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Ian Stuart 
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 Posted: September 20 2010 at 17:56 |
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Ian Anderson for me - although Burton Cummings plays a mean flute as well and not nearly enough for my taste. Not exactly "Prog" though ...
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GY!BE
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Posted: September 20 2010 at 17:43 |
1 more vote for the one legged man  Never saw Peter Gabriel playing any wind instrument tough...
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Kojak
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Posted: September 20 2010 at 14:34 |
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I voted Ian Anderson, for his performance with the instrument as well as his playing, but I really rate Adrian Terrazas Gonzalez as a musician, love his playing on the Volta albums.
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Logan
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Posted: September 20 2010 at 13:50 |
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A conspicuous one missing from this list is Didier Malherbe.
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DeKay
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Posted: September 20 2010 at 13:43 |
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Peter Gabriel is my favourite musician and Ian Anderson is the best rock flutist, so...Ian it is
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Logan
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 16:55 |
 snobb wrote:
thehallway wrote:
Formentera Lady wrote:
As Dick Heckstall-Smith, Mel Collins and John Helliwell are not on the list I go for Ian McDonald.
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My exact thought process. |
Yes, strange list. No.1 is Miles Davis, and there are many others after him.
Somewhere after all of them could be Ian Anderson's place.... |
As a trumpeter myself (though I've hardly played since the days of youth orchestra so take calling myself a trumpeter with a pinch of salt), I actually prefer Eddie Henderson's trumpet playing. Course I love Miles Davis. Donald Byrd is another good one (and I certainly his Electric Byrd to be a progressive jazz-rock album -- it was influenced by Bitches Brew). Re Herbie Mann which I mentioned earlier, and was mentioned again in another post, for the purposes of PA which is a large Prog umbrella site, I consider his Stone Flute to be PA suitable.
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Varon
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 16:37 |
It's the list of musicians that played in progbands,
No doubt that Davis is no.1 as well as Coltrane and Rampal
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Would you catch the final words of mine?
Would you catch my words???
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snobb
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 15:54 |
thehallway wrote:
Formentera Lady wrote:
As Dick Heckstall-Smith, Mel Collins and John Helliwell are not on the list I go for Ian McDonald.
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My exact thought process. |
Yes, strange list. No.1 is Miles Davis, and there are many others after him.
Somewhere after all of them could be Ian Anderson's place....
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Moogtron III
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 14:34 |
Of this list, Jimmy Hastings closely followed by Andy Latimer.
Now, I'm a big Camel / Caravan / Canterbury fan. I love that dreamy flute style.
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thehallway
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 10:50 |
Formentera Lady wrote:
As Dick Heckstall-Smith, Mel Collins and John Helliwell are not on the list I go for Ian McDonald.
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My exact thought process.
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ZowieZiggy
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 05:44 |
Dave Jackson without any doubt. He made me love the sax, which was a daunting task (which was a daunting task) and he is also delicate in his flute playing.
Anderson came to flute almost by accident and Peter stopped playing flute after his debut solo album in 77. But they are the two most famous names inthe list.
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Lizzy
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 05:31 |
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Ian hands down.
But I'd also like to mention Paul Minns (oboe and recorder) from Third Ear Band and James Harpham (recorder) from The Wooden O among my personal favourites.
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Varon
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 05:26 |
I don't know why I've forgotten about Mel Collins (big fault)
As to Dick Heckstall-Smith he is rather a jazz performer and if I mentioned him I should mention also Miles Davis , John Coltrane, Herbie Mann etc etc etc .
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Would you catch the final words of mine?
Would you catch my words???
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Formentera Lady
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 05:03 |
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As Dick Heckstall-Smith, Mel Collins and John Helliwell are not on the list I go for Ian McDonald.
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octopus-4
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 02:53 |
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Latimer, then Hastings and Anderson. Mel Collins is missing.
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I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution
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Gandalff
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 02:48 |
Thijs thousand times!
Anderson is overrated, it´s a fact.
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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progvortex
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 02:26 |
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Anderson with Gabriel a close second
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Life is like a beanstalk... isn't it?
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Anderson III
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 02:00 |
progkidjoel wrote:
Toby Driver.
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I wonder if the rest of PA members are tired of me and you putting Toby's name in every thread they can think of. But can they blame us? He needs to be mentioned... Edit: ...on every thread they can think of! 
Edited by Anderson III - September 19 2010 at 02:02
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"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
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Logan
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 00:25 |
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On the list of the ones I know, David Jackson. Lindsay Cooper would have been a very good addition to this list, I think, and would have got my vote (amongst others), plus, I'm sure, a few other people's votes. Michel Berckmans is another one I'd like to mention. I also want to mention the flautists Herbie Mann and Bjorn J:Son Lindh for those unfamiliar with their work.
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spookytooth
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Posted: September 19 2010 at 00:00 |
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I was thinking of choosing Gabriel, but then I decided on Ian Anderson. Ian Anderson is just incredible. Peter Gabriel is also fantastic and has had great moments, but I find myself enjoying Ian Anderson more when it comes to the two playing wind instruments.
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Would you like some Bailey's?
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