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  2. Illinois Jacquet - Wikipedia

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    Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) [1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. [2] He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad."

  3. 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 ...

  4. Paul Gonsalves - Wikipedia

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    Paul Gonsalves (() July 12, 1920 – () May 15, 1974) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist [1] best known for his association with Duke Ellington.At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Gonsalves played a 27-chorus solo in the middle of Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue," [2] a performance credited with revitalizing Ellington's waning career in the 1950s.

  5. Plas Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Plas John Johnson Jr. (/ p l æ z /) (born July 21, 1931) [1] is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sax as well as various flutes and clarinets.

  6. Dexter Gordon - Wikipedia

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    Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant".

  7. List of concert works for saxophone - Wikipedia

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    Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra (1992)—Eric Ewazen; Concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra with piano obbligato (2007)—David DeBoor Canfield "Graffiti Play", concerto for Tenor Saxophone, contemporary Jazz Trio (ts, bs, drs) & chamber orchestra (2014)—Esa Pietilä; Concerto for tenor saxophone and small orchestra (2015 ...

  8. Benny Golson - Wikipedia

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    Benny Golson (January 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024) was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career.

  9. Category:American jazz tenor saxophonists - Wikipedia

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