Whose the best at:?????

kungfumonk007

Just for fun. whose the best:

1. Technically virtuosic?
2. Composer?
3. Soulful Improviser?
4. Best under 25?
5. Best Tone?
6. Most Authentic Django sound?
7. Most Ground-Breaking?

Jazzaferri

By what standard are you judging best....the most notes per chorus for technical virtuoso.

Or is the question whoone likes the mosr.

kungfumonk007

You can use whatever standard suits you. I'm interested to hear what people think.

MichaelHorowitz

Well...in 1935 the winner for all of those categories would have been DJANGO!

Buco

I'm guessing you don't want to include Django in any on these?
Otherwise it's like Michael said, or at least there wouldn't be much room for other candidates.
To me, and I'm just listing what comes to mind at this moment, it's like this;
1. Joscho Stephane
2. Dorado Schmitt
3. Gonzalo Bergara
4. Olli Soikkeli
5. Angelo Debarre
6.
7. Bireli Lagrene

Ok, I don't think any of these top guys would wanna be known for most authentic Django sound so that's why I left it empty. And honestly no one even comes to mind. Who can even come close without being a total copy cat? I remember when I was watching "life after Django" and Tchavolo was telling Romane how when he heard him the first time he thought he was a good player but he sounded way too much like Django, and Romane was smiling and nodding as in "yup I'm guilty".
Or maybe you're after something completely different in this category and I'm missing the point?
One more thing, to me no one has ever surpassed soulfulness of Django's playing, I still enjoy the most by far when I'm listening to the master.

Buco

Jazzaferri

Michael Horowitz wrote:

Well...in 1935 the winner for all of those categories would have been DJANGO!

1 Franz Liszt
Ludwig von Beethoven
JS Bach
Amadeus Mozart
5 still listening
6 Oscar Aleman
7 Igor Stravinski

frater

At present my favorite living composer in this style is Antoine Boyer... but Sèbastien Ginaux is mighty good too!

klaatu

6 Fapy Lafertin

frater

Agreed.

kungfumonk007

1. Joscho Stephan
2. Gonzalo Bergara
3. For me there are individual performances but no individual guitarist
4. Olli Soikelli
5. no clue
6. Fapy
7. I guess that question is kind of redundant - I think Joscho is innovative as a improviser, and Gonzalo as a composer.

Bones

Well, that's a tough one because there are so many great players.

Of course, THE MASTER knocks it out of the park in all categories.

For contemporaries for me (not that I have heard a wide selection of players):

1. Stochelo/Angelo
2. Gonzalo
3. Gonzalo
4. ?
5. Stochelo/Angelo
6. Fapy
7. Bireli

Also, what would be the categories for the various styles of rhythm (not to hijack the thread but it's so important). May need to start a new thread for that one.