Greatest Blakey SAXOPHONE Album

[jlhoots]

Free For All is a great album.

I do have to say though (regarding other parts of this thread), that I can recognize Golson's playing in 2-3 notes.

I think that's a good thing.

[Gheorghe]

Well I love them all: Hank, Griff, Wayne etc. from the records.

And when I started to hear the Messengers live, it was Bobby Watson and David Schnitter. I loved that group (with Valery Ponomarev on tp). They where hot.

And if I remember well, the last edition I heard they had a young guy on tenor and his name was Javon Jackson, right ? He did some very good stuff.

[BFrank]

I saw that Watson/Schnitter/Ponomarev edition a few times, too. VERY under-rated.

[Peter Friedman]

My choice would be Mobley on the Cafe Bohemia sessions.

Another one features TWO of my favorite saxophone players.

A Night In Tunisia on. RCA with Jackie mcLean and Johnny Griffin.

[gslade]

I always have difficulty with top ten, best ever etc. One day I may prefer one performance or recording and another day I would prefer a different one. So I will weigh in with my most recent listening and say Benny Golson Au Club St Germain. ( I am already running through other recording in my head, wait, its Shorter on The Freedom Rider, no Its Gllmore on 'S Make it, no its ...