Hard Bop Artists & the Gear They Use

Alex Riel

Drummer · Bill Evans Trio

Carl Allen

Drummer, Music Producer · Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz Orchestra

Peter Brötzmann

Singer, Saxophonist · Brötzmann Chicago Octet

David Baker

Audio Engineer

Grachan Moncur III

Trombonist · Archie Shepp Quintet

John D'earth

Composer · Thompson D'Earth

James Genus

Bassist · Uri Caine Ensemble

Dick Katz

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Brian Lynch

Music Producer · CTI All-Stars

Eddie Daniels

Music Producer · Eddie Daniels & Gary Burton

Jack DeJohnette

Drummer, Music Producer · Keith Jarrett Trio

Kenny Barron

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Ralph Moore

Singer · Kenny Barron Quartet

Idrees Sulieman

Trumpeter · John Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell & Idrees Sulieman

David Baker

Keyboardist, Music Producer

James Moody

Singer, Music Producer · All Star Big Band

Milt Jackson

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Milt Jackson & John Coltrane

Bobby Bradford

Music Producer · David Murray Quartet

Ralph Peterson

Drummer, Music Producer · David Murray Quartet

Sonelius Smith

Keyboardist · David Murray Quartet

Tom Scott

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Blues Brothers

McCoy Tyner

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Joe Henderson

Saxophonist · Echoes of an Era

Junior Cook

The Horace Silver Quintet

Dave Burrell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Bill Huntington

Guitarist, Bassist · The Ellis Marsalis Trio

Renee Rosnes

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Eric Revis

Bassist, Music Producer · Avram Fefer Quartet

Ray Drummond

Bassist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Frank DeLaRosa

Bassist · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Pheeroan akLaff

Drummer · Living Colour

Derek Smith

Drummer · Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Lee Pearson

Bassist · Slobberbone

Jimmy Cleveland

All Star Big Band

Lester Robertson

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Steve Davis

Guitarist, Music Producer · Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen

Jimmy Raney

Guitarist

Osie Johnson

Singer, Drummer · Billy Byers & His Orchestra

René Thomas

Composer

Jon Faddis

Drummer, Music Producer · The Louisiana Gator Boys

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Keyboardist · Toshiko Akiyoshi Quintet

Robert Conti

Donald Brown

Guitarist · Bloodstone

Cecil Brooks III

Drummer, Music Producer

Wayne Dockery

Bassist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Composer

Oliver Nelson

Music Producer, DJ

Joey DeFrancesco

Keyboardist · Dave Stryker Trio

Ronnie Cuber

Composer · The George Benson Quartet

Teddy Charles

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Ron Blake

Saxophonist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Eric Dolphy

The Charles Mingus Quartet

Thelonious Monk

Singer, Keyboardist · Thelonious Monk Quintet

Houston Person

Music Producer

Hank Crawford

Singer · Ray Charles and His Orchestra

Red Garland

Keyboardist

Freddie Hubbard

Singer, Trumpeter · V.S.O.P.

Pete Christlieb

Music Producer · The Pete Christlieb - Andy Martin Quintet

Harold Land, Jr.

Keyboardist · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Rashied Ali

Drummer, Music Producer · Purple Trap

Ray Neapolitan

Bassist · Gator Creek

Gerry Mulligan

Composer, Saxophonist

John Swana

Rich Willey's Boptism Funk Band

Vincent Herring

Music Producer · Vincent Herring's The Story of Jazz Orchestra

Al Haig

Keyboardist · Charlie Parker Quartet

David Finck

Bassist · The David Finck Quartet

Melvin Jones

Trumpeter · Bassic Black Band

José Mangual

Drummer · Charlie Parker Quintet

Tom Harrell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Azteca

Buster Williams

Bassist, Music Producer · The Herbie Hancock Quartet

Willie Jones III

Drummer, Music Producer · The Herbie Hancock Quintet

Steve Wilson

Singer, Music Producer

Wayne Escoffery

Singer, Music Producer

Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris

Music Producer · Fool Proof

Paul Motian

Drummer, Composer · Keith Jarrett Trio

Sunny Murray

Drummer · Albert Ayler Trio

Scott LaFaro

Bassist · Bill Evans Trio

Jimmy Owens

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Santi Debriano

Bassist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Kahil El’Zabar

Drummer, Music Producer · David Murray Quartet

Roy Haynes

Drummer, Music Producer · David Murray Quartet

Fred Hopkins

Bassist, Drummer · David Murray Quartet

Terell Stafford

Music Producer · Will Calhoun Quintet

Red Rodney

Singer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Dick Morrissey

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Louis Hayes

Drummer · The Horace Silver Quintet

Ricky Ford

Drummer · The Charles Mingus Quintet

Jimmy Cobb

Singer, Drummer · Miles Davis Sextet

Mads Vinding

Bassist, Music Producer · The Great Jazz Trio

Jerome Jennings

Drummer, Music Producer · The Great Jazz Trio

Dannie Richmond

Drummer, Music Producer · The Charles Mingus Quartet

Steve Grossman

Saxophonist · Stone Alliance

Roy Porter

Drummer · Charlie Parker Septet

Larry Young

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Tony Williams Lifetime

James Carter

Music Producer · Lester Bowie’s New York Organ Ensemble

Steve Bohannon

Drummer · The Don Ellis Orchestra