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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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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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Roscoe Mitchell

Roscoe Mitchell is an American composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist associated with experimental jazz and con...

American Avant Garde Jazz Aacm

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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Jan Garbarek

Jan Garbarek is a Norwegian saxophonist and composer who came to prominence in the late 1960s through his work with Amer...

Tenor Jazz Nordic Soprano

8.5 Great

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Evan Parker

Evan Parker is a British saxophonist born in 1944 who has been active in free improvisation since the mid-1960s, perform...

Tenor British Jazz Soprano

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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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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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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Bud Shank

Bud Shank was an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist who became a prominent figure in the West Coast cool jazz m...

American Jazz Cool West Coast

7.7 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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Willem Breuker

Willem Breuker was a Dutch saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and musical organizer who lived from 1944 to 2010. He part...

Avant Garde European Tenor Jazz

7.6 Good

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Zbigniew Namyslowski

Zbigniew Namyslowski was a Polish jazz musician, composer, and bandleader, born in 1939 and known primarily as an alto s...

Polish Contemporary European Jazz

7.5 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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Bob Cooper

Bob Cooper (1925–1993) was an American jazz saxophonist and oboist who played a crucial role in the development of the W...

American Tenor Jazz Cool

7.3 Good

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Alan Barnes

Alan Barnes is a British jazz multi-instrumentalist, born in 1959, recognized for his highly proficient performances on...

British Jazz Mainstream Alto

7.2 Good

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Leo Parker

Leo Parker was an American jazz baritone saxophonist known for his significant contributions to the bebop movement durin...

American Jazz 1940S Bebop

7.2 Good

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Fred Ho

Fred Ho was an American baritone saxophonist, composer, and political activist recognized for blending avant-garde jazz...

Avant Garde Political Jazz Asian American

7.2 Good