 | 100 Greatest Saxophonists |
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1. Charlie Parker 2. John Coltrane 3. Lester Young 4. Coleman Hawkins 5. Sonny Rollins 6. Eric Dolphy 7. Cannonball Adderley 8. Wayne Shorter 9. Stanley Turrentine 10. Dexter Gordon 11. Joe Henderson 12. Benny Carter 13. Michael Brecker 14. Gerry Mulligan 15. Stan Getz 16. Ornette Coleman 17. Sidney Bechet 18. Rahsaan Roland Kirk 19. Johnny Hodges 20. Grover Washington Jr. 21. Don Byas 22. Art Pepper 23. Pharoah Sanders 24. Paul Desmond 25. King Curtis |
26. David Sanborn 27. Gato Barbieri 28. Jackie McLean 29. Hank Mobley 30. Dewey Redman 31. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson 32. Joe Lovano 33. Sonny Stitt 34. Illinois Jacquet 35. Tom Saviano 36. Albert Ayler 37. Karl Denson 38. Junior Walker 39. David "Fathead" Newman 40. Ernie Watts 41. Joshua Redman 42. Johnny Griffin 43. Kenny Garrett 44. Bob Berg 45. Phil Woods 46. Ronnie Laws 47. Tom Scott 48. Greg Osby 49. Sam "The Man" Taylor 50. Booker Ervin |
51. Ben Webster 52. Eddie Harris 53. Bobby Keys 54. Richard Elliott 55. Chris Potter 56. Kirk Whalum 57. Lucky Thompson 58. Wilton Felder 59. Lee Konitz 60. Eric Marienthal 61. Gene Ammons 62. John Surman 63. Arnett Cobb 64. Lee Allen 65. Pete Christlieb 66. Sonny Fortune 67. Clarence Clemons 68. Plas Johnson 69. Harold Land 70. David Sanchez 71. Bud Shank 72. Dave Koz 73. Lou Donaldson 74. Brandon Fields 75. Alvin 'Red' Tyler |
76. Yusef Lateef 77. Sonny Simmons 78. Nat Simpkins 79. Archie Shepp 80. Willis Jackson 81. Maxwell Davis 82. Joe Houston 83. Louis Jordan 84. John Zorn 85. Richie Cole 86. Hank Crawford 87. Billy Harper 88. Earl Bostic 89. George Coleman 90. Dave Liebman 91. Lenny Pickett 92. Big Jay McNeely 93. John Gilmore 94. Red Prysock 95. "Daddy" Gene Barge 96. Zoot Sims 97. Branford Marsalis 98. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 99. Jimmy Forrest 100. Sam Rivers | ||||||||||
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"Giant Steps" - John Coltrane "Bird's Best Bop On Verve" - Charlie Parker "Two Blocks From The Edge" - Michael Brecker "Upfront" - David Sanborn "Gratitude" - Chris Potter "Mister Magic" - Grover Washington Jr. "Crossings" - Tom Saviano "Three Women" - Ornette Coleman "The Bridge" - Sonny Rollins "Speak No Evil" - Wayne Shorter |
Gerald Albright Harold Ashby Jerry Bergonzi Jay Beckenstein Anthony Braxton "Hurricane" Hank Carter Kenny G Jan Garbarek Paul Gonsalves Herb Hardesty Vincent Herring Warren Hill Jeff Kashiwa John Klemmer Bob Malach |
Steve Marcus Bennie Maupin Lenny Niehaus Walt Parazaider Maceo Parker Dick Parry Alto Reed Willie Smith James Spaulding Buddy Tate Paul Taylor Mark Turner Kim Waters Dave Woodford | |||||||||||
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