Who are your 3 favorite sax players?

MikeK · May 2022

This is a particularly tough question since there are so many greats:

Hank Mobley

Dexter Gordon

Tina Brooks

(It's hard to stop at 3, but I forced myself to do it).

Willie · May 2022

Johnny Hodges

Arthur Blythe

Coleman Hawkins

(and many more)

rudolfochrist · May 2022

In no particular order:

Frankie Trumbauer

Gerry Mulligan

my grandfather 😊

billyshakes · May 2022

We don't hear a whole lot of sax with Django's music these days it seems to me. Whenever I think about it though, I think of this great concert with Angelo Debarre + friends from 2003. Gerry Niewood is the player here. Played mostly with Chuck Mangione and tragically died in a commercial plane flight when the pilot stalled the aircraft on approach in NY.

https://youtu.be/rIVKW_2zs-I?t=1705

MichaelHorowitz · May 2022

Stan Getz

Paul Desmond

Charlie Parker

Stringswinger · May 2022

Cannonball

Stitt

Bird

It was hard to leave Rollins and Turrentine off that list, but I do have a preference for the Alto.

For those who like Django's music and the modern sax, check out James Carter's albums of Django music. Seriously post bop/modern, but still a way cool interpretation of Django's music.