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Originally posted by Formentera Lady Formentera Lady wrote:

As Dick Heckstall-Smith, Mel Collins and John Helliwell are not on the list I go for Ian McDonald.

My exact thought process.
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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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Points: 3584 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 15:54
Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:


Originally posted by Formentera Lady Formentera Lady wrote:

As Dick Heckstall-Smith, Mel Collins and John Helliwell are not on the list I go for Ian McDonald.

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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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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Points: 37232 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2010 at 16:55
Originally posted by snobb snobb wrote:

Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:


Originally posted by Formentera Lady Formentera Lady wrote:

As Dick Heckstall-Smith, Mel Collins and John Helliwell are not on the list I go for Ian McDonald.

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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Peter Gabriel is my favourite musician and Ian Anderson is the best rock flutist, so...Ian it is
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A conspicuous one missing from this list is Didier Malherbe.
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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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1 more vote for the one legged manLOL Never saw Peter Gabriel playing any wind instrument tough...
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Points: 95 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2010 at 17:56
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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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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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 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: 37232 		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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Points: 28772 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2010 at 20:22
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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David Jackson barely beats Ian Anderson for me.
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Points: 19557 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2010 at 22:07

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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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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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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Ian Anderson. 
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