Great Jazz Alto Saxophonists

Westcoasttony on 09/14/2008

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The alto saxophone seems to lend itself to a searching, exploring and innovative attitude. Certainly many of jazz's most audacious pioneers have played that instrument. Many of them have straddled other musical worlds as well: blues, R&B, funk and even rock and roll! Here are twelve of the finest alto sax players for you to identify. As usual I've consulted a lot of sources, including individual bios and Leonard Feather's "Encyclopedia of Jazz." Thanks for taking my quiz, and I hope you find it fun and informative!

12 Questions

Rating:	(8.75/9)
Difficulty:	Somewhat Difficult
Taken:	29 times

Quiz Leaderboard

Player:		Level:	% Correct:	Time to Complete:
1	Vashonbill	1	100.00%	153.33 seconds
2	65alejo	10	100.00%	159.67 seconds
3	Zjazzyz	43	100.00%	245.30 seconds
4	Eldge	18	100.00%	274.23 seconds
5	Tsk9653	67	91.67%	255.73 seconds
6	Nando53	51	91.67%	408.83 seconds
7	Boneman	37	83.33%	281.59 seconds
8	Humac	29	66.67%	149.44 seconds
9	Cpirozzi88	68	66.67%	333.09 seconds
10	Lischulman	27	58.33%	155.19 seconds

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Comments (2)

Cpirozzi88 (Level: 68.6)

Mon, 29th Sep '08 9:59 AM

great I shoulda done better

Woohoo2013 (Level: 54.3)

Tue, 16th Sep '08 3:57 PM

I only got 50% correct but this was a great quiz. Well-written and insightful - thanks!