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Red Prysock
Red Prysock
American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist
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Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor
American jazz and blues saxophonist
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Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
American rock music band
3
Ronnie Cuber
Ronnie Cuber
American musician
4
Danny Flores
Danny Flores
American musician
5
Earl Bostic
Earl Bostic
American musician
6
Randy Brooks
Randy Brooks
American jazz trumpeter and bandleader
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Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair
American smooth jazz saxophonist
8
Eddie Chamblee
Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist
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Boots Randolph
Boots Randolph
American musician
10
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician
11
Bud Shank
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist
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Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
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Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
14
Fud Livingston
Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
15
Dick Morrissey
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
16
Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Tiny Bradshaw
Tiny Bradshaw
American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer
19
Joe Houston
Joe Houston
American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist
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Rick Margitza
Rick Margitza
American musician
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Arthur Prysock
Arthur Prysock
American singer
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
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David White
David White
singer and songwriter from the United States
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George Freeman
George Freeman
American musician
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Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
American musician
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Harry James
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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John Klemmer
John Klemmer
American musician
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Ronnie Ross
Ronnie Ross
Jazz saxophonist
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Tower of Power
Tower of Power
American soul and funk band
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Lars Gullin
Lars Gullin
Swedish musician
32
Georgie Auld
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician
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Herbie Fields
Herbie Fields
American jazz musician
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Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Albert "June" Gardner
Albert "June" Gardner
New Orleans jazz musician
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Ed Shaughnessy
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer
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Jeff Kashiwa
Jeff Kashiwa
American musician
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Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues
Musical band
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Red Holloway
Red Holloway
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Dave Koz
Dave Koz
American jazz saxophonist
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Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
American musician
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Sax Mallard
Sax Mallard
American jazz saxophonist
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Benny Golson
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
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Horst Jankowski
Horst Jankowski
German composer
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George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
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Buddy Terry
Buddy Terry
American musician
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Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
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Taft Jordan
Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
Sil Austin
American jazz saxophonist

Sil Austin

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American jazz saxophonist
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Sylvester Austin (September 17, 1929 – September 1, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist. He had his biggest success in an overtly commercial rather than jazz vein, but he regarded Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Sonny Stitt as his major influences.