Ocupation: Musician
Life: April 16, 1930 - July 1, 2003
Birthday: April 16
Death: July 1
As much as I think John Coltrane belongs on the list, I think without Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, both of whom defined improvising on the tenor sax, there would not have been the evolution of the craft by John Coltrane.
topic: Thinking, Crafts, Lists, Improvising, Tenors, Lester Young