Albert Ronald Ross (2 October 1933 – 12 December 1991)[1] was a British jazz baritone saxophonist.
Born in Calcutta, India, to Scottish parents, Ross moved to England in 1946 and was educated at the Perse School in Cambridge.
He began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with Tony Kinsey, Ted Heath, and Don Rendell.
[2] From 1961 to 1965 he played with Bill Le Sage, and later with Woody Herman, John Dankworth,[1] Friedrich Gulda, and Clark Terry.
[citation needed] Ross was a saxophone tutor for a young David Bowie, played baritone saxophone on The Beatles' White Album track, "Savoy Truffle", and four years later was the baritone sax soloist on the Lou Reed song "Walk on the Wild Side",[1] which was co-produced by Bowie.