This was a tough one to narrow down, especially without having a list devoted to each type of saxophone. Just remember that this is a “favorites” list and not “best” or “most important” necessarily.

Dexter Gordon, Miles, Bill Evans, of course. Cecil Taylor? Also yes – read on.

Today I stumbled across a great album that I’m surprised I’ve snoozed on until now, “For Phineas” by Harold Mabern and Geoffrey Keezer. As such it made me reflect on the art of duo playing and gave me the impetus to revisit this top 10 list.