MICHAEL SEGELL, THE DEVIL'S HORN — From the moment his lips first touched his saxophone prototype, Adolphe Sax would face a juggernaut of slander, theft, litigation,... and attempts on his life that tried to suppress... a sound never before heard in nature.
| A. | Swiss town that's hosted an annual jazz festival since 1967 | MONTREUX |
| B. | Chart-topper for Glenn Miller in 1940 (3 wds.) | INTHEMOOD |
| C. | Element in a trombone's makeup | COPPER |
| D. | Pop music best sellers (2 wds.) | HITPARADE |
| E. | U.S. city called the Live Music Capital of the World | AUSTIN |
| F. | Dizzy, Satchel Mouth or King of Swing | EPITHET |
| G. | Blue Note, Verve or Vanguard | LABEL |
| H. | Coiner of the phrase "a hard day's night" | STARR |
| I. | Inventor of the wax cylinder record | EDISON |
| J. | Genre for Mobb Deep, Tupac or Notorious B.I.G. (2 wds.) | GANGSTARAP |
| K. | Director of the Charlie Parker biopic "Bird" | EASTWOOD |
| L. | Up too high? | LOUD |
| M. | Chordophone with a pear shape | LUTE |
| N. | What whistlers whistle | TUNES |
| O. | "The Star Spangled Banner" player at Woodstock, 1969 | HENDRIX |
| P. | What a listener must be in | EARSHOT |
| Q. | Great song, in urban slang (2 wds.) | DEFJAM |
| R. | Some pieces by Liszt or Chopin | ETUDES |
| S. | Something to put under the chin | VIOLIN |
| T. | Ethel Merman song in "Girl Crazy" (3 wds.) | IGOTRHYTHM |
| U. | Object of Western swinging? | LASSO |
| V. | Lines vital to composers | STAFF |
| W. | Artist like Lauryn Hill or Kanye West (hyph.) | HIPHOPPER |
| X. | Improvised (3 wds.) | OFFTHECUFF |
| Y. | Bluesy singer with the 1991 hit "Something to Talk About" | RAITT |
| Z. | Scat singing, essentially | NONSENSE |