swap_horiz Eddie Davis Alternatives

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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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Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons was an American tenor saxophonist born in Chicago in 1925 and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons...

American Chicago Tenor Jazz

8.5 Great

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Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet (1922-2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing, jump blues, and early rhythm...

American Tenor Jazz Swing

8.4 Great

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Booker Ervin

Booker Ervin was an American jazz tenor saxophonist recognized for his robust, blues-inflected hard bop style. Originall...

American Tenor Jazz Blues

8.1 Great

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Paul Gonsalves

Paul Gonsalves was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who lived from 1920 to 1974 and spent much of his career in Duke E...

American Tenor Jazz Swing

8.1 Great

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Chu Berry

Chu Berry, born Leon Brown Berry in 1908, was an American tenor saxophonist prominent during the swing era. He performed...

American Tenor Jazz 1930S

8.0 Great

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Clifford Jordan

Clifford Jordan (1931-1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Chicago. Emerging during the hard bop era, he...

American Chicago Tenor Jazz

7.9 Good

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Harold Land

Harold Land was an American tenor saxophonist whose warm, controlled tone became associated with hard bop and West Coast...

American Tenor Jazz West Coast

7.9 Good

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Herschel Evans

Herschel Evans (1909-1939) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist associated most closely with the Count Basie Orchestra...

American Tenor Jazz Swing

7.9 Good

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Bob Berg

Bob Berg was an American jazz tenor saxophonist recognized for his robust, hard-bop and post-bop style. He first gained...

American Tenor Jazz Fusion

7.8 Good

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Arnett Cobb

Arnett Cobb was an American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Houston, Texas, widely recognized for his robust, hard-swingi...

American Tenor Jazz Texas

7.7 Good

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Frank Foster

Frank Foster was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger who lived from 1928 to 2011. He became close...

American Tenor Jazz Hard Bop

7.7 Good

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Steve Grossman

Steve Grossman was an American jazz saxophonist who played tenor and soprano saxophone and worked in post-bop, hard bop,...

American Tenor Jazz Hard Bop

7.7 Good

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Flip Phillips

Flip Phillips was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his energetic, hard-driving performances during the...

American Tenor Jazz Swing

7.6 Good

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Eric Alexander

Eric Alexander is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in 1968 in Galesburg, Illinois. He is associated with the har...

American Tenor Jazz Hard Bop

7.6 Good

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Bud Freeman

Bud Freeman was an American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader who lived from 1906 to 1991. Primarily known as a te...

American Chicago Tenor Jazz

7.6 Good

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Buddy Tate

Buddy Tate (1913–2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his tenure with the Count Basie Orchestra....

American Tenor Jazz Swing

7.5 Good

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Junior Cook

Junior Cook (1934–1992) was an American tenor saxophonist best known for his tenure in Horace Silver's quintet from 1958...

American Tenor Jazz Hard Bop

7.4 Good

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Jimmy Forrest

Jimmy Forrest was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues tenor saxophonist whose career spanned from the swing era into m...

American Tenor Jazz R&b

7.2 Good

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Harold Vick

Harold Vick was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and session musician whose career spanned from the 1960s until his de...

American Tenor Jazz Hard Bop

7.2 Good