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The band Gene Ammons was founded in 1925. Before coming to fame, the band got it’s start in Chicago. Generally, music journalists would define Gene Ammons’s style within the genre/s of jazz, and other rock music.
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Coleman Hawkins
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Sonny Rollins
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Sonny Stitt
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Stanley Turrentine
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 i... [wikipedia]
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Ike Quebec
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Scott Hamilton
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Hank Mobley
Henry "Hank" Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone, that w... [wikipedia]
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Nat Adderley
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Johnny Hodges
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Art Pepper
Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American alto saxophonist and very occasional tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. A longtime figure in West Coast jazz, Pepper came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He was known for his... [wikipedia]
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Zoot Sims
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Johnny Griffin
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Tommy Flanagan
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Joe Henderson
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Red Garland
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