Daniel Jackson (??? – ???) was a fine modern tenorsax player known for his recordings with Lenny McBrowne and the Four Souls in 1960 but disappeared from view… … Read entire article »

Dexter Gordon (1923 – 1990) was a magnificent tenorsax artist and one of the most charismatic personalities jazz has ever produced, playing his horn in a strong and personal style from the very beginning of modern jazz until mature age as highly beloved by the world… … Read entire article »

Charlie Rouse (1924 – 1988) was one of the most interesting postwar tenorsax players, mostly known for his cooperation with Thelonious Monk, for some unexplicable reason somewhat underrated… … Read entire article »

Coleman Hawkins (1904 – 1969) (Part 3: 1950 – 1959) was the grand old man of jazz tenor saxophone but still in full command of his great improvisational powers more than thirty years after he ‘invented’ the instrument… … Read entire article »

History of Jazz Tenor Saxophone – black artists – 1940 – 1944 contains a complete survey of recorded tenorsax from the transition jazz era, from swing to bebop, with sessions, solo notations and critical comments… Download THE HISTORY OF JAZZ TENOR SAXOPHONE BLACK ARTISTS 1940 – 1944 (pdf-file) … Read entire article »

Ben Webster (1909 – 1973) (Part 3: 1955 – 1964) was a fighter and became one of the greatest mainstream tenorsax players in the U. S. until he decided to try his luck in Europe… … Read entire article »

Lester Young (1909 – 1959) (Part 3: 1950 – 1959) was in the 1950s one of the most acknowledged artists ever in jazz but was struggling with bad health, and had to give up before the turn of the decade, but he still could play ballads like nobody else … … Read entire article »