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David Sanborn
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
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Leland Sklar
Leland Sklar
American musician
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Richard Tee
Richard Tee
American musician
3
Jim Gilstrap
Jim Gilstrap
American singer
4
Russ Kunkel
Russ Kunkel
American musician
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Tower of Power
Tower of Power
American soul and funk band
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Jeff Porcaro
Jeff Porcaro
American drummer
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Dave Bargeron
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player most famous for playing with the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American musician (1943-2019)
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Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden
American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer
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Vicki Brown
Vicki Brown
English pop, rock and contemporary classical singer
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Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
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Sammy Figueroa
Sammy Figueroa
American percussionist
13
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
14
Don Grolnick
Don Grolnick
American musician
15
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
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Chuck Findley
Chuck Findley
American musician
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David Paton
David Paton
Scottish bass and guitar player
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Henry Lowther
Henry Lowther
British musician
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Hiram Bullock
Hiram Bullock
American jazz guitarist
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Bob James
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Dean Parks
Dean Parks
American musician
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Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
American musician
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Phillip Wilson
Phillip Wilson
American drummer (1941-1992)
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Terry Cox
Terry Cox
British drummer
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Alex Blake
Alex Blake
American musician
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Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis
Jazz trumpet player
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Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
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Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
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Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
American musician
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Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American bass guitarist (1956-)
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Bob Glaub
Bob Glaub
American bass guitarist
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Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Tony Williams
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee
American bassist
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Carlos Alomar
Carlos Alomar
Puerto Rican guitarist, composer, and arranger
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Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
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Chris Kimsey
Chris Kimsey
English record producer and sound engineer
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Elton Dean
Elton Dean
British saxophonist
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Bill Summers
Bill Summers
jazz musician
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Ernie Watts
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
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Omar Hakim
Omar Hakim
musician
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Alex Acuña
Alex Acuña
Peruvian musician
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Lou Marini
Lou Marini
American saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Will Lee
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
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B. J. Cole
B. J. Cole
British musician
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Alphonse Mouzon
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
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Storm Thorgerson
Storm Thorgerson
English graphic designer
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Pete Levin
Pete Levin
American musician
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Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel
Mexican musician
Lenny Pickett
American musician

Lenny Pickett

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American musician
Awards Received
Bessie Award

Lenny Pickett (born April 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist and musical director of the Saturday Night Live band. From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of Tower of Power.

He is known for his skill in the altissimo register (executed by using a combination of embouchure control, air stream control, and alternate fingerings), which can be heard during the opening credits of Saturday Night Live.