Who are the best blues and jazz players of all time?

Question

There have been tons of blues and jazz players since the beginning of music. I have a huge list going all the way back to Robert Johnson to what is now Stevie Ray Vaughan and the great BB King. Who are some of you favorites?

Answer 1

JAZZ - Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Django Reinhart, Wes Montgomery, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Stephane Grappelli, Paul Desmond, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Christian, George Benson, Jaco Pastorious, Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea



BLUES - Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Mike Bloomfield, Roy Buchanan, Paul Butterfield, Otis Spann, BB King, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, T Bone Walker

Answer 2

Jazz: Wes Motgomery, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong



Blues: Robert Johson, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, The three Kings (Freddie, Albert and B.B.), Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Derek Trucks, John Mayer, Muddy Waters, Robert Cray, Jeff Beck.

Answer 3

Miles Davis, Robert Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughn,

Answer 4

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Answer 5

A list that could go on forever.



Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, SRV, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Charlie Mingus, George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, and the king of all music, Robert Johnson.

Answer 6

Miles Davis and John Coltrain for jazz

I love Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Lee Hooker. Jimmy Hendrix had some great blues, check out Electric Church Red House.

Answer 7

Blue Miles Davis

BB King

Blue Trane=John Coltrane

Robert Johnson

Muddy Watters

Answer 8

I'm gonna stick with guitar players only, since that's my instrument:



I believe Stevie Ray Vaughan was the single best blues guitarist that ever lived. Period.



As for jazz, I'm not into it as much, but I always liked the melodic and bluesy players like Larry Carlton or George Benson and Earl Klugh.

Answer 9

I say Sun House and Stevie Ray Vaughan

Answer 10

Maynard Ferguson, Josef Zawinel, Herbie Hancock, Glenn Miller, Wynton Marsalis, Chic Corea, Stan Kenton, Rich Matterson

Answer 11

Keb Mo

CoCo Taylor

John Lee Hooker

Mississipipi John Hurt

Daniel Lefkowitz

Muddy Waters

and Many, Many more



Jazz...I guess Harry Conick, Jr.

Lou Ralls

Maria Maldur (spelling)

Answer 12

If you look at the as one style, Miles Davis, Oscar Petterson. John Coltrane, Loius Armstrong...there s so many! And they can be claimed for both blues and jazz. Strickly blues, i personally think the early Rolling Stones were incomparable. From the preceding generation Howlin Wolf was the man!

Answer 13

The Smokin' Joe Kubeck Band featuring Bnois King is primarily a blues band, but they do some impressive jazz as well (check out their album "Check Your Head").



Mark Knopffler and the Dire Straits do a bit more blues than jazz, but "Your Latest Trick" off of "Brothers In Arms" is one not to miss.



Taj Mahal is very cool, again more blues than jazz; but he has been experiementing in all sorts of directions.

Answer 14

For blues, Otis Rush and Little Walter. For jazz, Miles Davis and Charlie Parker.

Answer 15

First and foremost Robert Johnson...the Grand Daddy of Blues...but my fav Blues artist of the moment would have to either be Bonnie Rait, John Mayer Trio and McKinley Brown...oh man!!! Luv Blues!!

Answer 16

Miles Davis

Sonny Rollins



I know his band may not technically be blues but I really like old Billy Gibbons stuff - early ZZTop. Especially "Blue Jean Blues".



Duane Allman

Warren Haynes

Jimi Hendrix

Answer 17

The Late Great ZZ Hill

Answer 18

Awright- where are the harp players?



Sonny Boy Williamson I & II

Little Walter

Junior Wells



and for my money the best (and most overlooked) harp player on the planet today: Corky Siegel

Answer 19

ANSWER: What is the best color? SRV (Riviera Paradise),

Mingus, Pete Cetera, ME (lol on bass). C Parker, Nat Cole Trio.

The spectrum is wide and full of GREAT players. It is the diversity in music that makes it so entertaining..

Answer 20

Some that haven't been listed yet:



Charlie Mingus

Ella Fitzgerald

Billie Holiday

John Mayall

Keb' Mo'

Answer 21

Albert King, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Etta James, Oscar Peterson, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald. . .there are so many. . .

Answer 22

You really need to check out Pee Wee Crayton. Other then me mentioning him myself, I think he is never mentioned in any circle of blues conversation I have ever had. He is diffently an unknown hero to people that are new to the world of blues.

Answer 23

some of my favorites -- robert johnson, howlin' wolf, oscar peterson, john coltrane, sonny rollins.



Oh, and Hendrix's interpretation of the blues was incredible, so he definitely makes it onto the list.

Answer 24

Chick Corea, Miles Davis, and Coltrane are my favorite.

Answer 25

All of them. I just love the music and I love anyone who can play it. I listen to the music for music sake and I just appreciate anyone who can put it down better than me.... and that's All of them. To me it's more the music than the man if you know what I mean?

Answer 26

My favorite blues band is:



Stevie Ray.



I don't know much about jazz though.





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Answer 27

wasn't gonna answer this one till i noticed that "Roy Buchanan" hadn't been mentioned yet...he had a"blues guitar" style this is so individual..that he stands alone in his contribution to the whole "blues" world....his raw power & emotion was incredible...nothing mainstream about his work...his career was short ...but his impact was "HUGE".his music is needed to fulfill any collection...without him..you've not yet heard the blues in it's broadest form

Answer 28

alot of good ones mentioned but ther is also grover washington and stanley turentine



and don't forget johnny "guitar" watson.

Answer 29

louie armstrong, ray charles, dizzy gillespie, miles davis

Answer 30

albert king, buddy guy, miles davis, jimmy page, clapton

Answer 31

Gary Moore , and he's from Ireland! LOL! Listen to his guitar though, he has "The Thang".....

Answer 32

I like too many to name.