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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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Marcel Mule

Marcel Mule was a French classical saxophonist and teacher who played a central role in establishing the saxophone as a...

Classical French Concert Alto

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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Sigurd Raschèr

Sigurd Rascher was a German-born classical saxophonist who later became an American citizen and played an important role...

Classical Concert Alto German American

8.4 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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Jean-Marie Londeix

Jean-Marie Londeix is a French classical saxophonist and pedagogue who served as a professor of saxophone at the Bordeau...

Classical French Concert Alto

8.3 Great

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Paquito D'Rivera

Paquito D'Rivera is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and bandleader, born in Havana in 1948. He...

Jazz Latin Jazz Clarinet Alto

8.3 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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Miguel Zenón

Miguel Zenón is a Puerto Rican alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator born in 1976. His music combines mod...

Contemporary Jazz Latin Jazz Alto

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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Maceo Parker

Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul alto saxophonist celebrated for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 197...

American Funk Alto James Brown

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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Daniel Deffayet

Daniel Deffayet was a French classical saxophonist and influential educator who significantly advanced the instrument's...

Classical French Concert Alto

7.9 Good

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Manu Dibango

Manu Dibango was a Cameroonian saxophonist, vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader who lived from 1933 to 2020. His musi...

Tenor World Alto Cameroonian

7.5 Good

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Lakecia Benjamin

Lakecia Benjamin is an American jazz alto saxophonist born in New York in 1981. Her musical style frequently blends trad...

American Contemporary Jazz Funk

7.3 Good

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Candy Dulfer

Candy Dulfer is a Dutch funk and jazz alto saxophonist who rose to international fame after collaborating with Prince in...

Pop Jazz Funk Dutch

6.9 Fair

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Gilad Atzmon

Gilad Atzmon is an Israeli-born British jazz saxophonist, writer, and novelist born in 1963. He plays soprano, alto, ten...

Jazz Soprano World Alto

6.4 Fair