Short answer - yes, there's a bunch of players you don't know about. Check out Dave Gelly's book Masters of Jazz Saxophone if you want to read up about some more - or pick up a Penguin Guide to Jazz.
There's a good bit of stuff to read hear http://www.amazon.co.uk/Improvising-Jazz-Fireside-Jerry-Coker/dp/0671628291/ref=pd_sim_b2
There's plenty of books that have exercises and patterns to play through. Here's one for tenor with a CD
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jazz-Saxoph...=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316998566&sr=1-8
Also
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Ja...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316998659&sr=1-2
And look for one called Jazzology about chords etc.
After that there are the Playalong books from Jamey Aebersold which are used a lot. (Start with book 1 if you havent' seen it already. ) I like the similar Hal Leonard Playalongs which have backing track with and without melody which can be handy for beginners.
Also check out all the asrticles posted on the other bit of this SOTW website and the likes of Tim Price and Pete Thomas sites whcih have a lot of useful stuff.
There's a good bit of stuff to read hear http://www.amazon.co.uk/Improvising-Jazz-Fireside-Jerry-Coker/dp/0671628291/ref=pd_sim_b2
There's plenty of books that have exercises and patterns to play through. Here's one for tenor with a CD
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jazz-Saxoph...=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316998566&sr=1-8
Also
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Ja...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316998659&sr=1-2
And look for one called Jazzology about chords etc.
After that there are the Playalong books from Jamey Aebersold which are used a lot. (Start with book 1 if you havent' seen it already. ) I like the similar Hal Leonard Playalongs which have backing track with and without melody which can be handy for beginners.
Also check out all the asrticles posted on the other bit of this SOTW website and the likes of Tim Price and Pete Thomas sites whcih have a lot of useful stuff.
