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Elmer Williams
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Elmer Williams (1905 – 1962) was one of the early tenorsax players, mostly known for his recordings with Chick Webb in the early thirties. … Read entire article »
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Gene Ammons
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Gene Ammons (1925 – 1974) was a tenor saxophone giant from Chicago, appearing with Billy Eckstine’s orchestra in 1944, later to become one of the most important performers on his instrument through numerous recording sessions, particularly until 1963. … Read entire article »
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Joe Alexander
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Joe Alexander (1929 – 1970) was one of the legendary modern tenorsax greats who made a minimum of recordings but obviously had a deserved great reputation in his hometown Cleveland. … Read entire article »
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Ben Webster (Part 1: 1931 – 1943)
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Ben Webster (1909 – 1973) was one of the greatest tenorsax players ever, rising slowly through the 1930s, then joined the Duke Ellington orchestra in late 1939, contributing to its renaissance and establishing himself as major tenorsax and jazz voice for the coming thirty years … … Read entire article »
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Howard Johnson
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Howard Johnson (1908 – 1992) was a fine altosax player, mostly known for his participation in the Teddy Hill orchestra and Dicky Wells’ recording sessions in Paris in 1937… … Read entire article »
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Keg Johnson
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Keg Johnson (1908 – 1967) was an active and personal trombone player in the thirties and forties, mostly known for his work with Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson and Cab Calloway… … Read entire article »
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Robert Crowder
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Robert Crowder (ca. 1912 – no info) was a great tenorsax player, known mostly for his works with Earl Hines around 1940, but he never realized his potential and disappeared from view… … Read entire article »
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