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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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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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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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Dave Liebman

Dave Liebman is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist who plays both the soprano and tenor saxophones. He is highly...

American Contemporary Tenor Jazz

8.3 Great

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Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane is an American jazz saxophonist who plays both tenor and soprano saxophones, and is the son of legendary m...

American Contemporary Tenor 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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Jane Ira Bloom

Jane Ira Bloom is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer known for her work in modern creative jazz. She pion...

American Contemporary Experimental Jazz

7.6 Good

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Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson is an American jazz saxophonist, born in 1961, who performs primarily on alto and soprano saxophones. He ha...

American Jazz Soprano Mainstream

7.5 Good

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Grover Washington Jr.

Grover Washington Jr. was an American saxophonist who played a pivotal role in establishing the smooth jazz and jazz-fun...

American Tenor Jazz Smooth Jazz

7.4 Good

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Adrian Rollini

Adrian Rollini was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist best known for his mastery of the bass saxophone during the 19...

American Novelty Jazz 1920S

7.4 Good

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Paul Winter

Paul Winter, born in 1939, is an American saxophonist and composer known for his work on soprano saxophone and his integ...

American Jazz Soprano Alto

7.3 Good

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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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Najee

Najee is an American jazz saxophonist and flautist whose work is commonly associated with contemporary jazz and crossove...

American Tenor Jazz Smooth Jazz

6.3 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