Bob Berg Tom Harrel C Walton 1984 

I agree complete. He may not have been as "pyroteknik" as some other contemporary tenor men (tho it wouldn't be fair to say he didn't swing HARDER than most), like Brecker for example, but his sound and phrasing had so much more raw soul and lyricism in it. I love Bob Berg and tho I never met him, his loss is something I feel much sad about at times. When I listen to Brecker, I find he's marvelously talented in terms of facility, swing, tone, he had it all really, but sometimes I'm just like "wtf was that?" A massive wall of notes that have no meaning, really. Flashy, cute even, but not what we need. Bob had that Soul and Presence in his sound that's really individually his. His loss is indescribable.