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Revision as of 17:43, 29 July 2005

Famous or notable saxophone players and groups include:

Name Timespan Soprano Alto Tenor Baritone Genre
George Adams 1940-1992 X Jazz
Pepper Adams 1930-1986 X Jazz
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley 1928-1975 X X Jazz
Eric Alexander 1968-     X Jazz
Lee Allen 1926-1994 X R&B
Marshall Allen 1924-     X Jazz
Joey Ambrose
Gene Ammons 1925-1974 X Jazz
Albert Ayler 1936-1970 X X Jazz
Gato Barbieri 1934-     X Jazz
Charlie Barnet 1913-1991 X Swing
Gary Bartz 1940-     X X Jazz
Sidney Bechet 1897-1959 X Jazz
Leon "Chu" Berry 1908-1941 X Jazz
Arthur Blythe 1940-     X Jazz
Earl Bostic 1913-1965 R&B
David Bowie 1947-     X X Rock
Charles Brackeen
Anthony Braxton 1945-     X Jazz
Michael Brecker 1949-     X Jazz
Willem Breuker
Peter Brötzmann 1941-     X Free jazz
Marion Brown 1935-     X Avant-garde
Don Byas 1912-1972 X Jazz
Harry Carney 1910-1974 X Jazz
Benny Carter 1907-2003 X Jazz
Daniel Carter X Free jazz
James Carter 1969-     X Jazz
Serge Chaloff 1923-1957 X Jazz
James Chance X No Wave
Bill Clinton 1946-     X
Arnett Cobb 1918-1989 X Jazz
Al Cohn X Jazz
Ornette Coleman 1930-     X X Free jazz
Steve Coleman 1956-     X Jazz
John Coltrane 1926-1967 X X X Jazz
Ravi Coltrane 1965-     Jazz
Lol Coxhill 1932-     X Free improvising
Sonny Criss 1927-1977 X Jazz
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922-1986 X Jazz
Paul Desmond 1924-1977 X Jazz
Klaus Doldinger 1936-     X Jazz
Eric Dolphy 1928-1964 X Jazz
Lou Donaldson 1926-    X Hard bop
Candy Dulfer X Smooth jazz
Hans Dulfer 1940-     X Jazz
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis
Booker Ervin 1930-1970 X Jazz
Bud Freeman 1906-1991 X Jazz
Chico Freeman 1949-     X Jazz
Kenny G 1956-     X X Smooth jazz
Alfred Gallodoro
Jan Garbarek 1947-     X X Jazz
Stan Getz 1927-1991 X Jazz
John Gilmore 1931-1995 X Jazz
Jimmy Giuffre 1921-     X Jazz
Benny Golson 1929-     X Jazz
Paul Gonsalves 1920-1974 X Jazz
Dexter Gordon 1923-1990 X Hard bop
Wardell Gray 1921-1955 X Jazz
Johnny Griffin 1928-     X Hard bop
Scott Hamilton 1954-     X Jazz
John Handy 1933-     X Jazz
Eddie Harris 1934-1996 X Jazz
Coleman Hawkins 1904-1969 X Jazz
Jimmy Heath 1926-     X X Jazz
Julius Hemphill 1938-1995 X X X Jazz
Joe Henderson 1937-2001 X Jazz
Woody Herman 1913-1987 X Jazz
Johnny Hodges 1906-1970 X Jazz
Illinois Jacquet 1922-2004 X Jazz
Budd Johnson 1910-1984 X Jazz
Clifford Jordan
Louis Jordan 1908-1975 X R&B
Theodore Kerkezos
Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935-1977 X X X Jazz
Lee Konitz 1927-     X Jazz
Dave Koz 1963-     X Smooth jazz
Steve Lacy 1934-2004 X Jazz
Oliver Lake 1942-     X Jazz
Harold Land 1928-2001 X Hard bop
Prince Lasha 1929-     X Jazz
Yusef Lateef 1920-     X Jazz
Roger Lewis
Dave Liebman 1946-     X X Jazz
Charles Lloyd 1938-     X X Jazz
Joe Lovano 1952-     X Jazz
Charlie Mariano
Branford Marsalis 1960-     X X Jazz
Warne Marsh 1927-1987 X Jazz
Sabir Mateen Jazz
Jackie McLean 1932-     X Hard bop
Joe McPhee 1939-     X Jazz
Charles McPherson
Roscoe Mitchell 1940-     Jazz
Hank Mobley 1930-1986 X Hard bop
James Moody 1925-     X Jazz
Jemeel Moondoc
Frank Morgan 1890-1949
Bob Mover 1952-     X X X Jazz
Marcel Mule 1901-2001 X Classical
Gerry Mulligan 1927-1996 X Jazz
David Murray 1955-     X Jazz
National Saxophone Choir
David "Fathead" Newman X X X X Jazz
Gerald Oshita 1942-1992 X X X
Charlie "Bird" Parker 1920-1955 X X Bebop
Evan Parker 1944-     X Free jazz
Maceo Parker 1943-     X Funk
Pat Patrick 1929-1991 X Jazz
Art Pepper 1925-1982 X Jazz
St. Clair Pinckney
Harvey Pittel 1943-     X Classical
Rudy Pompilli 1926-1976 X Rock
Boots Randolph 1927-     X Rock
Sigurd Rascher 1907-2001 X Classical
Dewey Redman 1931-     X Free jazz
Don Rendell 1926-     X X Jazz
Sam Rivers 1923-     X X Jazz
Sonny Rollins 1930-     X Jazz
Charlie Rouse
David Sanborn 1945-     X Smooth jazz
Pharoah Sanders 1940-     X X X Jazz
Adolphe Sax 1814-1894
Saxa
Wayne Shorter 1933-     X X Jazz
Sonny Simmons X Jazz
Zoot Sims 1925-1985 X Jazz
Sonny Stitt 1924-1982 X X Bebop
Lew Tabackin
Lucky Thompson 1924-     X X Jazz
Barbara Thompson
Frankie "Tram" Trumbauer 1901-1956 — —1 Jazz
Mark Turner Jazz
Stanley Turrentine 1934-2000 X Jazz
Ken Vandermark 1964-     Jazz
Charlie Ventura
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 1917-1988 X Jazz
Carlos Ward
David S. Ware Jazz
Grover Washington 1943-1999 X X X Smooth jazz
Ben Webster 1909-1973 X Jazz
Frank Wess 1922-     X X Jazz
Rudy Wiedoeft
Barney Wilen
Phil Woods 1931-     X Bebop
Lester "Prez" Young 1909-1959 X Jazz
John Zorn 1953-     Free jazz

Notes

Note 1: Frankie Trumbauer played a C-melody saxophone, which falls inbetween an alto and tenor saxophone in size.

Fictional Saxophonists

Bear, from Rafi Zabor's The Bear Comes Home
Bleeding Gums Murphy
Lisa Simpson
McClintic Sphere
Zoot

See also

Category:User sax (Wikipedians who play the saxophone)

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