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GREATEST JAZZ ALTO SAX PLAYERS (compiled by Chet A. Chwalik) (sorted by year of birth) Johnny Dodds (1892-1940) Don Redman (1900-1964) Hilton Jefferson (1903-1968) Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) Buster Smith (1904-1991) Frank Teschemacher (1906-1932) Johnny Hodges (1907-1970) Edgar Sampson (1907-1973) Benny Carter (1907-2003) Louis Jordan (1908-1975) Russell Procope (1908-1981) Tab Smith (1909-1971) Charlie Holmes (1910-1985) Bill Johnson (1912-1960) Marshal Royal (1912-1995) Lem Davis (1914-1970) Bobby Plater (1914-1982) Earle Warren (1914-1994) Henry 'Boots' Mussulli (1915-1967) Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1917-1988) Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920-1955)* Jerome Richardson (1920-2000) Preston Love (1921-2004) Charlie Mariano (1923-2009) Paul Desmond (1924-1977)* Sonny Stitt (1924-1982)* Hal McKusick (1924-2012) Ernie Henry (1926-1957) Pony Poindexter (1926-1988) Lou Donaldson (1926-   ) Lee Konitz (1927-   )* Eric Dolphy (1928-1964)* Joe Harriott (1928-1973) Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)* Hal Stein (1928-2008) Prince Lasha (1929-2008) Lennie Niehaus (1929-   ) Joe Maini (1930-1964) Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)* Paul Horn (1930-   ) Jimmy Lyons (1931-1986) John Jenkins (1931-1993) Dewey Redman (1931-2006) Jackie McLean (1931-2006)* Phil Woods (1931-2015)* Derek Humble (1932-1971) Leo Wright (1933-1991)* Frank Morgan (1933-2007) Sonny Simmons (1933-   ) Sadao Watanabe (1933-   ) Lanny Morgan (1934-   ) Hank Crawford (1934-   )* John Tchicai (1936-2012) James Spaulding (1937-   ) Frank Strozier (1937-   ) Zbigniew Namysłowski (1939-   ) Charles McPherson (1939-   ) Grover Washington Jr. (1943-1999) Fred Lipsius (1945-   ) Ernie Watts (1945-   ) David Sanborn (1945-   )* Ronnie Laws (1950-   ) Bobby Watson (1953-   )* Jim Snidero (1958-   ) Sigurd Køhn (1959-2004) Donald Harrison (1960-   ) Kenny Garrett (1960-   )* Tia Fuller (1976-   ) Kaori Kobayashi (1981-   ) more: an alphabetical list of jazz saxophonists for whom Wikipedia has articles namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) namename (years): asdf Musical references: xxx (xxx, x:xx) xxx (xxx, x:xx) This web site designed and maintained by Chwalik Internet Enterprises. ©2007-2020 Chwalik Internet Enterprises. All rights reserved.