The Story of Joseph Antoine Adolph Sax

I grew up in a very much a jazz household with parents who were depression era, huge jazz fans. I did not know the history, did not know all these things about it but watching and listening to the Ken Burns documentary helped catch me up. One day I just asked myself like this really simple question, who invented the saxophone? And I found an incredible story of Joseph Antoine Adolph Sax,. He was the son of an instrument maker. His goal was to have this instrument highlighted as a feature instrument in military bands, which is a popular way to showcase instruments at the time. That's how it gained popularity. But he was looking for a very specific sound when he happened upon