Can anyone tell me some good Jazz saxophonists?

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Looking to get into Jazz more with my saxophone.  Have a tenor, thinking of buying a soprano, so preferably tenor saxophonists as I'm aware soprano isn't too common in Jazz, but if anyone knows any good Jazz Soprano Saxophonists, let me know :-)

pianojazz man · Accepted Answer

john coltrane--played sop & ten
grover washington-played sop
stan getz-played ten
mike brecker-played ten
dave leibman-plays ten and sop

Sax Man · Answer

David Sanborn is primarily an alto saxophonist, but he has a few songs he plays soprano on.  Dave Koz plays a little soprano too.  Everyone else already took all the other tenor players i could think of.

Anonymous · Answer

Dexter Gordon John Coltrane Cannonball Adderley Wayne Shorter Michael Brecker Courtney Pine Soweto Kinch Chris Potter Jan Garbarek To name but a few...

CO the Old Dog · Answer

classic sax --- John Coltrane - tenor / alto
Sonny Stit
Richie Cole

more current -- Joshua Redman Quartet - Straight Ahead
(probably like this cut the best - it was a live concert)

these guys are some of my favorites... best to hear jazz live...

^glen^magnific^ ^mufflerdent^ · Answer

I was looking to say Stan Getz and Mike Brecker ..... glad they got mentioned they usually don't.

others;
Boots Randolf
Cannonball Adderley [spelling?]
Charlie Byrd Parker
Sonny Rawlins
 

after that you can just go to this list: and I know I am missing some key musicians.
http://www.jazzphotography.us/saxes.html

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Can anyone tell me some good Jazz saxophonists?

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