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RE: Your favourite saxists just for their tone?

For TONE...my favs STRICTLY on TONE:

Paul Desmond (on alto)
Grover Washington Jr. (on soprano)
Hank Mobley (on tenor)
Anthony Braxton (on Contrabass Sax)
James Carter (on F Mezzo Sax)
Gerry Mulligan (on Baritone Sax)
Roland Kirk (on stritch, manzello)
Joe Lovano (on straight alto)



Honorable Mentions (close calls STRICKLY BASED ON TONE):

Joe Henderson (tenor)
James Carter (soprano)
Jane Ira Bloom (soprano)
Greg Osby (alto)


These are based SINGULARILY ON TONE.



Martin N.



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