Os maiores saxofonistas do mundo...

• George Adams (1940–1992), (tenor)
• Pepper Adams (1930–1986), (barítono)
• Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1928–1975), (alto)
• Ahmad Alaadeen (1934- ), (soprano, tenor)
• Eric Alexander (1968- ), (tenor)
• Harry Allen (1966- ), (tenor)
• Pete Allen (1954- ), (alto, soprano)
• Gene "Jug" Ammons (1925–1974), (tenor)
• Fred Anderson (1929- ), (tenor)
• Peter Apfelbaum (1960- ), (tenor e outros instrumentos)
• Julian Arguelles (1966- ), (soprano, alto, tenor, barítono)
• Harold Ashby (1925- ), (tenor)
• Gilad Atzmon (1963- ), (alto, soprano, tenor, barítono)
• George Auld (1919–1990), (tenor)
• Albert Ayler (1936–1970), (alto, tenor, soprano)
• Buster Bailey (1902–1967)
• Iain Ballamy (1964- ), (tenor, alto, soprano)
• Pat La Barbera (1944- ), (tenor, soprano, alto, clarinete, flauta)
• Gato Barbieri (1934- ), (tenor)
• Eddie Barefield (1909–1991)
• Gabe Baltazar (alto)
• Dale Barlow (1959- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Carolyn Breuer (1969- ), (alto, soprano)
• Alan Barnes (1959- ), (alto, barítono)
• John Barnes (1932- ), (tenor)
• Polo Barnes (1901-1981), (alto)
• Charlie Barnet (1913–1991), (tenor, alto, soprano)
• Gary Bartz (1940- ), (alto, soprano)
• Mario Bauza (1911–1993), (alto)
• Sidney Bechet (1897–1959), (soprano, tenor, baixo)
• Bob Belden (1958- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Tex Beneke (1914- ), (tenor)
• Daniel BennettDaniel Bennett (1979- ), (alto)
• Ivy Benson (1913–1993)
• Bob Berg (1951-2002), (tenor, soprano)
• Jerry Bergonzi (1947- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Tim Berne (1954- ), (alto, barítono)
• Chu Berry (1910–1941), (tenor)
• Barney Bigard (1906–1980), (tenor)
• Chris Biscoe (1947- ), (alto, soprano, tenor, barítono)
• Jane Ira Bloom (1953- ), (soprano)
• Hamiet Bluiett (1940- ), (barítono)
• Arthur Blythe (1940- ), (alto, soprano)
• Graham Bond (1937–1974), (alto)
• Earl Bostic (1913–1965), (alto)
• Charles Brackeen (1940- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Don Braden (1964- ), (tenor)
• Anthony Braxton (1945- ), (todos os saxofones e outros instrumentos)
• Michael Brecker (1949-2007), (tenor)
• Willem Breuker (1944- ), (saxophones)
• Nick Brignola (1936- ), (barítono, soprano, tenor, alto)
• Gordon Brisker (1937-2004), (tenor)
• Tina Brooks (1932–1974), (tenor)
• Peter Brötzmann (1941- ), (alto, tenor, baixo)
• Ari Brown (1944- ), (tenor, alto, soprano)
• Boyce Brown (1910–1959), (alto)
• Pete Brown (1906–1963), (alto, tenor)
• Marion Brown (1935- ), (alto)
• Rusty Bryant (1929- ), (alto, tenor)
• Jane Bunnett (1955- ), (soprano)
• Chris Burnett (1955- ), (soprano, alto)
• John Butcher (1954- ), (tenor, soprano, barítono)
• Sam Butera (1927- ), (tenor)
• Don Byas (1912-1972), (tenor)
• Harry Carney (1910-1974), (barítono)
• Scoops Carry (1915-1970), (alto)
• Benny Carter (1907-2003), (alto)
• James Carter (1969- ), (todos os saxofones)
• Luciano Caruso (1944- ), (soprano)
• Pete Christlieb (1945- ), (tenor)
• Arnett Cobb (1918-1989), (tenor)
• Tony Coe (1934- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Jeff Coffin (1965- ), (soprano, alto, tenor, barítono)
• Al Cohn (1925-1988), (tenor)
• Richie Cole (1948- ), (alto, tenor, barítono)
• George Coleman (1935- ), (tenor)
• Ornette Coleman (1930- ), (alto, tenor)
• Steve Coleman (1956- ), (alto, soprano)
• Buddy Collette (1921- ), (alto, tenor, flute, clarinete)
• John Coltrane (1926-1967), (tenor, soprano, alto)
• Ravi Coltrane (1965- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Randolph Colville (1942- )
• Junior Cook (1934-1992), (tenor)
• Bob Cooper (1925-1993), (tenor)
• Lindsay Cooper (1951- ), (soprano, alto)
• Gerard Cornielje (1962- ), (alto, tenor)
• Lol Coxhill (1932- ), (soprano)
• Hank Crawford (1934- ), (alto, barítono)
• Ray Crawford (1924- ) (tenor)
• Sonny Criss (1927-1977), (alto, soprano)
• King Curtis (1934-1971), (tenor, soprano)
• Eddie Daniels (1941- ), (tenor)
• John Dankworth (1927- ), (alto)
• Joe Darensbourg (1906–1985)
• Julian Dash (1916–1974), (tenor)
• Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
• Eddie Lockjaw Davis (1921–1986), (tenor)
• Lem Davis (1914–1970), (alto)
• Nathan Davis (1937- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Elton Dean (1945- ), (alto, saxello)
• Paul Desmond (1924–1977), (alto)
• Johnny Dodds (1892–1940), (alto)
• Klaus Doldinger (1936- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Eric Dolphy (1928–1964), (alto, flute, clarinete)
• Arne Domnerus (1924- ), (alto)
• Sam Donahue (1918–1974), (tenor)
• Lou Donaldson (1926- ), (alto)
• Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957), (alto)
• Bob Downes (1937- ), (alto, soprano)
• Paquito D'Rivera (1948- ), (alto)
• Gerd Dudek (1938- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Candy Dulfer (1969)- , (alto)
• Hans Dulfer (1940)- , (tenor)
• Paul Dunmall (1953- ), (tenor, soprano, barítono, saxello)
• Allen Eager (1927-2003), (tenor, alto)
• Bill Easley (tenor, alto)
• Teddy Edwards (1924-2003), (tenor)
• Richard Elliot (tenor)
• Booker Ervin (1930-1970), (tenor)
• Ellery Eskelin (1959- ), (tenor)
• Bill Evans (1958- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Herschel Evans (1909–1939), (tenor, alto)
• Joe Farrell (1937–1986), (tenor, soprano)
• Wally Fawkes (1924- ), (soprano)
• Wilton Felder (1940- )
• Buddy Featherstonhaugh (1909–1976), (tenor, barítono)
• Ricky Ford (1954- ), (tenor)
• Jimmy Forrest (1920–1980), (tenor)
• Sonny Fortune (1939)- , (alto, soprano)
• Al Foster (1944- ), (tenor)
• Frank Foster (1928- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Charlie Fowlkes (1916–1980), (barítono)
• Bud Freeman (1906–1991), (tenor)
• Chico Freeman (1949- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Von Freeman (1922- ), (tenor)
• Slim Gaillard (1911–1991), (tenor e outros instrumentos)
• Jim Galloway (1936- )
• Jan Garbarek (1947- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Lou Gare (1939- ), (tenor)
• Joe Garland (1903–1977), (tenor, barítono, baixo)
• Tim Garland (1966- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Kenny Garrett (1960- ), (alto, soprano)
• Charles Gayle (1939- ), (tenor)
• Herb Geller (1928), (alto, soprano)
• Stan Getz (1927–1991), (tenor)
• John Gilmore (1931- ), (tenor)
• Jimmy Giuffre (1921- ), (tenor, barítono, soprano)
• Harry Gold (1907–2005), (baixo, tenor, alto)
• Benny Golson (1929- ), (tenor)
• Paul Gonsalves (1920–1974), (tenor)
• Scheila Gonzalez (1971- ), (tenor)
• Dexter Gordon (1923–1990), (tenor)
• Kenny G (Kenny Gorelick, 1956- ), (soprano, alto, tenor)
• Bill Graham (born 1918), (alto)
• Kenny Graham (1924- ), (tenor)
• Wardell Gray (1921–1955), (tenor)
• Bunky Green (1935- ), (alto)
• Johnny Griffin (1928-2008), (tenor)
• Steve Grossman (1951- ), (alto, soprano, tenor)
• Gigi Gryce (1927–1983), (alto)
• Peter Guidi (1949- ), (alto, soprano)
• Lars Gullin (1928–1976), (barítono)
• Tommy Gwaltney (1925- ), (alto, tenor)
• Scott Hamilton (1954- ), (tenor)
• John Handy, (1933- ), (alto)
• Everette Harp (1961- )
• Billy Harper (1943- ), (tenor, alto)
• Joe Harriott (1928–1973), (alto)
• Eddie Harris (1934-1996), (tenor)
• Tubby Hayes (1935-1973), (tenor)
• Alfred Harth (1949- ), (tenor, soprano, alto, barítono)
• Coleman Hawkins (1901–1969), (tenor)
• Jimmy Heath (1926- ), (tenor)
• Ernie Henry (1926-1957), (alto)
• Joe Henderson (1937–2001), (tenor)
• Julius Hemphill (1938-1995), (alto, soprano, tenor)
• Woody Herman (1913-1987), (alto)
• Nigel Hitchcock (1971- )
• Johnny Hodges (1907–1970), (alto, soprano)
• Ron Holloway (1953), (tenor)
• Charlie Holmes (1910-1985), (alto)
• Paul Horn (born 1930)
• George Howard (1956–1998), (soprano, tenor)
• Derek Humble (1932-1971), (alto)
• Illinois Jacquet (1922-2004 ), (tenor)
• Joseph Jarman (1937- ), (alto)
• Boney James (tenor, alto, soprano)
• Carter Jefferson (1946-1993)
• Hilton Jefferson (1903- ), (alto)
• John Jenkins (1931-1993), (alto)
• Bill Johnson (1912–1960), (alto)
• Budd Johnson (1910- ), (alto)
• Edward "Kidd" Jordan (alto, tenor, soprano, barítono)
• Louis Jordan (1908–1975), (alto)
• Richie Kamuca (1930-1977), (tenor)
• Tom Keenlyside (all saxes, jazz flute)
• Robin Kenyatta (1942- ), (alto)
• Peter King (1940- ), (alto, soprano)
• Rosa King (and singer)
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1936–1977), (todos os saxofones e alguns criados por ele)
• Eric Kloss (1949- ), (alto)
• Kadota "Jaw" Kouske (tenor, soprano)
• Dave Koz (alto, soprano, tenor, barítono)
• Sigurd Køhn (1959–2004), (alto)
• Lee Konitz (1927- ), (alto, soprano)
• Fela Kuti (1939-1997),(tenor, alto)
• Pat LaBarbera (1944- ), (soprano, tenor)
• Steve Lacy (1934-2004 ), (soprano)
• Harold Land (1928-2001), (tenor)
• Prince Lasha(1929-2008), (alto)
• Amy Lee (soprano, alto)
• David Liebman (1946- ), (soprano, tenor)
• Erica Lindsay (1955- ), (soprano, tenor)
• Fred Lipsius (1945- ), (alto)
• Charles Lloyd (1938- ), (tenor, alto)
• Mornington Lockett (1961- ), (tenor)
• Carlos López (tenor, alto, soprano)
• Joe Lovano (1952- ), (tenor, alto)
• Preston Love (died 2004), (alto)
• Arun Luthra (soprano, tenor, alto)
• Jimmy Lyons (1934- ), (alto)
• Andy McGhee (1927- )
• Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (1936- )
• Hal McKusick (1924- ), (alto, clarinetee)
• Jackie McLean (1931–2006), (alto)
• Charles McPherson (1939- ), (alto)
• Joe Maini (1930-1964), (alto)
• Didier Malherbe
• Steve Marcus (1939-2005), (tenor, soprano)
• Charlie Mariano (1923- ), (alto)
• Lou Marini (1945- (soprano, alto, tenor)
• Branford Marsalis (1960- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Warne Marsh (1927-1987), (tenor)
• Marion Meadows (soprano)
• Bob Mintzer (1953- ), (tenor)
• Roscoe Mitchell (born 1940), (saxes)
• Hank Mobley (1930–1986), (tenor)
• James Moody (1925- ), (tenor, alto)
• Frank Morgan (1933-2007), (alto)
• Dick Morrissey (1940–2000), (tenor, soprano)
• Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996), (barítono)
• Mike Murley (tenor, soprano)
• David Murray (1955- ), (tenor)
• Boots Mussulli (1915-1967), (alto)
• Michael J. Parlett (1963- ), (tenor)
• Ted Nash (1960- ), (alto)
• Oliver Nelson (1932-1975), (alto, tenor)
• David "Fathead" Newman (1933-2009), (tenor)
• Lennie Niehaus (1929- ), (alto)
• Sal Nistico (1938-1991), (tenor)

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• Mike Osborne (1941- ), (alto)
• Greg Osby (1960- ), (alto, soprano)
• Dick Oatts (soprano, alto, tenor)

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• Walter Parazaider (1945- ), (alto)
• Charlie Parker (1920–1955), (alto, tenor)
• Evan Parker (1944)- , (soprano, tenor, alto)
• Leo Parker (1925-1962), (barítono, alto)
• Maceo Parker (1943- ), (alto)
• Derek Pascoe (1957- ), (Tenor)
• Jerome Don Pasquall (1902-1971), (alto)
• George Paxton, (tenor)
• Cecil Payne (barítono e outros instrumentos)
• Art Pepper (1925–1982), (alto, tenor)
• Bill Perkins (1924- ), (tenor, barítono)
• Houston Person (1934- )
• Flip Phillips (1915–2001), (tenor)
• Bobby Plater (1914- ), (alto)
• Pony Poindexter (1926-1988)
• Odeon Pope (1938- ), (tenor)
• Art Porter, Jr. (alto)
• Chris Potter (1970- ), (tenor, alto, soprano)
• Russell Procope (1908–1981), (alto)
• Dudu Pukwana (1938-1990) (alto, soprano)
• Courtney Pine (1964- ), (tenor, alto, soprano)
• Ike Quebec (1918-1963), (tenor)
• Rama IX of Thailand (1927- ), (alto)
• Boyd Raeburn (1913-1966), (baixo)
• Boots Randolph (1927- ), (tenor)
• Sonny Red (1932)- , (alto)
• Dewey Redman (1931-2006), (tenor, alto)
• Don Redman (1900-1964), (alto)
• Joshua Redman (alto, soprano, tenor)
• Fritz Renold (1960- ), (alto)
• Jerome Richardson (1920- ), (alto)
• Scott Robinson (1959- ), (all saxes)
• Spike Robinson (1930- ), (tenor)
• Bob Rockwell (1945- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Adrian Rollini (1904-1956), (baixo, barítono)
• Sonny Rollins (1930- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Bernt Rosengren (1937- ), (tenor, alto)
• Ray Charles Robinson
• Ronnie Ross (1933-1991), (barítono)
• Marshall Royal (1912- ), (alto)
• Edgar Sampson (1907- ), (alto)
• David Sanborn (1945- ), (alto, soprano)
• David Sanchez (born 1969), (tenor, soprano)
• Pharoah Sanders (1940- ), (tenor)
• Mario Schiano (1933-2008), (soprano, alto)
• Anton Schwartz (1967- ), (tenor)
• Ronnie Scott (1927-1997), (tenor)
• Bud Shank (1926- ), (alto, barítono, tenor, flute)
• Paul Shapiro (tenor, alto)
• Archie Shepp (1937- ), (tenor, soprano, alto)
• Andy Sheppard (1957- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Wayne Shorter (1933- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Sonny Simmons (1933- ), (alto)
• Zoot Sims (1925–1985), (tenor, soprano, alto, barítono)
• Alan Skidmore (1942- ), (tenor)
• Steve Slagle (alto, soprano)
• Ben Smith (1905- ), (alto, tenor)
• Bill Smith (1938- ), (soprano, clarinetee)
• Buster Smith (1904- ), (alto)
• Mike Smith (1957-), (alto, soprano, flauta, clarinete)
• Tab Smith (1909-1971), (alto)
• Tommy Smith (1967- ), (tenor)
• Gary Smulyan (1956- ), (barítono)
• James Spaulding (1937- ), (alto)
• Hal Stein (1928 - 2008), (alto)
• Sonny Stitt (1924-1982), (alto, tenor, barítono)
• Vernon Story (1922-2007), (tenor)
• Frank Strozier (1937- ), (alto)
• John Surman (1944- ), (barítono, soprano)
• Buddy Tate (1913-2001), (tenor)
• John Tchicai (1936- ), (alto)
• Joe Temperley (1929- ), (barítono)
• Art Themen (1939- ), (tenor, soprano)
• Gary Thomas (1961- ), (tenor, flute)
• Lucky Thompson (1924-2005), (tenor, soprano)
• Cliff Townshend (1917–1986)
• Mark Turner (tenor)
• Stanley Turrentine (1934–2000), (tenor)
• Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson (1917-1988), (alto)
• David S. Ware (1949- ), (tenor, saxello, stritch)
• Earle Warren (1914- ), (alto)
• Grover Washington, Jr. (1943–1999), (tenor)
• Sadao Watanabe (1933- ), (alto, soprano)
• Don Weller (1941-), (tenor)
• Ernie Watts (1945- ), (alto)
• Trevor Watts (1939- ), (alto, soprano)
• Ben Webster (1909-73), (tenor)
• Don Weller (1941-), (tenor)
• Bobby Wellins (1936- ), (tenor)
• Frank Wess (1922- ), (tenor)
• Barney Wilen (1937–1996), (soprano, alto, tenor)
• Steve Williamson (1964- ), (tenor, alto, soprano)
• Steve Wilson (1961- ), (alto, soprano)
• Juli Wood (tenor)
• Phil Woods (1931- ), (alto, soprano)
• Leo Wright (1933- ), (alto)
• Pete Yellin (1941- ), (alto)
• Lester Young (1909-1959), (tenor)
• Miguel Zenon (alto)
• John Zorn (1953- ), (alto)