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 »

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 »

Arvid Gram Paulsen (1922 – 1963) was the best of Norwegian tenorsax players in the swing tradition, a charismatic personality with multi-instrumental talents like Benny Carter, but living a rather unhealthy life and passed away much too early… … Read entire article »

Frank Haynes (1928 – 1965) was one of those brilliant modern black tenorsax players who left us a handful of magnificent recordings in the early 1960s but died so young… … Read entire article »

Frank “Big Boy” Goudie (1899 – 1964) was one of early tenorsax pioneers, mostly working in Europe, with many strong recording sessions in the 1930s involving Willie Lewis, Bill Coleman and others… … Read entire article »

Henry Bridges (1908 – 1986) was a fine tenorsax player, mostly known for his works with Harlan Leonard & His Rockets in 1940… … Read entire article »

Coleman Hawkins (1904 – 1969) was thrown into an unfamiliar jazz world when he returned from Europe in 1939, but he adapted quickly to the challenges and remained one of the most active and creative jazz tenorsax artists… … Read entire article »