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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Eddie Davis

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who lived from 1922 to 1986. Known for a forceful, blues-in...

American Tenor Jazz Swing

7.9 Good

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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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John Handy

John Handy is an American jazz alto saxophonist, singer, and composer known for blending hard bop structures with avant-...

American Jazz 1960S Hard Bop

7.7 Good

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Hank Crawford

Hank Crawford was an American alto saxophonist, arranger, and bandleader whose work connected jazz, blues, gospel, and r...

American Jazz Soul Jazz Alto

7.7 Good

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Sonny Criss

Sonny Criss was an American jazz alto saxophonist who lived from 1927 to 1977 and developed his career largely on the We...

American Jazz West Coast Hard Bop

7.7 Good

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David Newman

David "Fathead" Newman was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist who lived from 1933 to 2009. He became widely known...

American Tenor Jazz Soul Jazz

7.6 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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Bunky Green

Bunky Green is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator recognized for his distinctive, harmonically advanced appr...

American Chicago Jazz Hard Bop

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