[Urdaddoobie]

I have to say I'm loving this thread because of the more obscure references to players I don't know about. Always good to hear new music from good players who might not be world famous.

That's what I made this for! I was curious to see what you saxweb working class higher level players had to say.

 

[altofiend]

S - Branford
A - Chris Potter (yes, alto! Check out his recordings with the Dave Holland Quintet between 1998-2002)
T - Seamus Blake (example: Sweet Sucker Dance, on the Mingus Big Band's Tonight at Noon album)
B - Ronnie Cuber

 

[LiAm84]

I like the sound of C#

Clarence?

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

Clarence?

Clarence Clemons from E Street Band

 

[aakip]

S: Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett
A: Charlie Parker
T: Michael Brecker, Gary Thomas
B: James Carter, Pepper Adams

 

[OLIVIERMOJOSAX]

And also :
S : Lucky Thompson, Emile Parisien, CHarles Brackeen
A: Arthur Bythe, Art Pepper, Paul Desmond
T : P.Gonsalves, Pharoah Sanders, Jan Garbarek
B : John Surman.

 

[LiAm84]

Soprano - Bob Wilber, Kenny Davern
Alto - Johnny Hodges
Tenor - Lester Young, Ben Webster, Don Byas, Al Cohn, Lucky Thompson, Wardel Gray, Lockjaw Davis, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins etc etc etc...
Baritone - Joe Temperley
Bass - Scott Robinson

 

[plbgbiz]

S: Grover Washington
A: Louis Jordan
T: Mix of Gene Ammons, Clarence Clemmons, King Curtis, Boots Randolph, & Wilton Felder
B: Doc Kupka

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

I don’t know any sax players as I find them boring. A good French horn player now we’re talking.

 

[J-Moen]

S: Johnny Hodges and Sidney Bechet
A: Johnny Hodges, Kenny Garrett, Cannonball
T: Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins (Edit to add my other favorite!)
B: Gerry Mulligan, Ronnie Cuber

 

[HeavyWeather77]

Hey, I'll play, why not!

S: Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis
A: Kenny Garrett, Charlie Parker, Davie Pietro
T: Wayne Shorter, Mark Turner (and Michael Brecker depending on context/mood/etc)
B: Gerry Mulligan

 

[NO SAX]

Tenor-No Sax
Alto-No sax

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

I like a lot of sounds the sax makes but the notes being played with a perfect growl is my favorite

 

[danasgoodstuff]

soprano - Bechet, everyone else sounds like they have a cold
alto - Hodges, Arthur Blythe, Pete Brown, Eddie Vinson, Hank Crawford
tenor - Webster, Ike Quebec, Gene Ammons, Rollins, Booker Ervin, Dexter Gordon
baritone - Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne, Leo Parker, Gil Melle
bass - Adrian Rollini, James Carter

 

[BrianMitchellBrody]

I like C# and Eb

 

[BH9]

I especially like Harry Allen's wooly tenor.