[Dixielandjazz] New Thread: Best Jazz Solos

[Harry Callaghan]

If I were to name all my favorites, I would bore you all to tears (more than
I'm sure I usually do)

However, with the other ongoing thread regarding drums, I was about to
comment that, while people will go back and forth till the cows come home as
to who was the greater drummer, Buddy Rich or Gene Krupa., I believe one
that was too often overlooked.was Louis Bellson.

I have a recording of "Skin Deep" from the "HI-Fi Ellington Uptown" LP where
I would put up Louis' drum solo against anything I've ever heard of the
other two.

I would imagine it to be even far more impressive when digitally remastered
onto a CD which no doubt it has been.

While just about everyone is familiar with Krupa's drum solo on "Sing, Sing,
Sing" (the 1938 Carnegie Hall version), Jimmy Vincent, who played with Louis
Prima's orchestra and recorded the original 2 years earlier, was no slouch
either.

I said I'd keep it short, so I will

Tides
HC


On 7/15/10, J. D. Bryce <brycejd at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> To all:
>
> I'd like to start a new thread.  Below, I've listed my initial picks, in no
> particular order, as the greatest solos or jazz performances on
> record.  Since my background is reeds, my list is topheavy with sax/clarinet
> selections.  For this, I apologize.
>
> Louis Armstrong - West End Blues
>
> Artie Shaw- Stardust-The band with strings performance
>
> Coleman Hawkins- Body and Soul -1939 Version
>
> Irving Fazola- My Inspiration
>
> Bunny Berigan-Marie- w/ the Tommy Dorsey Band
>
> Benny Goodman-Avalon w/Hampton
>
> Charlie Parker- Koko 1945
>
> Artie Shaw-Don't Take Your Love from Me 1954
>
> Earl Bostic- Body and Soul
>
> Tony Parente- Maple Leaf Rag
>
> Buddy DeFranco-Now's the Time
>
> John Coltrane- Giant Steps
>
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