Lester Young Or Coleman Hawkins?

[Chas]

Prez or Hawk? The best answer gets a compilation CD I'll whip up and mail to you.

 

[Nathan Dodge]

I prefer Ben Webster! However, between Prez and Bean I'll choose Prez because his sound is more appealing to me (more modern-sounding, I guess) and his influence can be heard in so many Bop players who succeeded him.