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Among the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz was referred to as “The Audio” because he previously perhaps one of the most beautiful shades have you ever heard. Getz, whose primary early impact was Lester Youthful, turned out to be a major impact himself, also to his credit he hardly …

Regarded as by many to become the best possible jazz trombonist ever, J.J. Johnson somehow moved the improvements of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to his even more awkward instrument, using such velocity and deceptive simplicity that at once some listeners assumed he was playing valve (instead of slip) trombone. …