List of Professionals
Only 10 Per instrument, but this is NOT a Top 10 list... just 10 people as a starting off point for your YouTube journey.
Flute
Jean-Pierre Rampal
James Galway
Herbie Mann
Ian Anderson
Jasmine Choi
Robert Dick
Julius Baker
Paula Robison
Emmaneul Pahud
Jeanne Baxtresser
Oboe
Eugene Izotov
Albrecht Mayer
Heinz Holliger
Elaine Douvas
Richard Woodhams
Jonathan Kelly
Maurice Bourgue
Francois Leleux
Nicholas Daniel
Elizabeth Priestly Siffert
Clarinet
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw
Richard Stoltzman
Julian Bliss
Sabine Meyer
Eddie Daniels
Larry Combs
Martin Fröst
Sharon Kam
Stanley Drucker
Bass Clarinet
Bob Mintzer
Louis Sclavis
Eric Dolphy
Kathyrn Ladano
Dennis Smylie
Michael Lowenstern
Jason Alder
Michel Portal
Rudi Mahall
John Surman
Bassoon
Albrecht Holder
Klaus Thunemann
Milan Turkovic
Gustavo Nunez
Bill Douglas
Judith LeClair
Julie Price
Asger Svendsen
Paul Hanson
Garrett McQueen
Saxophone
http://mikekeepe.com/recommended_recordings.php (Classical Style Players)
Jazz Saxophone Players:
Alto
Charlie Parker
Johnny Hodges
Phil Woods
Cannonball Adderley
Lee Konitz
Paul Desmond
Benny Carter
Sonny Stitt
Dick Oatts
Ornette Coleman
Tenor
John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins
Coleman Hawkins
Lester Young
Don Byas
Ben Webster
Melissa Aldana
Dexter Gordon
Stan Getz
Hank Mobley
Baritone
Gerry Mulligan
Harry Carney
Pepper Adams
Cecil Payne
Nick Brignola
Bob Gordon
Charles Davis
Gary Smylyan
Hamiet Bluiett
Joe Temperley
Trumpet
Wynton Marsalis
Ingrid Jensen
Alison Balsom
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Freddy Hubbard
Arturo Sandoval
Terrel Stafford
Maynard Ferguson
Dizzy Gillespie
F Horn
Hermann Baumann
Stefan Dohr
Sarah Willis
Dale Clevenger
Dennis Brain
Barry Tuckwell
Philip Farkas
Radovan Vlatkovic
Alan Civil
Trombone
Christian Lindberg
Joseph Alessi
Glenn Miller
Tommy Dorsey
Jack Teagarden
Frank Rosolino
Arthur Pryor
Bill Watrous
JJ Johnson
Ian Bousfield
Jay Friedman
Douglas Yeo
Euphonium
Steven Mead
Brian Bowman
Leonard Falcone
David Childs
Demondrae Thurman
Misa Mead
Earle Louder
Robert Vos
Derick Kane
Tuba
Jim Self
Sam Pilafian
Roger Bobo
John Fletcher
Carol Jantsch
Dene Pokorny
Charles Daellenbach
Alan Baer
Patrick Sheridan
Yasuhito Sugiyama
Percussion
Evelyn Glennie
Neal Peart
Steve Gadd
Art Blakey
Alex Acuna
Buddy Rich
Gene Krupa
Vic Firth
Cindy Blackman
Martin Grubinger