Hard Bop Artists & the Gear They Use

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

Wes Montgomery

Guitarist · Wes Montgomery Trio

George Benson

Singer, Guitarist · The George Benson Quartet

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Stanley Clarke

Singer, Bassist · Return to Forever

Pat Martino

Guitarist, Composer

Joe Pass

Guitarist · Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass

Herbie Hancock

Keyboardist · The Headhunters

Grant Green

Guitarist

Jimmy Smith

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Foals

Jim Hall

Guitarist

Miles Davis

Keyboardist, Composer · Miles Davis Quintet

Kenny Burrell

Guitarist · Kenny Burrell & Coleman Hawkins

John Patitucci

Bassist · Bon Jovi

Omar Hakim

Drummer, Keyboardist · Dire Straits

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Peter Bernstein

Guitarist · Peter Bernstein Trio

Joe Newman

Guitarist · Alt-J

Tal Farlow

Guitarist · Great Guitars

John Coltrane

Saxophonist · Miles Davis Sextet

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Ron Carter

Bassist · Artists United Against Apartheid

Michael Brecker

Composer, Saxophonist · Pavlov's Dog

Russell Malone

Guitarist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Emily Remler

Guitarist

Barney Kessel

Guitarist · The Wrecking Crew

Buddy Rich

Drummer · Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Dave Stryker

Guitarist, Composer · Dave Stryker Quartet

Randy Brecker

Trumpeter · Brecker Brothers

Elvin Jones

Drummer · John Coltrane Quartet

Michael Weiss

Guitarist · mewithoutYou

Wayne Shorter

Composer, Saxophonist · Weather Report

Mark Whitfield

Guitarist

Art Blakey

Drummer · Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

Max Roach

Drummer · Charlie Parker Quartet

Charlie Parker

Saxophonist · Charlie Parker Quartet

Rick Laird

Bassist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Anthony Tillmon Williams

Drummer · Miles Davis Quintet

Bill Evans

Keyboardist, Composer · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Art Pepper

Composer

Charles Mingus

Bassist, Keyboardist · Joni Mitchell (band)

Ralph Peterson

Drummer, Music Producer · David Murray Quartet

Cannonball Adderley

Saxophonist · Miles Davis Sextet

Jeff Hamilton

Drummer · The Clayton‐Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Ornette Coleman

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

Oscar Peterson

Keyboardist, Composer · Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass

Kenny Washington

Drummer

John Pisano

Guitarist · Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Bobby Broom

Guitarist

Jack DeJohnette

Drummer, Music Producer · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Billy Higgins

Drummer

Wallace Roney

Music Producer · Future 2 Future

Don Pullen

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Don Pullen & The African-Brazilian Connection

Blue Mitchell

The Horace Silver Quintet

George Bohanon

Trombonist

James Genus

Bassist · Uri Caine Ensemble

Nat Adderley

Keyboardist, Music Producer · All Star Big Band

Cedar Walton

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Ray Brown

Music Producer

George Adams

Singer, Music Producer · The Charles Mingus Quintet

Eddie Harris

Audio Engineer

Coleman Hawkins

Saxophonist · Kenny Burrell & Coleman Hawkins

John Hicks

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Niels Lan Doky

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Chris Lightcap

Drummer · Breaking Benjamin

Dizzy Gillespie

Trumpeter

Tommy Flanagan

Drummer, Keyboardist · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Paul Bley

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Kai Winding

Trombonist

Dave Brubeck

Keyboardist, Composer · The Dave Brubeck Quartet

渡辺貞夫

Music Producer, Saxophonist

Joe Henderson

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Jimmy Raney

Guitarist

Slide Hampton

All Star Big Band

Vic McMillan

Bassist · Charlie Parker Septet

Mark Elf

Vic Juris

Guitarist

Pat Senatore

Bassist · Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Marty Paich

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Carsten Dahl

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Howard McGhee

Keyboardist · Charlie Parker Septet

Henri Texier

Bassist, Music Producer

Albert Ayler

Composer, Saxophonist · Albert Ayler Trio

Shorty Rogers

Music Producer

Charles McPherson

Music Producer · Charles Mingus Sextet

Kenny Barron

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

McCoy Tyner

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Shelly Manne

Drummer, Music Producer

Milt Jackson

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Milt Jackson & John Coltrane

Horace Silver

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Jazz Messengers

Joe Lovano

Drummer, Music Producer · John Patitucci Trio

Brian Lynch

Music Producer · CTI All-Stars

Fabio Morgera

Singer, Music Producer · Groove Collective

Frank DeLaRosa

Bassist · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Grachan Moncur III

Trombonist · Archie Shepp Quintet

Betty Carter

Singer