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Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse
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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Tina Brooks
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Jack McDuff
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
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Sam Jones
Sam Jones
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Illinois Jacquet
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American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Junior Cook
Junior Cook
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Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Tubby Hayes
Tubby Hayes
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Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
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Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark
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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
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Freddie Roach
Freddie Roach
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Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
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Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
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George Coleman
George Coleman
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Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
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Julius Watkins
Julius Watkins
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Idrees Sulieman
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The Jazz Messengers
The Jazz Messengers
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Barry Harris
Barry Harris
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Bill Doggett
Bill Doggett
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
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Don Patterson
Don Patterson
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Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist
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Red Holloway
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander
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Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist
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Al Harewood
Al Harewood
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Bobby Hutcherson
Bobby Hutcherson
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Harold Land
Harold Land
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Butch Warren
Butch Warren
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
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Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist
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Alfred Lion
Alfred Lion
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Milt Buckner
Milt Buckner
American musician
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Richard Holmes
Richard Holmes
American organist
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Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Elmo Hope
Elmo Hope
American musician
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Art Taylor
Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Etta Jones
Etta Jones
American jazz singer
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Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Bob Northern
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American jazz musician
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Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
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King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
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Max Roach
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Barney Wilen
Barney Wilen
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Frankie Dunlop
Frankie Dunlop
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Ike Quebec
American jazz tenor saxophonist

Ike Quebec

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Ike Abrams Quebec (August 17, 1918 – January 16, 1963) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career in the big band era of the 1940s, then fell from prominence for a time until launching a comeback in the years before his death.

Critic Alex Henderson wrote, "Though he was never an innovator, Quebec had a big, breathy sound that was distinctive and easily recognizable, and he was quite consistent when it came to down-home blues, sexy ballads, and up-tempo aggression."