Hard Bop Artists & the Gear They Use

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Composer

Orrin Evans

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Will Calhoun Quintet

Terell Stafford

Music Producer · Will Calhoun Quintet

Sunny Murray

Drummer · Albert Ayler Trio

Ben Perowsky

Drummer, Music Producer · Elysian Fields

Sonny Criss

Keyboardist · Sonny Criss Orchestra

Dexter Gordon

Saxophonist

Dizzy Gillespie

Trumpeter

Clifford Brown

Keyboardist

Gerry Mulligan

Composer, Saxophonist

J.J. Johnson

Trombonist

Curtis Fuller

Trombonist

Buddy Collette

Saxophonist

Tadd Dameron

Keyboardist · The Miles Davis / Tadd Dameron Quintet

Wilbur Ware

Singer, Bassist · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Shadow Wilson

Drummer · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Art Taylor

Drummer · The Thelonious Monk Orchestra

Ray Copeland

Trumpeter · Thelonious Monk Septet

Archie Shepp

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Georges Brown

Drummer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Wayne Dockery

Bassist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Wilbur Harden

Trumpeter · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Tommy Flanagan

Drummer, Keyboardist · Wilbur Harden Quartet

Paul Quinichette

Saxophonist · John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette

Steve Grossman

Saxophonist · Stone Alliance

Larry Young

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Tony Williams Lifetime

Ed Thigpen

Drummer, Music Producer · Boulou Ferré Quartet

Greg Ward

Audio Engineer

Steve Davis

Audio Engineer

Steve Wilson

Singer, Music Producer

Jon Gordon

Guitarist, Composer

Lee Konitz

Music Producer, Saxophonist · The Theatre of Eternal Music

David Murray

Music Producer, Saxophonist

Stix Hooper

Drummer, Music Producer

Houston Person

Music Producer

George Haslam

Music Producer, Saxophonist

Teddy Charles

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Cecil Brooks III

Drummer, Music Producer

Benny Golson

Composer, Saxophonist

Gary McFarland

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Wayne Escoffery

Singer, Music Producer

Osie Johnson

Singer, Drummer · Billy Byers & His Orchestra

Hideo Shiraki

Drummer · Hideo Shiraki Quintet

Terumasa Hino

Drummer, Music Producer · Hideo Shiraki Quintet

Ronald Muldrow

Greg Ward

Hamid Drake & Bindu

Hilton Ruiz

Keyboardist · David Murray Quartet

Stuart Blumberg

The Don Ellis Orchestra

David Parlato

Bassist · The Don Ellis Orchestra

Dustin Cicero

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Freddie Hill

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Larry McGuire

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Doug Purviance

Music Producer · Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Benny Powell

Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Ted Curson

Singer · The Charles Mingus Quartet

Delbert Felix

Bassist · Branford Marsalis Trio

Roland Guerin

Bassist · The Ellis Marsalis Trio

Calvin Taylor

The Horace Silver Quintet

Bill Perkins

Music Producer · Kim Richmond / Clay Jenkins Ensemble

Jerome Richardson

Singer · All Star Big Band

Julius Watkins

All Star Big Band

Jimmy Knepper

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Larry Gales

Bassist · Thelonious Monk Quartet

Gigi Gryce

Thelonious Monk Septet

John LaPorta

Audio Engineer

Jason Robinson

Music Producer

Zach Brown

Audio Engineer

Duke Pearson

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Wayne Henderson

Music Producer, Trombonist

Marcus Roberts

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Michel Legrand

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Norman Simmons

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Buell Neidlinger

Bassist, Music Producer

Jay Anderson

Audio Engineer

Bernie Senensky

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Clifford Jordan

Singer, Music Producer

Henri Renaud

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Charles Earland

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Rein de Graaff

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Jay Anderson

Bassist, Music Producer

Quentin Collins

Music Producer, Trumpeter

Al Cohn

Billy Byers & His Orchestra

Hal McKusick

Billy Byers & His Orchestra