Glad to see Thelonious Monk's name crop up in the fave pianists list.
His playing and creativity just knock me out.
Funky, cheeky, tender, swingin' - he could do it all.
One other name I *didn't* see but have to mention - Claude Debussy. If I
was pushed for my single favourite piano player/composer, it would
probably be him. Unbeatable.
Other honourable mentions: Keith Jarret, Joni, Fats Waller.
Guitarists:
In the beginning was the word, and the word was Hendrix!
... OK, there were plenty of others before him (Django, C. Christian),
but as far as rock/pop/blues guitar goes, Hendrix comes first in my list
- no-one else comes close.
Others: Zappa, Larry Carlton, Andy Summers, Neil Young, Brian May
Bassists:
Paul McCartney, Jaco, Sting, Chuck Rainey ...
Howard
