Pioneer and First Innovator
Sidney Bechet
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Other Pre-Bop Sopranos
Johnny Hodges
Charlie Barnet
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Later Swing and Traditional Stylists
Bob Wilber
Kenny Davern
Woody Herman
George Probert (with Firehouse Five Plus Two)
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Bop-Based Saxophonists Doubling on Soprano
| Lucky Thompson | Zoot Sims |
| Budd Johnson | Jerome Richardson |
| Oliver Nelson | Cannonball Adderley |
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Avantgarde Innovators
John Coltrane
Steve Lacy
Evan Parker
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Also Very Influential
Wayne Shorter
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Other Important Stylists
| Dave Liebman | Jane Ira Bloom |
| Jane Bunnett | Bruce Ackley |
| John Surman | Jan Garbarek |
| Joseph Jarman | Roscoe Mitchell |
| Oliver Lake | Lulius Hemphill |
| Greg Osby | Steve Grossman |
| Gerry Niewood | Gary Bartz |
| Branford Marsalis | |
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Crossover and Instrumental Pop
| Grover Washington jr. | Ronnie Laws |
| George Howard | Kenny G. |
| Bill Evans | |
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