July-15th-2007, 12:41 PM
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The most recorded jazz musicians
In the liner notes of his new album, "Dear Miles," it is noted that Ron Carter is the 5th most recorded jazz musician ever. It is added that he is the only one of the 5 who is still alive.
But there was no naming of the top 4.
It would be a curious thing to know. Two of my guesses would be Billy Higgins and Milt Hinton.
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July-15th-2007, 12:42 PM
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Last edited by BlueMiles; July-17th-2007 at 12:46 PM.
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July-15th-2007, 07:13 PM
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Ray Brown?
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July-15th-2007, 08:08 PM
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Milt Hinton.
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July-15th-2007, 09:01 PM
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I thought you meant "reco-redded".
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July-15th-2007, 09:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueMiles
In the liner notes of his new album, "Dear Miles," it is noted that Ron Carter is the 5th most recorded jazz musician ever. It is added that he is the only one of the 5 who is still alive.
But there was no naming of the top 4.
It would be a curious thing to know. Two of my guesses would be Billy Higgins and Milt Hinton.
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How recent are the liners. Michael Brecker died not long ago.
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July-15th-2007, 09:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sand
How recent are the liners. Michael Brecker died not long ago.
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Wouldn't matter--there's no way a horn soloist could beat out a rhythm section player. It'll be drummers & bassists.
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July-15th-2007, 11:12 PM
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Hank Jones, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson and Barry Galbraith recorded practically nonstop in the 1950s so I am sure they are high up there, with Hinton probably being near the top.
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July-16th-2007, 02:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nate Dorward
Wouldn't matter--there's no way a horn soloist could beat out a rhythm section player. It'll be drummers & bassists.
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Good point. Possibly pianists, too.
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July-16th-2007, 11:47 AM
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Among living musicians, Oscar Peterson must be way up there--at least for pianists.
I could see the top 10 (at least) being bassists and drummers.
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July-16th-2007, 11:51 AM
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There was an article in Downbeat in a recent issue (last 4 months?) that mentioned some new discography. It mentioned a few, if not all, of the top ten. Milt Hinton was number one, and if my memory serves me correctly George Duvivier and Ray Brown were in the top ten too. I'm in the process of moving so I don't feel like searching for past issues, but if anyone is game, the last 4 months or so should have it. It's in the news section I believe.
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July-16th-2007, 12:27 PM
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one of the 'penguin guides to jazz on cd' mentioned in the index that ray brown was on the most entries, followed by billy higgins if I remember correctly.
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July-16th-2007, 12:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nate Dorward
Wouldn't matter--there's no way a horn soloist could beat out a rhythm section player. It'll be drummers & bassists.
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Michael Brecker was often referred to as the most recorded studio musician during the 80'ies and 90'ies. On recordings that clearly can be archived as jazz recordings you would right, I believe.
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July-16th-2007, 04:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Yanow
Hank Jones, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson and Barry Galbraith recorded practically nonstop in the 1950s so I am sure they are high up there, with Hinton probably being near the top.
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It's interesting to see Barry Galbraith's name here. He was a remarkable musician and a very nice man (I had the pleasure of meeting him and hanging out a bit at his cabin with him when I still lived in Vermont.) Yes, he must rank up there in terms of prolifically recorded players although his name is - unfortunately - not mentioned very often these days.
Another name that springs to mind is Grady Tate. When I first got "serious" about jazz it seemed that he was the drummer on darned near every album I bought.
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July-17th-2007, 02:50 AM
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Clark Terry's discography is about 120 pages long.... see http://clarkterry.com
Remember a lot of jazz musicians also did and included on soundtracks.
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July-17th-2007, 01:21 PM
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Stats on the cats under 50 would also be interesting. 
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July-17th-2007, 01:26 PM
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It seems like people are implicitly ignoring "unofficial recordings".
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