World's Greatest Tenors


1. Sony Stitt
2. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
3. Illinois Jaquet

What do ya think?
czarivey
Hard to find a bad Sonny Stitt recording. A couple of favorites are "Sonny Stitt Plays", "Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues", "So Doggone Good" and "Interaction" with Zoot Sims. If memory serves he plays both tenor and alto on all. Enjoy.
Acman3,
I'll suggest,
1) "Constelltion"alto and tenor sax, Bop and Ballads features Barry Harris and Sam Jones.
2) "Stitt Meets Brother Jack" All tenor sax very bluesy with organist Jack Mc Duff.
3) "Sonny Stitt" Jazz masters 50 on Verve. Alto and tenor sax, compellation and very good! Blues, Bop and Ballads .
4)"Sonny Stitt with The Oscar Petterson Trio" A very good session,It just swings.
Charles,
Thanks guys, Picked up Burnin and Night Letter today. Need to clean them. I think I saw McDuff and a Gene Ammon's with Stitt. I will go back tomorrow.
Acman3,
If you can find them on vinyl , good for you. My recommendations were the CD versions and all of them have exceptional sound in addition to the wonderful music.
Charles,
With the exception of Bach, I don't know who is the greatest anything.
That said, I always found it strange that Illinois Jaquet is
so little mentioned.
I listen to him more than any Jazzman, but then 90% of my listening is classical so what do I know.