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In Reply to: Your favourite saxists just for their tone? posted by andy evans on April 2, 2021 at 12:12:45:
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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