Can you name the Jazz Saxophonists?

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HintSaxophonistFamous Works
Often called the Sophisticated Giant, he stood six and a half feet tall.Go!, Sophisticated Giant, Biting the Apple
Also called Bean and HawkBody and Soul, Jazz Reunion, The Hawk Flies High
Famous baritone sax player(Name) Meets Ben Webster, What Is There to Say?
With Charlie Byrd, popularized bossa nova in 1962Jazz Samba, (Name) and Joao Gilberto, (Name) Au Go Go
A sort of musical renaissance man, he also played the trumpetFurther Definitions, Aspects, Jazz Giant
Composed 'St. Thomas' and 'Oleo,' among othersTenor Madness, Way Out West, Oleo
Where contemporaries stuck to a melodic line in improvisation, he created 'sheets of sound'A Love Supreme, (Name) and Johnny Hartman, Giant Steps
HintSaxophonistFamous Works
Played tenor in Count Basie's orchestra, dubbed 'Prez' by Billie HolidayPres and Teddy, The Jazz Giants '56
Played tenor in Duke Ellington's band, had signature raspy toneKing of the Tenors, See You At the Fair, Soulville
Played in Miles Davis' band, has a famous brother NatKind of Blue, Know What I Mean?, Somethin' Else
Tragically died at 34, has a famous NYC jazz club named in his honorYardbird in Lotus Land, One Night in Birdland
Had Cameo role in Spielberg's The TerminalMeet the Jazztet, 'I Remember Clifford', (Name's) New York Scene
Played alto in Duke Ellington's orchestra, briefly led his own bandEverybody Knows, Mess of Blues, Ellington at Newport
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Jazz Saxophonists Quiz

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  • Created Mar 16, 2010 in Music
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