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ETHAN IVERSON's avatar

A day later: My own choices were Tadd Dameron, Horace Silver, and Eric Dolphy. More here: https://iverson.substack.com/p/tt-503-pt-2

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Mike Hodges's avatar

Ahmad Jamal.

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Giles's avatar

It would be funny to put Hancock/Williams/Carter in there in one go.

Also would be cool to have some more out there but still generationally influential players like Pharoah Sanders, Albert Ayler, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra etc. on the list.

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John Szwed's avatar

Sun Ra

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Dan Levy's avatar

Horace Silver!

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Dan Fortin's avatar

Joe Henderson!

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Eric Wagner's avatar

I would vote for Roscoe Mitchell. It would be great to honor him while he is still alive.

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Paul Wells's avatar

I'd add Ron Carter, Keith Jarrett, Thad Jones. I like how the list is still short enough that there's room for quite a large number of worthy additions.

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Mark Stryker's avatar

Ten off the top: Harry Carney, Bubber Miley, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, Lawrence Brown, Sidney Catlett, Sy Oliver, Eddie Durham, Milt Jackson, Ron Carter

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ETHAN IVERSON's avatar

Nice

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aayler's avatar

Cecil Taylor, Cecil Taylor, Cecil Taylor

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Eric Wagner's avatar

He sure deserves it.

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Tom Hudak's avatar

Cecil's disdain for Bill Evans disqualifies him from receiving any honors in my book. May he spend the after life with that other musical bigot, Pierre Boulez.

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Robert M's avatar

Are you likewise barring all the musicians who expressed disdain for Cecil? Or the pre-bebop guys who thought Charlie Parker was a fraud?

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Tom Hudak's avatar

Those opinions were honest. Cecil was knowingly and vindictively lying.

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Philip Scott Grenadier's avatar

Woody Shaw

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Luca Sabbatini's avatar

Cecil Taylor, Eric Dolphy, Tony Williams.

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HalSF's avatar

Ron Carter

Art Pepper

Ralph Towner

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Pharoah Sanders

Shirley Horn

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Full Steam Ahead's avatar

Ahmad Jamal, Don Pullen, Jaki Byard

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Henry Blanke's avatar

Ron Carter, Sid Catlett, Eric Dolpy, Charlie Haden, Keith Jarrett.

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Londra Italia's avatar

Assuming living people cannot be nominated, I would say

Chet Baker

Scott La Faro

Woody Shaw

Hank Mobley

Jaco Pastorius

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