[saxman_aja]

I would lean way more towards Don Sinta and Tim McAllister. Very robust, powerful, and extraordinarily moving saxophone playing. The two of them can stand up to any other classical solo instrumentalist on the planet.

 

[saxman_aja]

There's an old Detroit Symphony album called "French Favorites." It's got all of the warhorses, but on Bolero, a very young Don Sinta (I believe this was in the mid-60's) is playing tenor. I'll back Nitrosax up on this one. He sounds absolutely beautiful (of course, it is Sinta).