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American jazz tenor saxophonists

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John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967)
Stan Getz
American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)
Kenny G
American saxophonist
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
Dexter Gordon
American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990)
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1930)
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969)
Lester Young
American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959)
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024)
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
Ben Webster
American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973)
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (1920–2013)
Grover Washington, Jr.
American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999)
Joe Henderson
American jazz saxophonist (1937–2001)
Michael Brecker
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007)
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist (1930-1986)
Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020)
Johnny Griffin
American musician (1928–2008)
Charles Lloyd
American jazz musician
Stanley Turrentine
American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000)
Jimmy Giuffre
American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008)
Anthony Braxton
American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945)
Gene Ammons
American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974)
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist (1939–2018)
Lucky Thompson
American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005)
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist (1922–1986)
George Adams
American jazz musician (1940-1992)
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician (1934–1996)
Chico Freeman
American saxophonist
Wardell Gray
American musician (1921–1955)
Bill Evans
American jazz saxophonist
Tina Brooks
American musician (1932–1974)
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist (1930–1970)
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist (1931–2006)
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004)
Harold Land
American musician (1928–2001)
Bob Mintzer
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader
Charlie Rouse
American musician (1924–1988)
Bud Freeman
American musician (1906–1991)
Dave Koz
American saxophonist
Paul Gonsalves
American saxophonist and jazz musician (1920-1974)
Chu Berry
American musician (1908–1941)
Don Byas
American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972)
Ronnie Cuber
American musician (1941-2022)
Ravi Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (born 1965)
Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1989)
Charlie Ventura
American musician (1916–1992)
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928–2013)
Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician (1920-1980)
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player (1915–2001)
Buddy Tate
American jazz musician (1913–2001)
Scott Hamilton
American musician
Carlos Garnett
Panamanian-American musician
Houston Person
American jazz saxophonist (born 1934)
Bob Cooper
West Coast jazz musician (1925–1993)
Charles Gayle
American jazz musician (1939–2023)
Ike Quebec
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1963)