Hard Bop Artists & the Gear They Use

Sam Rivers

Bassist · Limp Bizkit

George Benson

Singer, Guitarist · The George Benson Quartet

Grant Green

Guitarist

Wes Montgomery

Guitarist · Wes Montgomery Trio

Joe Pass

Guitarist · Joe Pass & John Pisano

Stanley Clarke

Singer, Bassist · Return to Forever

John Patitucci

Bassist · Bon Jovi

Pat Martino

Guitarist, Composer

Miles Davis

Keyboardist, Composer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Burrell

Guitarist · Kenny Burrell & Coleman Hawkins

Jim Hall

Guitarist

Herbie Hancock

Keyboardist · Various Artists for Children's Promise

Joe Newman

Guitarist · Alt-J

Joe Zawinul

Keyboardist · Weather Report

Sonny Rollins

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Sonny Rollins Trio

Peter Bernstein

Guitarist · Peter Bernstein Trio

Jimmy Smith

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Foals

Omar Hakim

Drummer, Keyboardist · Dire Straits

Tal Farlow

Guitarist · Great Guitars

Sun Ra

Keyboardist, Composer · Sun Ra & His Arkestra

Emily Remler

Guitarist

John Coltrane

Saxophonist · John Coltrane Quartet

Buddy Rich

Drummer · Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Russell Malone

Guitarist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Michael Weiss

Guitarist · mewithoutYou

Barney Kessel

Guitarist · The Wrecking Crew

Michael Brecker

Composer, Saxophonist · Pavlov's Dog

Ron Carter

Bassist · Artists United Against Apartheid

Elvin Jones

Drummer · John Coltrane Quartet

Wayne Shorter

Composer, Saxophonist · Weather Report

Randy Brecker

Trumpeter · Brecker Brothers

Cannonball Adderley

Saxophonist · Miles Davis Sextet

Charlie Parker

Saxophonist · Charlie Parker Quintet

Dave Stryker

Guitarist, Composer · Dave Stryker Quartet

Bill Evans

Keyboardist, Composer · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Art Pepper

Composer

Coleman Hawkins

Saxophonist · Kenny Burrell & Coleman Hawkins

Art Blakey

Drummer · Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

Charles Mingus

Bassist, Keyboardist · Joni Mitchell (band)

Max Roach

Drummer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Rick Laird

Bassist · The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Mark Whitfield

Guitarist

Wallace Roney

Music Producer · Future 2 Future

Anthony Tillmon Williams

Drummer · Miles Davis Quintet

Ornette Coleman

Saxophonist · Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman

Don Pullen

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

Cedar Walton

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Dave Brubeck

Keyboardist, Composer · London Voices

George Bohanon

Trombonist

Blue Mitchell

The Horace Silver Quintet

Niels Lan Doky

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Slide Hampton

All Star Big Band

Pat Senatore

Bassist · Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Shorty Rogers

Music Producer

Eddie Harris

Audio Engineer

Charles McPherson

Music Producer · Charles Mingus Sextet

Ray Brown

Music Producer

Joshua Redman

Saxophonist · Joshua Redman Elastic Band

Mark Elf

Henri Texier

Bassist, Music Producer

Kenny Washington

Drummer

Vic McMillan

Bassist · Charlie Parker Septet

渡辺貞夫

Music Producer, Saxophonist

Howard McGhee

Keyboardist · Charlie Parker Septet

Joe Henderson

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Bobby Broom

Guitarist

Paul Bley

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Kai Winding

Trombonist

Carsten Dahl

Keyboardist, Music Producer

George Adams

Singer, Music Producer · The Charles Mingus Quintet

John Hicks

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Marty Paich

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Roy Hargrove

Trumpeter · The RH Factor

Wynton Marsalis

Trumpeter · The Herbie Hancock Quartet

James Genus

Bassist · Uri Caine Ensemble

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Keyboardist · The George Benson Quartet

George Robert

Music Producer

Kenny Barron

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Don Ellis

Drummer, Composer · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Pharoah Sanders

Saxophonist · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Siegfried Kessler

Keyboardist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Dave Burrell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Billy Higgins

Drummer

Peter Brötzmann

Singer, Saxophonist · Brötzmann Chicago Octet

Betty Carter

Singer

Charlie Rouse

Trumpeter · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Junior Cook

The Horace Silver Quintet

David Baker

Audio Engineer

Tom Scott

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Blues Brothers

Stan Getz

Saxophonist · Stan Getz Quartet

Frank DeLaRosa

Bassist · The Don Ellis Orchestra

James Moody

Singer, Music Producer · All Star Big Band

Milt Hinton

Singer, Bassist · Billy Byers & His Orchestra

Sonelius Smith

Keyboardist · David Murray Quartet

Jack DeJohnette

Drummer, Music Producer · Keith Jarrett Trio

Ray Drummond

Bassist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective