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The saxophone in all its varieties has been, without a doubt, the dominant solo instrument in jazz, and this 4-CD, 74-track box collects essential sax sides all the way from the early, classic jazz years up to the Cool School of the late ’40s and early ’50s. Lots of legendary names AND numbers here—Body and Soul Coleman Hawkins; Lester Leaps In Lester Young; Summertime Sidney Bechet; Singin’ the Blues Frankie Trumbauer; At the Jazz Band Ball Adrian Rollini; Stardust Ben Webster; Stompin’ at the Savoy Charlie Ventura; Sophisticated Lady Willie Smith; The Happening Paul Gonsalves; These Foolish Things Tex Beneke; Ko Ko Charlie Parker; The Duel Dexter Gordon & Teddy Edwards; Out of the Blue Jackie McLean; Squattin’ Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; Four Brothers Stan Getz, Zoot Sims & Serge Chaloff; Yardbird Suite Lee Konitz; Birk’s Works John Coltrane; With a Song in My Heart Sonny Rollins, and more. Over five hours, with a 40-page booklet!