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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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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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Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre was an American jazz composer, arranger, clarinetist, and saxophonist who lived from 1921 to 2008. He wrot...

American Tenor Jazz Cool

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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Dave Liebman

Dave Liebman is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist who plays both the soprano and tenor saxophones. He is highly...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

8.3 Great

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Stanley Turrentine

Stanley Turrentine was an American tenor saxophonist who lived from 1934 to 2000 and became closely associated with soul...

American Tenor Jazz Blues

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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Dewey Redman

Dewey Redman was an American jazz saxophonist and composer who lived from 1931 to 2006. Primarily associated with the te...

Free American Avant Garde Tenor

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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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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Lew Tabackin

Lew Tabackin is an American jazz musician known for both tenor saxophone and flute. Born in 1940, he co-led the Toshiko...

American Tenor Jazz Mainstream

7.7 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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Houston Person

Houston Person is an American tenor saxophonist, born in 1934, whose playing is associated with soul jazz, hard bop, and...

American Tenor Jazz Mainstream

7.5 Good

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Plas Johnson

Plas Johnson is an American saxophonist who established himself as a highly prolific studio musician in Los Angeles duri...

American Studio Tenor Jazz

7.3 Good

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Ricky Ford

Ricky Ford is an American jazz tenor saxophonist born in 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts. He came to prominence in the lat...

American Tenor Jazz Post Bop

7.3 Good

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Joel Frahm

Joel Frahm is an American jazz tenor saxophonist recognized for his technical fluency and versatile playing style. Born...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

7.2 Good

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Pete Christlieb

Pete Christlieb is an American jazz tenor saxophonist born in 1945, recognized for his robust tone and mainstream jazz i...

American Tenor Jazz West Coast

7.1 Good

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Harry Allen

Harry Allen is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in 1966, whose playing is rooted in swing and mainstream jazz tr...

American Tenor Jazz Swing

7.0 Good

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Seldon Powell

Seldon Powell was an American tenor saxophonist and flautist born in 1928 and deceased in 1997. His career covered swing...

American Studio Tenor Jazz

6.9 Fair