alto

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Yvonne Lanauze’s vocal is modest, but the track blossoms in the instrumental solos—Hodges’s alto sax singing with quiet poise, and Tyree Glenn’s trombone talking with emotion and eloquence, raising the whole performance to another level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“Strasbourg 82” displays how he shaped a cohesive whole from the voices of musicians mostly decades his junior, and how he nurtured future stars including, here, Mr. Blanchard and alto saxophonist Donald Harrison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The soloists, alto Samoht and tenor Zebulon Ellis, rock the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

"Her rich alto voice sounded like she was still singing in church, but the lyrics were pure 70s pop/soul," noted US music source Soul Tracks of the track.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

It was gleaming brass against the green velvet, an alto sax.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey