swap_horiz Charles McPherson Alternatives

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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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Henry Threadgill

Henry Threadgill is an American composer, saxophonist, flutist, and bandleader associated with experimental jazz and Chi...

American Avant Garde Jazz Alto

8.9 Great

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Don Byas

Don Byas was an American tenor saxophonist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, who established himself in the 1940s swing-era ba...

American Tenor Jazz Swing

8.8 Great

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Sonny Stitt

Sonny Stitt was an American jazz saxophonist who recorded prolifically on both alto and tenor saxophone across a career...

American Tenor Jazz Bebop

8.7 Great

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Julius Hemphill

Julius Arthur Hemphill was an American jazz composer and saxophonist known for his work on the alto saxophone. In 1976,...

American Avant Garde Jazz Alto

8.3 Great

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Wardell Gray

Wardell Gray was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who emerged as a prominent figure during the swing and bebop eras of...

American Tenor Jazz 1940S

8.2 Great

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James Moody

James Moody was an American jazz saxophonist and flautist, recognized primarily for his work on the tenor and alto saxop...

American Tenor Jazz Bebop

8.2 Great

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Lucky Thompson

Lucky Thompson (1924-2005) was an American jazz musician who played tenor and soprano saxophone and worked as a composer...

American Tenor Jazz 1940S

8.2 Great

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Lou Donaldson

Lou Donaldson is an American jazz alto saxophonist known for his blues-drenched playing and significant contributions to...

American Jazz Hard Bop Soul Jazz

8.1 Great

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Oliver Lake

Oliver Lake is an American avant-garde jazz alto and soprano saxophonist, flutist, and composer. In the late 1960s, he c...

American Avant Garde Jazz Alto

8.1 Great

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Arthur Blythe

Arthur Blythe was an American jazz alto saxophonist known for his distinctive, keening tone and versatility across both...

American Avant Garde 1970S Jazz

8.0 Great

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Von Freeman

Von Freeman (1922-2012) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist closely associated with Chicago, where he became a respec...

American Chicago Tenor Jazz

7.9 Good

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Serge Chaloff

Serge Chaloff was an American jazz baritone saxophonist who lived from 1923 to 1957 and became an important early expone...

American Jazz Cool Bebop

7.9 Good

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Matana Roberts

Matana Roberts is an American alto saxophonist, composer, improviser, and interdisciplinary artist from Chicago. Roberts...

American Avant Garde Experimental Jazz

7.8 Good

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Sonny Fortune

Sonny Fortune was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist who lived from 1939 to 2018. Best known as an alto saxophonis...

American Jazz Post Bop Soprano

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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Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan was an American jazz alto saxophonist whose career was marked by early promise and a prolonged hiatus due t...

American Jazz West Coast Bebop

7.5 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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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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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