World's Greatest Tenors

Acman3,
If you can find them on vinyl , good for you. My recommendations were the CD versions and all of them have exceptional sound in addition to the wonderful music.
Charles,

With the exception of Bach, I don't know who is the greatest anything.
That said, I always found it strange that Illinois Jaquet is
so little mentioned.
I listen to him more than any Jazzman, but then 90% of my listening is classical so what do I know.

If there ever was a cult figure in the post-Coltrane tenor saxophone world,
Steve Grossman was it. He first gained notoriety by being chosen by Miles
in 1969, at the age of 18 (!), to replace Wayne Shorter. Depending on the
setting, he demonstrates the obvious Coltrane influence, but also that of
Sonny Rollins with an incredibly raw intensity in his sound. IMO, he was
destined to be the greatest of the post-Coltrane modern tenor players, but
personal circumstances seemed to derail matters. Things appear to be on
track now.

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Acman3, this one's for you. "Stone Alliance" the band he
formed with Gene Perla and Don Alias after his stint with Miles.

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Another very good Stitt, "Salt and Pepper" 5 of the tracks feauture Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax) along with Stitt (alto and tenor sax).
Charles,

Elvin Jones "Live At The Lighthouse" is one of those records
that sit alongside Coltrane's "Giant Steps" as milestones in the
evolution of modern tenor saxophone playing. Elvin Jones led an unusual
quartet consisting of two tenor players and no piano. Alongside the already
mentioned young Steve Grossman, the other tenor was Dave Liebman,
another fantastic player in the post-Coltrane style; a style which would
shape, to varying degrees, the way that just about all tenor players from
that point forward would play the instrument.

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