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Charlie Parker
1920–1955
John Coltrane
1926–1967
Sonny Rollins
Stan Getz
1927–1991
Cannonball Adderley
1928–1975
Ornette Coleman
1930–2015
Dexter Gordon
1923–1990
Lester Young
1909–1959
Coleman Hawkins
1904–1969
Wayne Shorter
1933–2023
Illinois Jacquet
1922–2004
Benny Carter
1907–2003
Joe Henderson
1937–2001
Gerry Mulligan
1927–1996
Johnny Hodges
1907–1970
Leo Pellegrino
Michael Brecker
1949–2007
Pharoah Sanders
1940–2022
Sidney Bechet
1897–1959
Ben Webster
1909–1973
Kenny G
Paul Desmond
1924–1977
Lee Konitz
1927–2020
Pepper Adams
1930–1986
Eric Alexander
Chris Potter
Sonny Stitt
1924–1982
Art Pepper
1925–1982
Yusef Lateef
1920–2013
David Sanborn
1945–2024
Earl Bostic
1913–1965
Eddie Davis
1922–1986
Jackie McLean
1931–2006
Hank Mobley
1930–1986
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1935–1977
Joshua Redman
Zoot Sims
1925–1985
Albert Ayler
1936–1970
Al Cohn
1925–1988
Gene Ammons
1925–1974
Gato Barbieri
1932–2016
Lou Donaldson
Benny Golson
Ike Quebec
1918–1963
Arthur Blythe
1940–2017
Hank Crawford
1934–2009
Sam Rivers
1923–2011
Gary Bartz
Jimmy Heath
1926–2020
Jan Garbarek
Joe Lovano
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Who is the most famous saxophone player?
Charlie Parker is often cited as the greatest saxophone player in history. Parker, nicknamed Yardbird, or Bird for short, elevated jazz from entertaining dance music to the highest form of spontaneous artistic expression.
What is a saxophone player called?
saxophonist. /sækˈsɑː.fən.ɪst/ uk. /sækˈsɒf.
Who was the famous saxophone player in the 80s?
In the 1980s, smooth jazz saxophonists such as Kenny G (Kenny Gorelick, soprano, alto, tenor), Bob Mintzer (tenor) and David Sanborn (alto, soprano) played a radio-friendly style of fusion called smooth jazz. Other notable smooth jazz saxophonists include Dave Koz, Jeff Kashiwa, and Brandon Fields.
Who is the best smooth jazz sax player?
We can't discuss any type of Smooth Music without mentioning Kenny G. He is one of the best known saxophonists to have recorded smooth jazz, yet there are many other musicians including Bob James, David Sanborn, Chuck Mangione, and Chuck Baker that play a similar melodic style.
In the 1950s, sax players like tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins broke new ground in jazz, infusing their music with rhythm and blues, modal, ...