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Your Favorite Legacy Jazz Saxophonists: Rankings

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This poll closes on March 29, 2024 | Voters: 252

1
musicians/john-coltrane
John Coltrane
saxophone
2
musicians/wayne-shorter
Wayne Shorter
saxophone
3
musicians/charlie-parker
Charlie Parker
saxophone, alto
4
musicians/cannonball-adderley
Cannonball Adderley
saxophone
5
musicians/stan-getz
Stan Getz
saxophone, tenor
6
musicians/dexter-gordon
Dexter Gordon
saxophone, tenor
7
musicians/paul-desmond
Paul Desmond
saxophone, alto
8
musicians/lester-young
Lester Young
saxophone
9
musicians/joe-henderson
Joe Henderson
saxophone
10
musicians/sonny-stitt
Sonny Stitt
saxophone
11
musicians/coleman-hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
saxophone, tenor
12
musicians/art-pepper
Art Pepper
saxophone, alto
13
musicians/ben-webster
Ben Webster
saxophone, tenor
14
musicians/michael-brecker
Michael Brecker
saxophone, tenor
15
musicians/johnny-hodges
Johnny Hodges
saxophone, alto
16
musicians/ornette-coleman
Ornette Coleman
saxophone, alto
17
musicians/gerry-mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
saxophone, baritone
18
musicians/eric-dolphy
Eric Dolphy
woodwinds
19
musicians/stanley-turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
saxophone, tenor
20
musicians/hank-mobley
Hank Mobley
saxophone, tenor
21
musicians/johnny-griffin
Johnny Griffin
saxophone, tenor
22
musicians/jackie-mclean
Jackie McLean
saxophone, alto
23
musicians/phil-woods
Phil Woods
saxophone, alto
24
musicians/lee-konitz
Lee Konitz
saxophone, alto
25
musicians/zoot-sims
Zoot Sims
saxophone, tenor
26
musicians/pepper-adams
Pepper Adams
saxophone, baritone
27
musicians/rahsaan-roland-kirk
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
woodwinds
28
musicians/pharoah-sanders
Pharoah Sanders
saxophone, tenor
29
musicians/charlie-rouse
Charlie Rouse
saxophone, tenor
30
musicians/benny-carter
Benny Carter
saxophone, alto
31
musicians/grover-washington-jr
Grover Washington, Jr.
saxophone
32
musicians/paul-gonsalves
Paul Gonsalves
saxophone, tenor
33
musicians/yusef-lateef
Yusef Lateef
woodwinds
34
musicians/gene-ammons
Gene Ammons
saxophone, tenor
35
musicians/booker-ervin
Booker Ervin
saxophone, tenor
36
musicians/gato-barbieri
Gato Barbieri
saxophone
37
musicians/sonny-criss
Sonny Criss
saxophone, alto
38
musicians/jimmy-heath
Jimmy Heath
saxophone, tenor
39
musicians/joe-farrell
Joe Farrell
saxophone
40
musicians/albert-ayler
Albert Ayler
saxophone, tenor
41
musicians/dewey-redman
Dewey Redman
saxophone, tenor
42
musicians/eddie-lockjaw-davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
saxophone, tenor
43
musicians/sam-rivers
Sam Rivers
saxophone, tenor
44
musicians/eddie-harris
Eddie Harris
saxophone, tenor
45
musicians/harold-land
Harold Land
saxophone, tenor
46
musicians/arthur-blythe
Arthur Blythe
saxophone, alto
47
musicians/sidney-bechet
Sidney Bechet
saxophone, soprano
48
musicians/sonny-fortune
Sonny Fortune
saxophone, alto
49
musicians/clifford-jordan
Clifford Jordan
saxophone, tenor
50
musicians/oliver-nelson
Oliver Nelson
saxophone
51
musicians/james-moody
James Moody
woodwinds
52
musicians/bud-shank
Bud Shank
saxophone
53
musicians/bob-berg
Bob Berg
saxophone
54
musicians/george-adams
George Adams
saxophone, tenor
55
musicians/julius-hemphill
Julius Hemphill
saxophone, alto
56
musicians/illinois-jacquet
Illinois Jacquet
saxophone, tenor
57
musicians/richie-cole
Richie Cole
saxophone, alto
58
musicians/wardell-gray
Wardell Gray
saxophone, tenor
59
musicians/frank-foster
Frank Foster
saxophone
60
musicians/warne-marsh
Warne Marsh
saxophone, tenor
61
musicians/al-cohn
Al Cohn
saxophone, tenor
62
musicians/harry-carney
Harry Carney
saxophone, baritone
63
musicians/don-byas
Don Byas
saxophone, tenor
64
musicians/frank-morgan
Frank Morgan
saxophone, alto
65
musicians/teddy-edwards
Teddy Edwards
saxophone, tenor
66
musicians/tubby-hayes
Tubby Hayes
saxophone, tenor
67
musicians/hank-crawford
Hank Crawford
saxophone, alto
68
musicians/king-curtis
King Curtis
saxophone
69
musicians/jerome-richardson
Jerome Richardson
woodwinds
70
musicians/john-gilmore
John Gilmore
saxophone, tenor
71
musicians/ronnie-cuber
Ronnie Cuber
saxophone
72
musicians/hamiet-bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett
saxophone, baritone
73
musicians/joe-harriott
Joe Harriott
saxophone
74
musicians/david-fathead-newman
David "Fathead" Newman
saxophone, tenor
75
musicians/steve-lacy
Steve Lacy
saxophone, soprano
76
musicians/flip-phillips
Flip Phillips
saxophone, tenor
77
musicians/charlie-mariano
Charlie Mariano
saxophone, alto
78
musicians/joseph-jarman
Joseph Jarman
saxophone
79
musicians/ike-quebec
Ike Quebec
saxophone, tenor
80
musicians/gerry-niewood
Gerry Niewood
saxophone
81
musicians/marion-brown
Marion Brown
saxophone, alto
82
musicians/earl-bostic
Earl Bostic
saxophone, alto
83
musicians/john-tchicai
John Tchicai
saxophone
84
musicians/lucky-thompson
Lucky Thompson
saxophone
85
musicians/frank-wess
Frank Wess
saxophone, tenor
86
musicians/junior-cook
Junior Cook
saxophone
87
musicians/david-s-ware
David S. Ware
saxophone, tenor
88
musicians/jr-monterose
J.R. Monterose
saxophone, tenor
89
musicians/arnett-cobb
Arnett Cobb
saxophone, tenor
90
musicians/george-howard
George Howard
saxophone
91
musicians/tina-brooks
Tina Brooks
saxophone, tenor
92
musicians/sahib-shihab
Sahib Shihab
woodwinds
93
musicians/mario-rivera
Mario Rivera
saxophone
94
musicians/frankie-trumbauer
Frankie Trumbauer
saxophone
95
musicians/fred-anderson
Fred Anderson
saxophone
96
musicians/gigi-gryce
Gigi Gryce
saxophone
97
musicians/von-freeman
Von Freeman
saxophone, tenor
98
musicians/charles-gayle
Charles Gayle
saxophone
99
musicians/brew-moore
Brew Moore
saxophone, tenor
100
musicians/larry-mckenna
Larry McKenna
saxophone, tenor
101
musicians/gabe-baltazar
Gabe Baltazar
saxophone, alto
102
musicians/frank-strozier
Frank Strozier
saxophone, alto
103
musicians/sonny-simmons
Sonny Simmons
saxophone, alto
104
musicians/jimmy-lyons
Jimmy Lyons
saxophone, alto
105
musicians/frank-lowe
Frank Lowe
saxophone, tenor
106
musicians/jim-pepper
Jim Pepper
saxophone, tenor
107
musicians/herb-geller
Herb Geller
saxophone
108
musicians/peter-brotzmann
Peter Brötzmann
woodwinds
109
musicians/paul-quinichette
Paul Quinichette
saxophone, tenor
110
musicians/lars-gullin
Lars Gullin
saxophone, baritone
111
musicians/wilton-felder
Wilton Felder
saxophone, tenor
112
musicians/sal-nistico
Sal Nistico
saxophone
113
musicians/nathan-davis
Nathan Davis
saxophone
114
musicians/ernie-henry
Ernie Henry
saxophone, alto
115
musicians/peter-king
Peter King
saxophone
116
musicians/bobby-wellins
Bobby Wellins
saxophone, tenor
117
musicians/gregory-herbert
Gregory Herbert
saxophone
118
musicians/jeff-clayton
Jeff Clayton
saxophone
119
musicians/steve-grossman
Steve Grossman
saxophone
120
musicians/bootsie-barnes
Bootsie Barnes
saxophone, tenor
121
musicians/leo-parker
Leo Parker
saxophone, baritone
122
musicians/donald-walden
Donald Walden
saxophone, tenor
123
musicians/barney-wilen
Barney Wilen
saxophone, tenor
124
musicians/don-wilkerson
Don Wilkerson
saxophone, tenor
125
musicians/eddie-cleanhead-vinson
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
saxophone, alto
126
musicians/kidd-jordan
Kidd Jordan
saxophone
127
musicians/jeff-marx
Jeff Marx
saxophone
128
musicians/mike-osborne
Mike Osborne
saxophone, alto
129
musicians/bill-perkins
Bill Perkins
guitar
130
musicians/gus-bivona
Gus Bivona
woodwinds
131
musicians/anthony-ortega
Anthony Ortega
saxophone, tenor
132
musicians/ahmad-alaadeen
Ahmad Alaadeen
saxophone, tenor
133
musicians/lennie-niehaus
Lennie Niehaus
saxophone, alto
134
musicians/elton-dean
Elton Dean
saxophone
135
musicians/bill-barron
Bill Barron
saxophone, tenor
136
musicians/tex-beneke
Tex Beneke
saxophone
137
musicians/spike-robinson
Spike Robinson
saxophone, tenor
138
musicians/ronnie-scott
Ronnie Scott
saxophone, tenor
139
musicians/buddy-tate
Buddy Tate
saxophone, tenor
140
musicians/joe-temperley
Joe Temperley
saxophone
141
musicians/chu-berry
Chu Berry
saxophone, tenor
142
musicians/nick-brignola
Nick Brignola
saxophone, baritone
143
musicians/rusty-bryant
Rusty Bryant
saxophone
144
musicians/thomas-chapin
Thomas Chapin
saxophone
145
musicians/buddy-collette
Buddy Collette
saxophone, tenor
146
musicians/bob-cooper
Bob Cooper
saxophone
147
musicians/john-dankworth
John Dankworth
saxophone
148
musicians/manu-dibango
Manu Dibango
saxophone
149
musicians/tommy-newsom
Tommy Newsom
saxophone
150
musicians/arne-domnerus
Arne Domnerus
woodwinds
151
musicians/larry-elgart
Larry Elgart
woodwinds
152
musicians/herschel-evans
Herschel Evans
saxophone
153
musicians/bud-freeman
Bud Freeman
saxophone, tenor
154
musicians/jim-galloway
Jim Galloway
saxophone
155
musicians/duncan-lamont
Duncan Lamont
saxophone, tenor
156
musicians/fred-ho
Fred Ho
saxophone, baritone
157
musicians/red-holloway
Red Holloway
saxophone
158
musicians/budd-johnson
Budd Johnson
saxophone, tenor
159
musicians/louis-jordan
Louis Jordan
saxophone, alto
160
musicians/richie-kamuca
Richie Kamuca
saxophone, tenor
161
musicians/prince-lasha
Prince Lasha
flute
162
musicians/joe-maneri
Joe Maneri
saxophone
163
musicians/steve-marcus
Steve Marcus
saxophone, tenor
164
musicians/willie-akins
Willie Akins
saxophone, tenor

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