The saxophone, named after its inventor, the Frenchman Adolphe Sax, began its all-conquering journey as a jazz instrument in the 1920s, and is still omnipresent today. In Sax Giuseppe Pino portrays the most famous saxophonists, thus paying homage to an instrument and its inventor who did not live to see the success and heyday of his creation. Music CDs: Four CDs with legendary recordings by many of the artists depicted round out the portrait and make the book a must-have for all saxophone and jazz fans.