They played alto and tenor on a single theme.

"Peace on Earth" is more subdued, with both saxophonists playing alto and trading off each other toward the end.

He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years, except the period between 1932 and 1946 when Otto Hardwick generally played first chair.

Over there they can tell you who played third alto with Benny Goodman in 1939.

Two years later, he joined the school district's jazz ensemble, and spent a year learning jazz theory and playing second alto behind an older student.

No one had ever played the saxophone the way he played alto.

Bill Easley plays alto, tenor and the flute, and the clarinet.

I wrote songs, wrote arrangements, played alto and piano, and sang.

(This is where I played alto on some tunes.)

He played lead alto with Fletcher Henderson in the mid forties.