Most sophisticated and intelligent musician

Let's stay with not classical musicians.
It's John McLaughlin for me.

inna10-20-2010 11:35pm

rnm4 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 308 posts 10-21-2010 at 03:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Zappa is unsurpassed.
audiofeil Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,011 posts 10-21-2010 at 05:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Peter Gabriel Frank Zappa Van Morrison Brian Wilson Peter Asher Booker T Jones Jon Leventhal Bob Dylan Donald Fagen Robert Fripp Paul Simon David Byrne Thom Yorke
theo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,690 posts 10-21-2010 at 08:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete David Gilmour, Al Dimeola, Neil Pert, Tony Levin, Agree with Knopfler, Clapton,maybe you should have narrowed it by instrument. Names just keep popping in my head.
tkmetz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 91 posts 10-21-2010 at 08:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bill Bruford, Stan Kenton, Emerson/Lake/Palmer, Stanley Clark, Bela Fleck
bojack Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 652 posts 10-21-2010 at 08:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Lyrically, Beck's stuff on Odeley was sick smart. I'd also add Paul Simon and Tom Waits for lyrics. Theo, props on Gilmour for his beautiful phrasing on guitar...he hits licks and subtleties that one cannot imagine being played any other way.