1.   Despite the occasional lapse, this was a fine performance by the young saxophonist.

2.   And in jazz, a young black saxophonist is arguably more valuable to a record company than a white one of equal talent.

3.   Abstract, stream-of-consciousness improvising, always swinging, by one of the finest of the young alto saxophonists.

4.   Ten years ago, Dave Koz was a young saxophonist who had no intention of making jazz his career.

5.   The young saxophonist Mark Shim came to his attention through the singer Betty Carter.