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Backgrounder: Jaws & Griff, 'Tough Tenor Favorites'

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Marc Myers
Oct 06, 2023
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Tenor saxophone battles date back to after-hours clubs in New York and Los Angeles in the 1940s. The battle concept started as a challenge. One top saxophonist would be on stage as challengers lined up to take him on. The goal of the challenger was to elicit sizable applause and screams from the audience. Or, if he failed to generate excitement, he'd be…

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