My top 10 favorite jazz musicians and some of their albums

[@jetstream5762]

Kenny, I’m here to put in my 2 cents. This is Richard from Chicago. I’m 71 and I have been listening to Pharoah Sanders since 1971’s Thembi. I’m all about Miles but I loves me some Chet Baker. I’m all about Blakey but I loves me some Paul Motian and Jack DeJohnette as well. Now to my all time favorites business. It’s Keith Jarrett. Unquestionably. I have 105 of his recordings. No joke. I have been listening to him since 1973 and his Solo Concerts Bremen Lausanne which led me to 1975’s Koln Concert. I have an affinity for him in that I survived a stroke in 2011 like the one he had. I still can’t use my right arm or hand. I was a musician too. I played guitar for 40 years. Both tragic outcomes concerning our respective music careers, but by the grace of God we’re both still here. Cheers

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Richard, thank you very much for watching my videos from Chicago and I appreciate your comments. I'm sorry that your are not able to play and the same for the great Keith Jarrett. I have the Bremem Lausanne LP set and I have not listened to it in a while so I'll have to listened to it soon. God bless you and I that you have a blessed holiday season 🙏

[@Orange_Noise]

Hey I just found your channel and subscribed, great picks and book recommendations! edit: My favorites, no order - Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Victor Wooten, Max Roach, Charlie Mingus, Charlie Parker, Herbie Hancock

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Great list 👌...thank you very much for watching my video 😊 ✌️

[@willieluncheonette5843]

my 3 favorite jazz musicians are Monk, Monk and Monk

[@cheesesteak59]

Off the top of my head... Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean, Mingus, Charles Earland, Dexter Gordon, Grant Green, Pat Martino, Brian Auger, Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, Sonny Stitt. A very under the radar drummer was Billy Higgins. He may not have been the greatest but he was on a zillion 1960s Blue Note albums and I knew that if I saw his name on the cover there'd be some good drumming going on.

[@ricotubbs1]

Great list. You have at least four of my favorites listed.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Your list is awesome 👌 👏 👍...Billy Higgins was fantastic and the rest of your list is first rate 👌

[@keyboardrunner]

Kenny, sir, thank you for this video, your energy light me on❤

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I appreciate that, thank you 😊 🙏

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Cool book recommendations!

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you 😊 ✌️

[@kristophenoel]

Thanks for your video, I m watching you from Tokyo, I didn't know Pharoah and thanks to you I discovered it with joy and gratitude> Chet , for me I love the "Lets get lost period ", he becomes more interesting when he gets older and he is so hurt by his life, you can hear it in his song and voice, more touching and gut-wrenching. lots of thanks for your videos !

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for watching from. Tokyo...Pharoah Sanders is great 👍 👌

[@mr.sophistication4080]

I appreciate your channel and your list here. Like you I go back to the Miles Davis book regularly, probably every 1- 2 years I reread it. He would top my own list with Sun Ra on it as well.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you...Sun Ra is an excellent choice 👌 👏

[@CurbSideManor]

Love, Love, Love your channel I was in the 3rd grade when I got into listening to jazz. Mainly from hearing Horace Silver's "Song for my Father" and Cherie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage".

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much...evertime I hear "Song For My Father" I think of the good times with my father.

[@mr.jazzfusionhiphop1298]

Miles Davis ,Herbie Hancock ,John McLaughlin , Chick Corea,John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Billy Cobham, Joe Zawinul, McCoy Tyner, Tony Williams

[@wayneclarke1420]

A heavyweight list

[@wallacebates6454]

Always Kenny love your videos. One of my favorite cuts herb Hancock ,, Tell me a bedtime story

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you 😊....that Herbie Hancock song is great 👍 👌 🎶

[@fitterstoke45]

Interesting video as always, Kenny: thank you. Some of your favourite jazz artists are mine too: John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock are four no-brainers for my list. But I also would add Paul Desmond, Charlie Parker, Maynard Ferguson, Chick Corea, Jan Garbarek and Dave Brubeck - for today anyway. Ask me tomorrow and I could well come up with ten more!

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Love Gabarek Great choice

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Your choices are great. I love the addition of Maynard Ferguson 👏

[@BillsBoxOfSound]

Ever seen the drum battle between Art Blakey and Ginger Baker? Blakey keeps on eliminating drums from his kit and still out-drums Ginger. Monstrous! Stay cool, Kenny.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I'm going to have to check out that drum battle, thanks for sharing that 🙏. Bless you my brother ✌️

[@RoseRI1955]

Great video Kenny! Here’s my contribution to Jazz Favs: pianist Denny Zeitlin, multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, vibes player Johnny Lytle, saxophonist John Handy, vocalist Nina Simone, drummer Elvin Jones, trumpeter Clifford Brown, guitarist Mimi Fox, and a special spot for the beautiful Johnny Hodges.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Great list 👌 👍 👏...I'm especially a fan of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Nina Simone and Clifford Brown ✌️

[@RVALMAT]

Great list ✌️ My favorite jazz musicians of all time, apart from obvious choices like Miles and Coltrane, would be in no particular order: Bill Evans McCoy Tyner Jackie McLean Ornette Coleman Joe Henderson Art Blakey Wayne Shorter Hank Mobley Donald Byrd Keith Jarrett Special mentions: Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, Mal Waldron and Lee Morgan.

[@dg723254]

My favorites: Coltrane, Getz (one album of his I have is "Big Band Bossa Nova" with Gary McFarland), Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Brubeck, Miles, Louis Armstrong, Pat Metheny, Charlie Mingus, Chet Baker, Ahmad Jamal. Thanks for your great review of your favorites Kenny!

[@christopherbarker181]

I may have more Hank Mobley albums than any others that I have, with the exception of Louis and Miles. Hank Mobley has a massive body of work and played with all the greats! This guy made shock everyone but Pete Fountain was a legend along with Al Hirt in New Orleans and they have to be considered jazz musicians as well!

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Although Pete Fountain and AL Hirt can be perhaps classified as musicians who played jazz they definitely were not promoted as jazz musicians in the same way as Miles Davis or Lee Morgan...they were promoted in the mainstream, adult contemporary or easy listening categories in my opinion. I always respect your opinions 💯

[@christopherbarker181]

@ I enjoy all music as long as it’s good as Louis said. The Pete Fountain albums on Coral were standouts and really sounded great!

[@wayneclarke1420]

Miles Davis, wynton marsalis,sonny rollins,earl klugh,al jarreau,ben webster,john coltrane,herb alpert,herbie hancock,George benson.

[@triumphrider9396]

Great list!

[@MikeyN6IL]

Thank you for taking the time to explain the difference between Kenny’s Favorite Artists and The Greatest Artists. That was very important and more people need to take note of the difference. I have seen many other videos that say “the greatest” but the list is actually “their favorite” instead. That being said your list is great and you provided excellent examples and support for why they are your favorites! I do have one comment about John Coltrane. I think you have to listen to some of his later albums to get more of a sense for how his horn was an extension of his soul and how his music became a conduit for the Spirits to communicate with us. “A Love Supreme” is kind of like the starting/inflection point for this transition. How do I know this? On a recent road trip I made a playlist with all of his albums, but the playlist was backwards starting at the newest and going earlier to the oldest albums. Hearing it all in reverse kind of makes it more clear where this transition starts.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for your comments, I sincerely appreciate that 🙏. For me personally, when I listen to Coltrane on my system, whether its 50s Coltrane with Miles or his last recordings, I get a strong feeling that his saxophone is an extention, a external expression of himself. To me it can be strongly heard listening to "Kind of Blue", or his "Blue Train" album on a good stereo system. I do agree with you from this perspective, it got stronger as his career progressed. Thank you very much for your comments and thank you for watching my video ✌️

[@dimebagdave77]

Many thanks as always Kenny, and happy holidays! Edit: ive got to read that Miles Davis auto bio

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Happy Holidays 😊 ✌️

[@LPS-R-US]

Great list kenny. Many of my favorites in there too. I've been screaming Pharoah sanders for 50 yrs.

[@danatmatchvox]

Oscar...so great and so missed

[@cameron5792]

Awesome video man! I will say as great as Miles and Art Blakey are, I think Max Roach and Clifford Brown could be serious contenders for greatest jazz musicians ever. I know this video isn’t particularly about who’s the best but my thought immediately goes to those two whose collaboration albums are a real treat to listen to.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Max Roach and Clifford Brown actually could be on a "greatest" list as well, excellent choices 👌 👏

[@scottgray493]

Clifford Brown, Paris recordings, phenomenal.

[@MarcusVolta-Tineh]

Hi Mr. Kenny, Excellent choices on your part. I recall my brother mentioned to me about his encounter with Art Blakey at the erstwhile Tower Records in Manhattan and they spoke at length. My personal favorites include Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Herbert Hancock, Joe Zawinul in terms of Weather Report, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Henry Threadgill, Max Roach, Quincy Jones, Roy Ayers, Dave Holland, Kevin Eubanks, Chick Corea, Jimmy Smith, Bill Laswell as well as numerous other eminent practitioners for their formidable concepts and contributions to this music artform. Lastly, I knew a wonderful gentleman prior before he passed and this particular person was the CEO of probably the preeminent concert hall in America ( located in Manhattan, NYC ). On one particular occasion during the course of our conversation, I informed him that Miles Davis was one of my all-time favorite musicians. Without going into further details, he told me that Miles Davis was the most "difficult" musician that he had dealt with. Secondly, with regards to Thelionius Monk, my friend stated that his genius was to the extent that he would get up and walk away from his piano ; jog around the concert hall and re-enter the concert hall to continue with his performance. Last but not the least, he told me that one of the most intriguing musicians he had ever encountered was Pharoah Sanders, who declined his compensation after his performance. On a personal note, I regard Henry Threadgill as beyond the label of just a musician. Highly approachable and exemplary human being.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you. It was very cool and very interesting reading your comments and some of the background information that you provided, thank you very much ✌️

[@ToddCaponetto]

Hey Kenny…Ive listed my most listened to Jazz artists along with a question I have for you that maybe you can address in an upcoming video. My favorite jazz artists are: George Benson Herbie Hancock Pat Matheny Kenny Burrell Carlos Jobim Jazz Crusaders Lonnie Liston Smith Jimmie Smith Paul Desmond Bob James I love the CTI label. I think the recordings are all really well done and brings out the genius from all those elite CTI musicians. I read sometimes that other traditional jazz fans criticize the label for starting the transition to Smooth Jazz (which I don’t mind as well). I don’t see this relationship but instead marvel at the sax work by Desmond, Grover and Joe Farrell, the vibes of Milt Jackson, the electronic piano of Bob James and Deodato as well as the guitar/base work of Benson and Ron Carter. So good! I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this. Love your channel. 👍

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for taking the time to list your favorite jazz musicians. Maybe, perhaps I will mention my thoughts about CTI in a video at some point. Thank you very much for mentioning your thoughts on CTI.

[@LKaramazov]

Thanks for the Stan getz focus recommendation! He’s my favorite sax player. I’ll look into all of these albums!

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you for watching ✌️...I hope that you enjoy the Focus album.

[@wba62147]

Hi Kenny, I’m new to your channel and really enjoying your jazz reviews. Being in my late 60s and having been a lover of Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock and Prog Rock I am really a novice when it comes to jazz music. However, in saying that my Favourites in no particular order are Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Joshua Breakstone, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Nina Simone. So no doubt as the journey of discovery continues more amazing Jazz musicians will become favourites. Thanks for helping to educate me.

[@audiofool4u]

it was hearing the MJQ, when quite young, on the television in the early sixties as background to a modern arts program that alerted me to this music called Jazz, and particularly the playing of Milt Jackson and the vibraphone in general. Probably the saxophone is my most listened to instrument now, and the piano second favourite. Oscar Peterson was the next jazz artist to attract my attention. ‘Very Tall’, where he teamed up with Milt Jackson, is a great album. Unfortunately John Coltrane’s later work where he approaches free jazz in style does not appeal quite as much as his earlier work with Miles Davis and others, such as Thelonious Monk and Red Garland and the ‘Standards’ album with Johnny Hartman. I listen to quite a lot of Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, The MJQ (‘Lonely Woman’ is a great album), Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Hancock, and in the so called ‘smooth jazz’ department, Bob Baldwin and Dave McMurray. Jan Akkerman is a great guitarist and wanders into the jazz milieu occasionally. ‘Focus’ remain a strong favourite of mine. Try ‘Focus 3’ for something a bit different but with obvious jazz influences. Thijs Van Leer is no slouch on Hammond organ. I listen to lots of other artists and lots of other genres as well of course.

[@johnmckiernan2176]

Miles, Trane, Pharaoh, Herbie, Freddie Hubbard, Sun Ra, Bill Evans, Donald Byrd, Keith Jarrett, Little Jimmy Scott (gotta have a vocalist in there). Floating Points comes from the world of dance and electronic music and I have to check out what he did with Pharaoh.

[@warrengaines7300]

I’m just reading the comments and all you guys are spot on with your choices, and Kenny whenever you get a chance please do something on jazz organist I love the work you do, and by the way I’m a big time Dodger fan also!

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for your recommendation....GO DODGERS !! ⚾️

[@triumphrider9396]

Great video, Kenny! Here's my list: Sonny Rollins is my all-time favorite. Miles, George Benson, Ike Quebec, Grant Green, Branford, Ella, Duke, Max Roach, and Harry Connick Jr. Keep it jazzy... 😎

[@isaiahmalcolm]

just talking favorites, Warne Marsh is my favorite saxophonist as one myself for over 15 years, the best student of Lennie Tristano in my opinion.

[@Arbutus-v5m]

Miles Davis, Andrew Hill, Henry Threadgill, Ed Blackwell, Betty Carter, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk.

[@duncanleith9172]

Here's mine, no order either: Ike Quebec, Grant Green, Tubby Hayes, John Patton, Gerry Mulligan, Milt Jackson, Wes Montgomery, Dexter Gordon and, of course, Miles and Trane.

[@triumphrider9396]

Love your inclusion of Ike!

[@cornelsanders2878]

Well i got to go with ...Wes, Coltrane, Miles, Cannonball, Lou Donaldson, Morgan, Jimmy Smith, Gene Ammons, Hancock, Shorter

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

That's a jazz all star team 👏 👍 🎶

[@jazzpunk]

Props for going outside the usual guys...I'm boring. It's Coltrane - Mingus - Miles - Monk - Shorter - Sam Rivers - Andrew Hill - Breckers - Dave Holland - Tony Williams. Don Grolnick is an HM...one of my favourite composers ("Pools", "Nothing Personal").

[@kevink8072]

NOTHING boring about those cats!

[@ricotubbs1]

Lee, Miles, Freddie, Art, Ramsey, Maynard, Silver, Benson, Coltrane, Wes.

[@markdecker2112]

I'm a piano guy, so my favorites seem to center around that instrument: Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum, Dave Brubeck, and then some favorite non-piano artists would be Jean-Luc Ponty, Jim Hall, Stan Getz, and then the immortal Miles Davis, and John Coltrane.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Awsome list 👌 👍 🎶

[@christopherdowning9382]

Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert is maybe one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. First time I listened to it, it made me think of a soul's first minute in Heaven. Then I read the background story of the concert, how it could have been a complete disaster due to the condition of the piano and how tired Keith was. But he managed to improvise the entire show and did so amazingly.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I'm familiar with the story of the issues they had with that concert and its amazing how Keith Jarrett made a masterpiece of the situation anyway.

[@stevemartin4249]

Hi Kenny, Great list, and the vibraphone player is a new one for me. Miles, Tony, Wayne, and Herbie would all four make my top 10. Tony's Live in New York '89 showed him to be a very good composer as well. Herbie gets top pick for most playtime when I'm on the road, maybe more than my next 9 combined. A Love Supreme' still gives me goosebumps, and I love him paired with McCoy Tyner, but I don't listen to them as much as others in my top 10. Keith Jarrett, I have mixed feelings about, so for keyboards, prefer Herbie, Chick, (I think his Piano Improvisations came out at about the same time as the Koln Concert), and Bill Evans - along with Herbie. I love Monk's "Round Midnight", which along with Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life", and maybe "Summertime" is my favorite ballad, but I don't listen to Monk as much as those I previously mentioned. Not sure if most would consider bossa in the jazz genre, but Tom Jobim would definitely be in my list. That makes 7. Oops, had to edit, and now I can't count any more because when I think of Jobim and Evans, I HAVE to include Claus Ogerman, my favorite arranger, with Deodato a distant 2nd. For 9, I'd have to include Pat Metheny, especially his Brazilian tinged albums (First Circle, Still Life Talking, Letter From Home). For 10, 11, 12, and 13 ... although I haven't listened to them very much lately, I feel obliged to give a nod to the past with Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Oops ... getting close to Christmas and I almost forgot another favorite ... Nat King Cole. His version of "The Christmas Song" along with Andy Williams' big band swing version of "Sleigh Ride", by far, my favorite jazzy Christmas songs. Hey, that would be a great list for you ... "Must listen Christmas songs by jazz, jazz-tingged artists" - Eartha Kitt"s "Santa Baby", Louis Arstong's "Zat You Santa?", and Manhattan Transfer's version of "Snowfall" being among them. Cheers from Japan!

[@mystriddlery]

Very nice collection, what kind of shelves do you use?

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very. The shelves are homemade 😊

[@norrieclark5217]

Art Blakey Clifford Brown Wayne Shorter Lee Morgan John Coltrane Thelonious Monk Charles Mingus McCoy Tyner Art Pepper Stanley Turrentine

[@christopherbarker181]

Chet Baker before all of his mess, could hold his own with any of the greats. Listen to his “Smokin’” album with the Chet Baker Quintet and you’ll hear him at his best.😊

[@Steve-cn3nj]

Trane, Bird, Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Miles, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Steve Lacy, Horace Silver , Keith Jarrett , Art Blakey and Duke Ellington. That´s twelve. I could keep going but there is just too many personal favorites to narrow it down to ten.

[@zenontenorio2062]

Até que enfimalguém lembrou-se do Clifford que eu tenho como um dos 3 maiores de todos os tempos

[@Visokolovic]

My favourites are Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, and Sun Ra

[@zafotbeeb]

My favorite jazz related book is" Music is my Mistress" by Duke Ellington.

[@williamjackson6705]

I had to mull this over & I'm sure I'm leaving out a lot but here goes. 1.Keith Jarrett 2.John Coltrane 3, Jack DeJohnette 4.Eric Alexander 5. Frank Morgan 6. Mulgrew Miller 7. Kenny Barron 8. Charlie Rouse 9. Scott Hamilton 10. Ruby Braff 11. Roy Hargrove

[@josephgutkowski2059]

In no particular order. John Coltrane, joe Henderson, McCoy tyner, woody shaw, lee morgan, max roach, bobby hutcherson, thelionius monk, j.j johnson, Eric dolphy and Jackie mclean.

[@thomashertl3037]

Great choices! Kind of hard to nail it down to 10. And by tomorrow my list would change anyways :-)

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I agree, there are so many favorites, so a list most likely will change and not be constant...great point.

[@thomasprete-w5i]

Favorite not greatest...10 that's tough...Mmm!...Here it goes, Buddy Rich (played with everybody), Cal Tjader, Coleman Hawkins, Rashann Roland Kirk ( I still can't believe he played all those wind instruments at one time), Vince Guaraldi, Stephane Grappelli (I just love swing violin), Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris, Donald Byrd (He was always flipping the script), George Benson, Grover Washington Jr., Gene Ludwig (Overlooked B3 Master)...I went over 10 do I get penalized!...You mentioned quite a few of the greats such as Miles, Coltrane etc,...but to me it will always be Duke Ellington...Unfortunately, I don't think I have enough years left to explore his complete Discography...but just look at all the greats that he did LP's with, such as Charles Mingus, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Stephane Grappelli, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, etc,etc,...Any of you cats out there that know of Ellington collaborations I missed out on, please let me be aware of them...Thanks, Kenny...Another thought provoking video, and commentary on Jazz Music.

[@kendavis3604]

It’s terrible trying to settle on top 10 without thinking of at least 5 honorable mentions.., but I’ll offer Miles, Coltrane, Charles Lloyd, Elvin Jones, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Hank Mobley, Jackie McLean, Lee Morgan, Jimmy Smith. I really love your channel, you’re so like minded with myself and my good audio/music buddies. Thanks for another great video.

[@stephenharding2895]

Some lovely choices there. My personal favourite Stan Getz album is Sweet Rain but I will definitely play Focus again. I'm lucky to have seen some of your favourites play live including Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Tony Williams in Nice 1983 with the magic trio of Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter plus the Marsalis brothers (they started about 20 minutes late but sounded just like they do on record).

[@d.r.martin6301]

In no particular order... Paul Desmond...Wes Montgomery...Ben Webster...Bill Evans...Scott Hamilton...Earl Klugh...Keith Jarrett...Tord Gustavsen...Joe Pass...Carmen McCrae. Ask me next month though and and list might differ.

[@johnmckiernan2176]

Joe Pass is so underrated.

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

One more comment I was looking for a book about Monk in local library and could not find it. Love Chet!

[@UnconsciousAvocado]

I am quite new to Jazz, listening to maybe 2 years now. My favourites would be, based on who I listen to the most, Art pepper, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Abdullah Ibrahim, Ahmad Jamal, Chet Baker, Jutta Hipp, Stan Getz, and Art Blakey!

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

That's a fantastic list for just listening for 2 years 👌 👏 🎶

[@the16thGemini]

I dig the concept of favorite, which is truthful of how subjective things can be. With that being..... Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Ramsey Lewis, Les McCann, Gene Harris (The Three Sounds), Chick Corea, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Roy Hargrove, and Robert Glasper. And the list goes on.

[@luis6379-q7k]

Not in order: Lee Morgan, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Bill Evans, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey, Cannonball Aderley.

[@jay1frk]

Kenny, of course John Coltrane is a favorite as well as one of the greatest in my view. Other favorites would be Hugh Masekela, Eddie Harris, Grover Washington Jr.,Wilton Felder, Milt Jackson, Paul Desmond, Pharoah, Herbie Mann and Rahsaan Roland Kirk....My brother liked to say Art Blakey (in a good way) sounded like someone dragging tin cans through the alley waking everyone up.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Love your description of Art Blakey 😁 and your list is great 👍

[@mr.b4444]

Kenny, this is tough one. May favorites would be a list as large as a NY phone book LOL. I'm a guitarist so I may lean on guitarists a little more. I loved Chet Baker too, another good movie about him is Born To Be Blue starring Ethan Hawke. Anyway my shortlist would be. Wes Montgomery Pat Martino Mark Elf Wayne Shorter John Coltrane Billy Harper Oscar Peterson Miles Davis Keith Jarrett Herbie Hancock Errol Garner Doug Raney Neils Orsted Pederson

[@TomKistner]

Ahmad Jamal - Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Les Mcann- Eddie Harris and all the guys you mentioned.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

You mentions are great 👍 👌 👏

[@josephgutkowski2059]

And I just have to add. Charles mingus, Charles tolliver, Clifford brown, art taylor, Allan dawson, Gerry mulligan, art blakey, buddy rich and Hank Mobley. I better stop, because I love too many it would take hours to write out.

[@PaulKjer]

I don't have a list of my top ten favorites, but when I do, there will be some unusual picks. Included in my top ten will be performers that I love because I had the chance to see them live. I will always love them because I remember the force of their personality and the performance they gave. Deedee Bridgewater, Ravi Coltrane, Emmit Cohen, and a few others will be on it for that reason. One other comment on your list - I was taken aback that you said that although Chet Baker was on your favorites list, he wasn't necessarily one of the top 10 greatest trumpet players. I Googled the greatest jazz trumpet players, and although Chet's on some of those lists (not all of them), it's a tough list to crack. When the competition is Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, ...

[@hkraytai]

You have broaden my jazz horizon and I thank you sir. Terumasa Hino is awesome and I am digging Pharoah Sanders.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you, I glad that you are enjoying the music 🎶

[@shimtest]

I think Miles and Coltrane top the list for me, then it's a spread among the rest :)

[@Jesta41]

Kenny, I like you am a fan of ballplayers we use to call gamers Garvey was a really good baseball player. Like Robby Thompson SF Giants and Bret Butler LA Dodgers, Rex Huddler, Edgar Renteria, Guys who weren’t superstars but could ball!

[@Jesta41]

I know this isn’t a baseball channel but you put Shohei, Mookie and Garvey’s names in the conversation just sayin lol!

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

😁.....I have no problem talking baseball 😊...I agree with your comment about gamers and Garvey was the man for the Dodgers during that era as far as I'm concerned. He is my favorite Dodger player but in a year or two I think I'll have Shohei and Betts on the top of the list.

[@christopherbarker181]

Sorry so many posts but..Pete Fountain on the Coral Label put out some great sounding recordings!

[@bobk4402]

Besides 'the greats', I tend to gravitate to Woody Shaw, Harold Mabern and Mal Waldron

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Love your list especially the great Mal Waldron 👏

[@andreacalzolaio2431]

yusef lateef,les mccann,sun ra,herbie hancock,eric dolphy,nina simone,roy ayers,hermeto pascoal and of course miles and trane

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Kenny I had idea you me and Tony do a 60’s review jazz pop and rock? What donyou think?around Christmas I’ll be off work have time if it goes well we can collaborate if you want ?

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

If I'm free at that time and I do not have any family obligations, I can do it....perhaps you can set it up so it's done on your channel...but if you and Tony are in, then I am too ✌️

[@arnowinkelmann9495]

Check out the late Charlie Mariano. His last album in perfect health is „ silver blue „ on ENJA records. He is almost forgotten in the states after he moved to Europe in the seventies. Before that he was considered the most underrated alto saxophonist in America. Thanks

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for the recommendation 😊 ✌️

[@arnowinkelmann9495]

Thank you so much for the reply. While you are at it check also out „sleep my love „ from 1979. it has the incredible guitar player Philippe Catherine and the very innovative keyboard player Jasper van‘t Hof. You will be surprised. Charlie was teaching at Berkeley a couple of years and also a student there before it was B. Quincy Jones was his student among many other greats. Gabor Szabor, Joe Zawinul etc. There is a great documentary on you tube „ last visits“ just before he died and a pretty thorough interview on the Berkeley webpage about his career. In Europe he was very influential with many musicians and considered a true legend. One last thing. Charlie told me that when he played the village vanguard in the sixties Bill Evans played during their breaks.

[@arnowinkelmann9495]

Forgot to mention: Charlie is the lead alto on „ black saints and the sinner lady“ as well on „Mingus Mingus Mingus“.

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Ken Luaka Bop is David Byrne’s label

[@lyndellwilliams5890]

At the end of my list, I'm going to give a recommendation that I think you'll be very, very interested in? Stevie Wonder, Brian Eno, Kevin Mohagany, Mccoy Tyner, Leon Thomas, Earl Hines, Stanley Turrentine, John Coltrane, Billy Bang, Orrin Evans. Now, I'm going to make a live song recommendation along with a live Jazz channel with live jazz acts with uploads as recent as 5 hours ago. The recommendation is the Orrin Evans Quartet featuring Immanuel Wilkins song (Firm Roots Live on KZbin). The channel itself is the (Chris Jazz Cafe). Enjoy and I hope you enjoy the song and performance?👍

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I appreciate your recommendations as always, thank you very much ✌️

[@hellhound59]

Chet I think played as good as he wanted or needed to. Very lyrical, not as interested in technique, like a wynton, Freddie, woodie. I never got into the singing so much. Good picks on your part, thx for the vid.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you very much for your comments 😊 ✌️

[@brianb1440]

Can we get some love for the master, Bill Evans? So many great players. Trane, Miles, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Wes Mongomery. . . . Where does it stop? Or does it ever?

[@stephenhughley8081]

Hampton Hawes

[@williamjackson6705]

He doesn't get talked about much these days but is definitely one of the all-time greats. His recordings should be in every collection. The All Night Sessions especially.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Nice choice, Hampton Hawes was great 👍 👌 👏 🎶

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Miles Trane monk Duke Ellington chick Corea Sonny Rollins MJQ Charlie Parker John McLaughlin Wayne shorter honorable mention Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery Django Reinhardt, Pat Metheny Jaco Pastorius Stanley Clarke McCoy Tyner George Benson Herbie Hancock

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Great all star list 👌 👏 🎶

[@kevink8072]

i guess we're making lists in the comments so here are some different names: brad mehldau, kenny dorham, ray brown, george coleman, wynton kelly, woody shaw

[@christopherbarker181]

There is one word that describes Garvey….”class”

[@DarrinWest-o4b]

🎉

[@alexanderfisher8829]

To us in the UK Baseball means nothing,our national sport is football ⚽..I have always liked jazz fusion artists such as Weather Report, John McLaughlin ,Miles Davis but recently bought albums by John Coltrane,Bill Evans

[@1eflat]

tony williams started with jackie mclean, and miles took him from jackie......

[@juliusblind3365]

Does anyone know Eugen Cicero? He's the absolute best in my opinion, but no one seems to know him.

[@sprylander]

Any Donald Byrd fans kicking around out there? Kofi, Ethiopian Knights, Electric Byrd....

[@giovacman1]

No Sonny Rollins ? Many many more I could name.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

There is a lot more that I could name too....only so many can fit in a top 10 😊...thank you very much for watching my video and I appreciate your comments ✌️

[@troyg2458]

Chet Baker??? Com om Man. Blue Mitchell is the MOST underrated trumpet player. He had better chops than all of them, accept Dizzy. Miles had the attitude to sell records, Clifford had Max and died young for legend status, and Freddie Hubbard was flexible to change and benefited from right place-right time theory. Blue had a better sound, range and tone. Only DIZZ, was better.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

With all due respect, I think that you misunderstood the purpose of the video. The video was to mention my 10 favorite jazz musicians, not the most underrated trumpet player.

[@troyg2458]

@@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews Thanks, no misunderstanding. Just my two cents. Love the channel, keep keeping on.

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

Thank you for watching ✌️

[@kennysaudiophilerecordreviews]

I appreciate your comments and I'm thankful that you took the time to watch my video 😊...oh by the way, I should have said the following in my first comment....I stated in video if I were to make a top 10 list of trumpet players, Chet Baker probably would not make my top 10..he just happens to be one of my favorites, not one of the best 😊 ✌️