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45 [46.39%]
11 [11.34%]
9 [9.28%]
7 [7.22%]
7 [7.22%]
1 [1.03%]
11 [11.34%]
5 [5.15%]
1 [1.03%]
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    Posted: September 24 2010 at 15:13
Ian McDonald is wonderful. A clear winner. If you haven't listed to it, try Mcdonald and Giles album. Wonderful KC spin off!
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1 - Ian Anderson
2 - David Jackson
3 - Ian McDonald
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Everyone and more (Ian Underwood?) is fine but Ian Anderson is the only one who got to be great  and then actually improved (learned how to play it properly) around Roots To Branches and onward.

Now the funniest "wind" solo - I sincerely hope this is apochryphal but it could be true -  is a piece on a Warren Zevon album, not strictly an instrument really....but ... wind... In the form of a flatus which was recorded, synthesized and used as a solo.

Transcribe that!LOL
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David Gilmour plays sax (On an Island and Live in Gdansk)
Rick Wright played trombone (Jugband Blues).

Two great missings from the list.
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Originally posted by Anderson III Anderson III wrote:

Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:

Toby Driver.


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. LOL
But can they blame us? He needs to be mentioned...


Edit: ...on every thread they can think of! Wink


It's not our fault he's so good and does so much amazing and diverse work!
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and how about Barbara Thomspon?


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First of all, it's outrageous that Mel Collins was excluded from this poll. Outrageous! With that said, it's got to be Jimmy Hastings for his work on Caravan and Squire's Fish Out of Water. F'ing awesome. And be more careful next time.
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I've no particular preference but where is Didier Malherbe?
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Ian Anderson. 
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I voted for Jimmy Hastings, his solos are so tasteful that leave me breathless.
Anyway, no one can deny that Ian Anderson IS the flute player in rock, although Thijs Van Leer is better in technique and even in feeling.
I'd also love to remember the Gryphon's couple of Richard Harvey (recorders, crumhorns, clarinet) and Brian Gulland (bassoon, crumhorns, recorders), two guys I had the chance to meet personally some time ago.
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Bloomdidoo! his playing on Mother Gong's "Fairy Tales" alone is out of this world. and he definitely is the one who plays the biggest variety of wind instruments. in this video he plays a doudouk (also spelled duduk), an Armenian flute::

multi--instrumentalist Roland Schaeffer is also missing on the list; he plays saxes, nagaswaram, guitar and acoustic bass, and amazingly all equally well. here a video with Roland Schaefferf:

I would also like to mention Robert Calvert of Catapilla and Mother Gong (not to be confused with the Hawkwind singer of the same name). here a videoi of him:

also Theo Travis of Gong:


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If the question would had been about the best wind instrument performer in Prog, would probably had voted for for Thijs Van Leer.

But Peter Gabriel is my favourite artist of the list (Mainly ecause his vocals, composition) who also plays a wind instrument.
 
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David Jackson barely beats Ian Anderson for me.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

A conspicuous one missing from this list is Didier Malherbe.

Another missing person is Yochk'o Seffer.


Absolutely!

A windy musician I wouldn't expect to find on this list is Mr. Methane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFLw8aH-M2w

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Points: 37228 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2010 at 20:20
Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

A conspicuous one missing from this list is Didier Malherbe.

Another missing person is Yochk'o Seffer.


Absolutely!

A windy musician I wouldn't expect to find on this list is Mr. Methane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFLw8aH-M2w
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Originally posted by GY!BE GY!BE wrote:

1 more vote for the one legged manLOL Never saw Peter Gabriel playing any wind instrument tough...


Flute, all over Genesis. Just listen to that flute solo at the end of Selling England (the song) and let the soothing melody sway your vote.
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2010 at 19:25
Out of the prog choices, Thijis over Anderson slightly.  I really like Steve Hackett's brother, John.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

A conspicuous one missing from this list is Didier Malherbe.

Another missing person is Yochk'o Seffer.
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