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2. Stan Getz - Wikipedia

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   Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski, February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as " The Sound " because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody ...

3. Jerry Bergonzi - Wikipedia

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   Musician, composer, educator. Instrument (s) Tenor saxophone, piano. Years active. 1970–present. Labels. Double-Time, Not Fat, Savant, Red, Label Bleu. Jerry Bergonzi at the Aarhus Jazz Festival in 2016. Jerry Bergonzi (born October 21, 1947) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and educator.

4. List of jazz saxophonists - Wikipedia

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   Jazz saxophonists are musicians who play various types of saxophones (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone etc.) in jazz and its associated subgenres. The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 20th century, influenced by both movements of musicians that became the subgenres and by particularly influential sax players who helped reshape ...

5. Clifford Jordan - Wikipedia

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   Clifford Jordan. Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) [1] was an American jazz tenor saxophone player and composer. Originally from Chicago, Jordan later moved to New York City, where he recorded extensively in addition to touring across both Europe and Africa. He recorded and performed with Art Farmer, Horace Silver ...

6. David Murray (saxophonist) - Wikipedia

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   David Murray (saxophonist) David Keith Murray[1] (born February 19, 1955) [2] is an American jazz saxophonist and composer who performs mostly on tenor and bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s. [3] He lives in New York City.

7. David "Fathead" Newman - Wikipedia

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   David " Fathead " Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) [1] was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and early 1960s recordings by Ray Charles. The AllMusic Guide to Jazz wrote that "there have not ...

8. Scott Hamilton (musician) - Wikipedia

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   Tenor saxophone. Years active. 1970s–present. Website. scotthamiltonsax.com. Scott Hamilton (born September 12, 1954) [1] is an American jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing and straight-ahead jazz. His eldest son, Shō Īmura, is the vocalist of the Japanese rock band Okamoto's. [2][3]

9. Tyrone Washington (musician) - Wikipedia

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   Career. Prior to recording albums as leader, Washington recorded on Silver's album The Jody Grind [3] and recorded a soul jazz album with organist Larry Young. [4][5] His first album as leader, for which he is best known, was Natural Essence, recorded for Blue Note in 1967. [6] Natural Essence was followed by two more albums, Roots and Do Right ...