Sorry, Bruce supporters/writers of this article...King Curtis he ain't. Very overrated.
Phil Woods was probably one of the greatest alto sax players of all time and should be on this list.
Paul Desmond should be on this list, as well as Ernie Watts.
Thankfully, Kenny G is not on the list...
Kenny G is not. But I’m thinking of Daddy G, and have suddenly forgotten his real name.
Bobby Keys should be on the list.
Was going to say the same thing (replace Clemons with Phil Woods), but you beat me to it. BTW, my wife is a jazz singer whose late father was one of the most highly-regarded big band saxophonists and arrangers, so this is a highly-charged topic around our house.