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- Rama IX of Thailand (born 1927), (alto)
- Boyd Raeburn (1913–1966), (bass)
- Bill Ramsay (born 1929)
- Boots Randolph (1927–2007), (tenor)
- Nelson Rangell (born 1960), all saxes
- Sonny Red (1932–1981), (alto)
- Dewey Redman (1931–2006), (tenor, alto)
- Don Redman (1900–1964), (alto)
- Joshua Redman (born 1969) (alto, soprano, tenor)
- Fritz Renold (born 1960), (alto)
- Jerome Richardson (1920–2000), (alto)
- Jim Riggs (born 1941)
- Sam Rivers (1923–2011) (soprano, tenor)
- Scott Robinson (born 1959), (all saxes)
- Spike Robinson (1930–2001), (tenor)
- Bob Rockwell (born 1945), (tenor, soprano)
- Adrian Rollini (1904–1956), (bass, baritone)
- Sonny Rollins (born 1930), (tenor, soprano)
- Bernt Rosengren (born 1937), (tenor, alto)
- Ronnie Ross (1933–1991), (baritone)
- Marshall Royal (1912–1995), (alto)
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