baritonist en · NOUN
Etymology
From baritone + -ist.
Meanings
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(qualifier:jazz) A player of the baritone saxophone
Featured most notably with Dizzy Gillespie's big band, Payne showed the influence of Harry Carney (the best-known baritonist of the swing era) in his meaty and authoritative sound[…].
1994 June 3, Neil Tesser, “Eric Alexander, Cecil Payne & John Ore”, in Chicago Reader:
- A player of the baritone horn (brass instrument)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| baritonists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |