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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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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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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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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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Greg Osby

Greg Osby is an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer who co-founded the M-Base collective in Brooklyn during the...

American Contemporary M Base Jazz

7.8 Good

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Matana Roberts

Matana Roberts is an American alto saxophonist, composer, improviser, and interdisciplinary artist from Chicago. Roberts...

American Avant Garde Experimental Jazz

7.8 Good

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Sonny Fortune

Sonny Fortune was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist who lived from 1939 to 2018. Best known as an alto saxophonis...

American Jazz Post Bop Soprano

7.8 Good

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Charles McPherson

Charles McPherson is an American jazz alto saxophonist, born in 1939, whose playing is rooted in the bebop tradition ass...

American Jazz Bebop Mainstream

7.8 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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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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Earl Bostic

Earl Bostic was an American alto saxophonist, bandleader, and arranger whose career connected swing, jazz, rhythm and bl...

American Jazz R&b Swing

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 Sanborn

David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist whose energetic and blues-inflected playing style brought him widespread c...

American Jazz Smooth Jazz Fusion

7.4 Good

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Boney James

Boney James is an American saxophonist, composer, and producer associated with contemporary or smooth jazz. His music co...

American Pop Tenor Jazz

6.5 Fair

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Dave Koz

Dave Koz is an American saxophonist, composer, record producer, and radio personality associated with contemporary and s...

American Pop Jazz Smooth Jazz

6.4 Fair

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Kenny G

Kenny G is the stage name of American saxophonist Kenneth Gorelick, born in Seattle, Washington. He is primarily known f...

American Pop Jazz Smooth Jazz

5.9 Mediocre