Re: [Dixielandjazz] Should we rank artists? If so, HOW?

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/22/05 6:50:53 AM, jim at kashprod.com writes:


> 
> It may be that if jazz musicians were ranked this way, Armstrong would be
> #1, followed closely by Kenny G. :-) VBG.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> 
> 
> Most of my U.S. slang has been frozen in time from basically the date I left
> the U.S. 38 yrs ago.  If we use the slang version of "rank" the way I
> remember it, we could easily say that Kenny G is rank.  No need for a
> number!
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 

Now that simply would not be fair   JIM:   :))

If it were not for Kenny "G"   inventing "SMOOTH JAZZ"   :))

We would not have any Jazz on the Commercial Radio Stations today.   :))

Not to mention 50,000 more unemployed Sax players, and drum machine operators 
  :))


Cheers,

Tom Wiggins