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Hilton Jefferson!

Absolutely - Always my favorite ever since Jonah Jones "Just Like A Butterfly" - The prettiest alto ever heard - Hilton Jefferson

And another Alto grossly underrated - Johnny Bothwell - (Raeburn, Krupa, Herman).

While we are at it - the worst, out of tune and sour noted was Jimmy Dorsey - who was one of the nicest musicians of the era - but nonetheless was a terrible saxophonist.

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Hey - Jimmy Dorsey was an EXCELLENT alto player, in my opinion. As a matter of fact several years ago I did sound restoration for a Jimmy Dorsey project that never came out (the 78s they sent me were in such rotten condition); it was his band from 1940-42 - and Dorsey's playing was a revelation, clearly an influence on Bird in more than just his virtuosity - a lot of very clean solos and very even 8th notes -

...Johnny who?

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Whatever happened to him? e990734wdzi.jpg

One of the "Young Lions" of the late '80s, altoist Christopher Hollyday created a big stir when he appeared on the scene, but maintained a surprisingly low profile after the early '90s.

During 1989-1992, Hollyday recorded four CDs for Novus, and was starting to develop his own voice when he was dropped from the label.

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