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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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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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Billy Harper

Billy Harper is an American tenor saxophonist and composer, born in 1943, whose music combines post-bop writing with ele...

American Tenor Jazz Post Bop

8.0 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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Ben Wendel

Ben Wendel is a Canadian-born American jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, pianist, and composer who co-founded the eclectic m...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

7.6 Good

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Odean Pope

Odean Pope is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer born in 1938 and closely associated with Philadelphia. He...

American Philadelphia Tenor Jazz

7.6 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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Chico Freeman

Chico Freeman is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader born in Chicago in 1949. The son of tenor saxoph...

American Chicago Tenor Jazz

7.5 Good

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Ernie Watts

Ernie Watts is an American alto and tenor saxophonist born in 1945. He won two Grammy Awards for his instrumental perfor...

American Studio Tenor Jazz

7.4 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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Chris Cheek

Chris Cheek is an American jazz saxophonist, born in 1968, known primarily for playing tenor and soprano saxophones. Act...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

7.0 Good

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Roxy Coss

American tenor saxophonist born 1987, a New York bandleader and jazz educator who also advocates for gender equity in ja...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

6.9 Fair