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Harry Carney

Harry Carney was an American jazz musician best known for playing the baritone saxophone in the Duke Ellington orchestra...

American Jazz Swing Ellington

9.2 Excellent

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Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz was an American alto saxophonist and a prominent figure in the cool jazz movement of the 1940s and 1950s. He...

American Jazz Cool Alto

9.1 Excellent

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John Surman

John Surman is a British jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer recognized for his proficiency on the baritone and sopr...

British Jazz Soprano Ecm

8.0 Great

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Joe Harriott

Joe Harriott was a Jamaican-born British jazz alto saxophonist and composer. In the late 1950s, he developed an original...

Free Jazz British Jazz Caribbean

8.0 Great

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Charles McPherson

Charles McPherson is an American jazz alto saxophonist, born in 1939, whose playing is rooted in the bebop tradition ass...

American Jazz Bebop Mainstream

7.8 Good

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Peter King

Peter King was a British alto saxophonist, born in 1940, who became a prominent figure in modern British jazz. His playi...

British Jazz Bebop Mainstream

7.8 Good

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Bobby Wellins

Bobby Wellins was a Scottish jazz tenor saxophonist who lived from 1936 to 2016. He became closely associated with piani...

Tenor British Jazz 1960S

7.6 Good

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Don Rendell

Don Rendell was a British jazz saxophonist and flautist who lived from 1926 to 2015. Primarily known for tenor saxophone...

Tenor British Jazz 1950S

7.6 Good

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Gary Smulyan

Gary Smulyan is an American jazz musician, born in 1956, whose primary instrument is the baritone saxophone. He has been...

American Jazz Hard Bop Mainstream

7.6 Good

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Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson is an American jazz saxophonist, born in 1961, who performs primarily on alto and soprano saxophones. He ha...

American Jazz Soprano Mainstream

7.5 Good

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Tony Coe

Tony Coe (born 1934) is a British jazz musician known for his work on the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, and clarin...

Classical Tenor British Jazz

7.4 Good

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Vincent Herring

Vincent Herring is an American alto saxophonist born in 1964 who established himself as a leading voice in hard bop and...

American Jazz Hard Bop Mainstream

7.4 Good

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Ronnie Cuber

Ronnie Cuber (1941–2022) was an American baritone saxophonist renowned for his commanding tone and contributions to hard...

American Jazz Hard Bop Mainstream

7.4 Good

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Soweto Kinch

Soweto Kinch is a British alto saxophonist, rapper, and broadcaster who fuses jazz improvisation with hip-hop lyricism,...

Contemporary British Jazz Hip Hop Jazz

7.3 Good

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Iain Ballamy

Iain Ballamy is a British jazz saxophonist and composer, noted as a founding member of the large ensemble Loose Tubes in...

Contemporary British Jazz Fusion

7.3 Good

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Elton Dean

Elton Dean (1945–2006) was a British alto saxophonist and saxello player best known for his tenure with the progressive...

Jazz Rock British Jazz Alto

7.3 Good

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Stan Sulzmann

Stan Sulzmann is a British jazz saxophonist and flutist born in 1948 who has been an active and influential figure in th...

Contemporary Tenor British Jazz

7.2 Good

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Ronnie Scott

Ronnie Scott (1927–1996) was a British tenor saxophonist who co-founded Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London's Soho in 195...

Tenor British Jazz 1950S

7.1 Good

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Ray Warleigh

Ray Warleigh was an Australian-born British jazz musician, best known as an alto saxophonist and flutist. Born in 1938,...

British Jazz 1960S Mainstream

7.1 Good

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Richie Cole

Richie Cole was an American jazz alto saxophonist associated with bebop and an energetic performance style he called Alt...

American Jazz Bebop Mainstream

7.0 Good