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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 ...
A category for jazz saxophonist whose primary, or sole, instrument is alto saxophone. Subcategories. ... This page was last edited on 31 May 2020, at 04:10 (UTC).
A, Alto; T, Tenor; B, Baritone; b, Bass; c, Contrabass (or tubax) sc, Subcontrabass; Indicators key: X, instrument has been used by person or group; X, instrument has been used by person or group, but much less often than other X-marked instruments; C, person or group uses a C melody saxophone (either as primary instrument, or in addition to ...
Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) [1] was an American jazz musician, most known as an alto saxophonist.He occasionally performed and recorded on tenor saxophone, clarinet (his first instrument) and bass clarinet.
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Johnny Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1940. [1]
William McLeish Smith (November 25, 1910 – March 7, 1967) [1] was an American saxophonist and one of the major alto saxophone players of the swing era. He also played clarinet and sang. He also played clarinet and sang.
Perhaps his best known recorded work as a sideman is a pop piece, his alto sax solo on Billy Joel's 1977 "Just the Way You Are". [1] He also played the alto sax solo on Steely Dan's "Doctor Wu" from their 1975 album Katy Lied, [5] as well as Paul Simon's "Have a Good Time" from the 1975 album Still Crazy After All These Years. [6] Woods in 1983