, Desmond, Parker, Gordon, Aderly, Garret, and a few others are the best jazz players of this time period.
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BuffaloBariSax
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This reminds me of a forum I found one time about greatest jazz sax players.
Bird
Trane
Stitt
Cannonball
Rollins
Desmond
Has anybody else heard of Ronnie Cuber? He plays bari, and played with the Mingus Big Band on one of their live recordings. If you get a chance, check out "Moanin'", or "Moanin' Mambo". They're the same piece, but they have different names.
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JPSaxMan
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I forgot Coltrane because I really don't like the music he makes...honestly, I give the man all the respect I can for doing what he did, but I don't like to listen to him...just a matter of preference
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musicalprodigy
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i listened to some of these guys and i think i like charlie parker best for jazz and rtascher for classical.
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Bariman
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For bass sax, I think the only virtuoso out there was Adrian Rollini. He's long dead, and the recordings of him are hard to find, but man, he could play bass! I think he did some baritone work, but not nearly as in depth as his bass stuff.
Bariman
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CMelodyMan
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Some other great saxophonists that I like are: Stan Getz, Lee Allen, Frank Morgan, Don Byas, Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Art Pepper, and Ben Webster, just to name a few. 
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CMelodyMan
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Sonny Rollins and Chris Potter are good too.
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GAS_Wyoming
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Cannonball Adderly! Gotta love him on 'Kinda Blue'. One of the, if not the greatest cool jazz album of all time. Bill Evans on the piano...his best work (and I've listened to nearly all his work). It's Miles' best work too.
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odsum25
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For me there can't be just one...
Jazz: Getz, Coltrane, Rollins, Parker, Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ornette Coleman.
Classical: Sinta, McAllister, Teal, Rascher, Mule
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furtherdefinitions
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It's not a matter of who's the best, but of who you like the best. It's all subjective. Sure, we can point to Charlie Parker as an innovator, which he was, but was he the best? That's a matter of opinion, which is neither right nor wrong. I can't stand Kenny G. either, but for some people, he's the best. It's just either a matter of taste or exposure. Frankly, he can play, but it's what he chooses to play that annoys many people. But again, because I dislike someone doesn't mean you're supposed to dislike him, or that my taste is superior to yours, and vice versa. However, it points to what an incredibly versatile instrument the sax is because it can be used to play just about any musical style.
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