Your Top Ten Tenors

John Coltrane 10% (261 votes)
Sonny Rollins 8% (221 votes)
Hank Mobley 7% (200 votes)
Dexter Gordon 7% (185 votes)
Wayne Shorter 6% (157 votes)
Joe Henderson 6% (154 votes)
Coleman Hawkins 4% (114 votes)
Stan Getz 4% (100 votes)
Ben Webster 4% (99 votes)
Tina Brooks 3% (76 votes)
Booker Ervin 3% (71 votes)
Johnny Griffin 3% (70 votes)
Lester Young (late entry) 2% (66 votes)
Archie Shepp 2% (62 votes)
Stanley Turrentine 2% (61 votes)
Ornette Coleman 2% (60 votes)
Yusef Lateef 2% (55 votes)
Sam Rivers 2% (55 votes)
Zoot Sims 2% (53 votes)
Sonny Stitt 2% (52 votes)
Benny Golson 2% (49 votes)
Ike Quebec 2% (46 votes)
Harold Land 2% (43 votes)
John Gilmore 2% (42 votes)
Tubby Hayes 1% (40 votes)
Pharoah Sanders (late entry) 1% (37 votes)
Charlie Rouse 1% (35 votes)
Paul Gonsalves 1% (29 votes)
Warne Marsh 1% (29 votes)
Albert Ayler (late entry) 1% (28 votes)
Eddie Lockjaw Davis 1% (25 votes)
Gigi Gryce 1% (22 votes)
Barney Wilen 1% (22 votes)
Clifford Jordan (late entry) 1% (22 votes)
Illinois Jacquet 1% (15 votes)
J.R. Monterose <1% (12 votes)
Richie Kamuca <1% (9 votes)
Jimmy Heath (late entry) <1% (7 votes)
Other 2% 41 votes

Total Votes: 2,725

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3 Comments

Bunker Spreckels - 11 years ago

Lester Young, Don Byas, George Coleman, Wardell Gray, Jimmy Heath, Clifford Jordan, Joe Lovano, David "Fathead" Newman, Charlie Rouse, Bennie Maupin?
Mick Steels - 11 years ago

If Ornette makes the short list why not Bird? Most glaring omission along with Prez is Albert Ayler
Edo Essed - 11 years ago

Do I miss something? Am I too stupid? Am I deaf? Are you collectors a special breed? Lester Young. Lester Young. Lester Young. Lester Young. Lester Young. Lester Young. Lester Young. Lester Young. Lester Young. Lester Young.

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