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alto

[al-toh] / ˈæl toʊ /
ADJECTIVE
low
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Y vuelven a ser All-Stars, todos mayores de 37 años y aún jugando a un alto nivel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

But to see instrumentalists like Lakecia Benjamin who has really come to the forefront as an alto saxophonist and to see her get Grammy nominations, that’s something that, for me, is huge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

The one Mingus brought to Monterey included pianist Jaki Byard and drummer Dannie Richmond from that previous sextet, along with alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, tenor saxophonist John Handy and trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

“Chulahoma” is riveting for Mr. Sewell’s lines, which are alternately gritty and soaring, and for Mr. Lloyd’s playing, which hints at the blues-based melodicism of yet another dear, departed friend, the alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

And Sir Grummore began cackling in a tuneless alto, like thousands of wild geese on the Wash. “Hush! Hush!” cried Sir Palomides.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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