BSAT Semifinals: Charles Mingus vs. John Coltrane

[satiemaniac]

Both are singular geniuses with a wide variety of genre explorations and very high highs with few, if any, lows. Still, I can't think of many artists who can make so many albums of tip-top caliber in highly divergent styles like Coltrane's collab with Johnny Hartman, Ascension, Giant Steps, and the Olatunji Concert, not to mention the masterful A Love Supreme. Mingus is no slouch, but he's no Coltrane.

and they're neither Sun Ra

[Mercury]

Really love music by both, but I'm easily going with Coltrane here. He just has had more albums that have knocked me out.
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[SuedeSwede]

Mingus.
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[nutso42]

I'm going Mingus for this. Both rank amongst my favorite jazz musicians (duh!), but Mingus wins this by a nose.