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  2. Crocodile clip - Wikipedia

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    A crocodile clip or alligator clip [1] is a plier-like spring-tensioned metal clip with elongated, serrated jaws that is used for creating a temporary electrical connection. This simple mechanical device gets its name from the resemblance of its serrated jaws to the toothed jaws of a crocodile or alligator .

  3. Alto flute - Wikipedia

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    While there is no exact date that the alto flute was created, large flutes have existed for several hundred years. [1] Some problems with early alto flute design included the long length of the tube, troublesome cross fingerings, inconsistent intonation, finger holes that were too wide across, and how far one’s arm had to be stretched in order to reach the finger holes, particularly in the ...

  4. Alto saxophone - Wikipedia

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    The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E ♭ , smaller than the B ♭ tenor but larger than the B ♭ soprano .

  5. Western concert flute family - Wikipedia

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    The alto flute. The alto flute is characterized by its distinct, mellow tone in the lower portion of its range. The tube of the alto flute is considerably thicker and longer than a C flute and requires more breath from the player. However, this gives it a greater dynamic presence in the bottom octave and a half of its range.

  6. Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone Master and 'Alligator ... - AOL

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    Donaldson enjoyed several hits, including covers of "Ode to Billie Joe" and "It's Your Thing"

  7. Bud Shank - Wikipedia

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    Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) [1] was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. He spent the 1960s as a first-call studio ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Kenny Garrett - Wikipedia

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    Kenny Garrett was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 9, 1960.He attended Mackenzie High School.His father was a carpenter who played tenor saxophone as a hobby. Garrett's own career as a saxophonist took off when he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra, under the leadership of Mercer Ellington,