Jazz Listening List

Here is a list of “Who’s Who”, by instrument. Let me know if you know of an artist who is missing and I will add it to the list. Look them up on youtube, grooveshark, spotify or even on solid media at a library.

Trumpet:

Nat Adderley, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Terrance Blanchard, Lester, Bowie, Randy Brecker, Clifford Brown, Don Cherry, Buck Clayton, Johnny Coles, Miles Davis, Kevin Dean, Kenny Dorham, Dave Douglas, Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Hacket, Tim Hagans, Roy Hargrove, Phillip Harper, Tom Harrell, Eddie Henderson, Terumaso Hino, Freddie Hubbard, Ingrid Jensen, Thad Jones, Booker Little, Joe Magnarelli, John McNeil, Wynton Marsalis, John Marshall, Blue Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Fats Navarro, Nicholas Payton, Barry Ries, Wallace Roney, Jim Rotondi, Carl Saunders, Woody Shaw, Bobby Shew, John Swana, Clark Terry, Scott Wendholt, Kenny Wheeler

Soprano Sax:

Sidney Bechet, Jane Ira Bloom, John Coltrane, Joe Farrell, Steve Grossman, Christine Jensen, David Liebman, Steve Lacy, Chris Potter, Wayne Shoter

Alto Sax:

Cannonball Adderley, Craig Bailey, Gary Bartz, Arthur Blythe, Richie Cole, Ornette Coleman, Steve Coleman, Paul Desmond, Eric Dolphy, Lou Donaldson, Paquito D’Rivera, Kenny Garrett, Herb Geller, Bunky Green, Jimmy Greene, Antonio Hart, John Jenkins, Christine Jensen, Eric Kloss, Lee Knonitz, Charlie Mariano, Jackie McLean, Roscoe Mitchell, Frank Morgan, Lanny Morgan, Lennie Niehaus, Greg Osby, Charlie Parker, Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Steve Slagel, Jim Snidero, James Spaulding, Sonny Stitt, Bobby Watson, Steve Wilson, Phil Woods, John Zorn

Tenor Sax:

George Adams, Eric Alexander, Gene Ammons, Bob Berg, Jerry Bergonzi, Don Braden, Michael Brecker, Gary Campbell, George Coleman, John Coltrane, Junior Cook, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Bill Evans, Joe Farrell, Bud Freeman, Chico Freeman, Von Freeman, George Garzone, Stan Getz, Benny Golson, Paul Gonsalves, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Green, Johnny Griffin, Steve Grossman, Eddie Harris, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Henderson, Illinois Jacquet, Clifford Jordon, John Klemmer, Ralpho Lalama, Harold Land, Pat LaBarbera, Azar Lawrence, Dave Liebman, Charles Lloyd, Joe Lovano, Rick Margitza, Branford Marsalis, Wayne Marsh, Bob Mintzer, Hank Mobley, James Moody, Riche Perry, Billy Pierce, Chris Potter, Dewey Redman, Joshua Redman, Sonny Rollins, Pharoah Sanders, Larry Schneider, Archie Shepp, Wayne Shorter, Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt, Stanley Turrentine, Benny Wallace, Ben Webster, Walt Weiskopft, Lester Young

Baritone Sax:

Pepper Adams, Nick Brignola, Harry Carney, Serge Chaloff, Ronnie Cuber, Charles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Leo Parker, Pat Patrick, Cecil Payne, Sahib Shihab, Gary Smulyan

Trombone:

Ray Anderson, Milt Bernhardt, Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Hal Crook, Steve Davis, Robin Eubanks, John Fedchock, Carl Fontana, Curtis Fuller, Wycliffe Gordon, Urbie Green, Slide Hampton, Bill Harris, Conrad Herwig, J.H. Johnson, Delfeayo Marsalis, Grachan Moncur, Frank Rosolino, Roswell Rudd, Rick Simerly, Jack Teagarden, Steve Turre, Bille Watrous, Phil Wilson, Kai Winding

Flute:

Eric Dolphy, Joe Farrell, Roland Kirk, Yesef Lateef, Hubert Laws, David Liebman, Charls Lloyd, Herbie Mann, James Moode, Jeremy Steig, Frank Wess

Clarinet:

Don Byron, John Carter, Eddie Daniels, Buddy DeFranco, Eric Dolphy (bass clarinet), Paquito D’Rivera, Frank Glover, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Guiffre, Woody Herman, Bob Mintzer (bass clarinet), Art Pepper, Chris Potter (bass clarinet), Russell Procope, Pee Wee Russell, Tony Scott, Artie Shaw, Phil Woods

Guitar:

Howard Alden, George Benson, Peter Benrstein, Joshua Breakstone, Kenny Burrell, Charlie Christian, Dave Cliff, Joe Chohn, Larry Coryell, Herb Ellis, Steve Erquiaga, Tal Farlow, Chris Flory, Bill Frisell, Mick Goodrick, Grant Green, Jerry Hahn, Jim Hall, Scott Henderson, Charlie Hunter, Vic Juris, Barney Kessel, Early Blugh, Peter Leich, Pat Martino, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Ben Monder, Wes Montrgonery, Joe Pass, Doug Raney, Jimmy Raney, Djamgo Reinhardt, Emily Remler, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield, Mike stern, Dave Stryker, Attila Zoller

Piano:

Geri Allen, Lynne Arriale, Kenny Barron, Bruce Barth, Paul Bley, Dave Brubeck, Ray Bryant, George Cables, Joey Calderazzo, Michel Camilo, Chick Corea, Kenny Drew, George Duke, Bill Evans, Victor Feldman, Tommy Flanagan, Hal Galper, Red Garland, Erroll Garner, Larry Goldings, Benny Green, Dan harle, Al Haig, herbie Hancock, Roland Hanna, Hampton Hawes, Fred Hersch, Andrew Hill, Ahmad Jamal, Keith Jarrett, Hank Jones, Geoff Keezer, Wynton Kelly, Andy LaVerne, Mike LeDonne, Mark Levine, John Lewis, Harold Mabern, Ronnie Mathews, Brad Meldhau, Mulgrew Miller, Thelonius Monk, Michel Petrucciani, Harry Pickens, Phineas newborn Jr., Makoto Ozone, Danilo Perez, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Renee Rosnes, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Horace Silver, Art Tatum, Jacky Terrasson, Bobby Timmons, Lennie Tristano, McCoy Tyner, Ceda Walton, Kenny Werner, James Williams, Mary Lou Williams, Joe Zawinul, Denny Zeitlin

Bass:

Jimmy Blankton, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Stanley Clarke, Todd Coolman, Bob Cranshaw, Israel Crosby, Richard Davis, George Duvivier, Vharles Fambrough, David Freisen, Jimmy Garrison, John Goldsby, Eddie Gomez, Larry Grenadier, Percy Heath, Milt Hinton, BobHurts, Denis Irwin, Sam Jones, Scott LaFaro, Cecil McBee, Christian McBride, Charlie Mingus, Red Mitchell, Monk Montgomery, Miek Moore, Bill Moring, George Mraz, Jaco Pastorius, John Patitucci, Oscar Pettiford, Chuck Rainey, Rufus Reid, Lynn Steaton, Slam Stewart, Steve Swallow, Miroslav Vitous, Peter Washington, Buster Williams

Drums:

Joey Baron, Louis Bellson, Ed Blackwell, Brian Blade, Art Blakey, Roy Brooks, Terri Lyne Carrington, Joe Chambers, Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Cobb, Billy Cobham, Steve Davis, Billy Drummond, Peter Erskine, Joe Farnsworth, Al Foster, Billy hart, Roy Haynes, Tootie Heath, Billy Higgins, Roger Humphries, Jack DeJohnette, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Connie Kay, Stan Levy, Shelly Manne, Bobby Moses, Paul Motian, Alphonse Mouson, Idris Muhammed, Adam Nussbaum, Raulph Peterson, Tony Reedus, Buddy Rich, Danny richmond, Max Roach, Micky Roker, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Ed Soph, Bill Stewart, Grady Tate, Art Taylr, Kenny Washington, PeterWashington, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Dave Weckl, Lenny White, Tony Williams

Vibes:

Roy Ayers, Gary Burton, Dave Friedman, Terry Gibbs, Lionel Hampton, Stefon Harris, Jay Hoggard, Bobby Hutcherson, Milt Jackson, Joe Locke, Steve Nelson, Red Norvo, Dave Pike, David Samuels, Cal Tjader

Organ:

Joey DeFrancesco, Barbara Dennerlein, Charles Earland, Bobby Floyd, Larry Goldings, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Mike LeDonne, Hank Marr, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Tony Monaco, John Patton, Jimmy Smith, Dan Wall, Sam Yahel, Larry Young

Big Bands:

Airmen of Note, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Count Basi, Louis Bellson, Carla Bley, Francy Boland, Duke Ellington, Don Ellis, Gil Evans, Maynard Ferguson, Bob Florence, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Conrad Herwig’s Latin Big Band, Bill Holman, Thad Jones/Lewis, Stan Kenton, Mel Lewis/Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Rob McConnell, Charles Mingus, Mingus Dynasty Big Band, Bob Mintzer, Monday Night Vanguard Orchestra, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Sun Ra, Buddy Rich, George Russell, Maria Schneider, Lew Tabackin, Bill Watrous, Randy Weston, Gerald Wilson

Vocalists:

Mose Allison, Chet Baker, Tony Bennett, Jennifer Barnes, Jackie Cain, Betty Carter, Ray Charles, June Christy, Rosemary Clooney, Harry Connick, Chris Connor, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Hartman, Billie Holiday, Eddie Jefferson, Roy Kral, Diana Krall, Peggy Lee, Jon Lucien, Kevin Mahogany, Carmen McCrae, Anita O’Day, Lou Rawles, Frank Sinatra, Dakota Staton, Grady Tate, Leon Thomas, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Joe Williams, Norma Winstone

Scat Singers:

Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Denis DiBlasio, Kurt Elling, Ella Fitzgerld, Dizzy Gillespie, John Hendricks, Bobby McFerrin, Jennifer Barnes, Clark Terry

Violin:

Darol Anger, John Blake, Regina Carter, Sara Caswell, Jerry Goodman, Stephane Grappelli, Joe Kennedy Jr., Ray Nance, Jean-Luc Ponty, Randy Sabien, Stuff Smith, Joe Venuti, Michael White, Fiddler Williams

Cello:

David Baker

Harmonica:

Toots Thielemans