Saxophone
· Charlie Parker
· John Coltrane
· Lester Young
· Coleman Hawkins
· Dexter Gordon
· Sonny Rollins
· Ben Webster
· Gerry Mulligan
· “Cannonball” Adderley
· Stan Getz
Trumpet
· Wynton Davis
· Miles Davis
· Dizzy Gillespie
· Louis Armstrong (He sings too!)
· Clifford Brown
Trombone
· Wycliff Gordon
· J.J. Johnson
· Curtis Fuller
· Glenn Miller
· Tommy Dorsey
· Alastair Kay-
Clarinet
· Jimmy Dorsey
· Artie Shaw
· Jimmie Noone
· Sidney Bechet
· Benny Goodman
· John Carter
Flute
· Herbie Mann- The Best of Herbie Mann
· Jerome Richardson- Midnight Oil
· Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Rip, Rig, and Panic
· James Moody
· Hubert Laws
Guitar
· Wes Montgomery
· Django Reinhardt
· Pat Metheny
· Joe Pass
· Charlie Christian
Piano
· Oscar Peterson
· Art Tatum
· Thelonius Monk
· Bill Evans
· Dave Brubeck
· Bud Powell
· “Count” Basie
· Jelly Roll Morton
· Chick Corea
· Keith Jarrett
Drums
· Buddy Rich
· Elvin Jones
· Max Roach
· Roy Haynes
· Jack DeJohnette
· Tony Williams
· Art Blakey
· Joe Morello
Vibes
· Milt Jackson
· Red Norvo
· Lionel Hampton
· Red Norvo (more xylophone than vibes)
· Jonny Lytle
· Bobby Hutcherson
· Matthias Lupri
Bass Clarinet
· Eric Dolphy
· Michael Pilz
· Don Byron
· James Carter
· David Murray
· J.D. Parran
· Ned Rothenberg
Jazz Band Classics:
· Wynton Marsalis- Big Train
· Louis Armstrong- Basin Street Blues, Ain’t Misbehavin’
· Duke Ellington- Take the ‘A’ Train, Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady, Lotus Blossom, Come Sunday, Satin Doll, Stormy Weather
· Miles Davis- So What and Kind of Blue
· John Coltrane- Giant Steps, Naima, Blue Train, Summertime
· Dave Brubeck- Take Five
· Wes Montgomery- West Coast Blues and Polka Dots and Moonbeams
· George Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue
· Cannonball Adderley- Autumn Leaves
· Count Basie- April in Paris and Shiny Stockings and One O’Clock Jump
· Joe Henderson- Lush Life
· Bill Evans- Waltz for Debby
· Thelonious Monk- Monk’s Dream and Blue Monk
· Grant Green- Idle Moments
· Benny Goodman- Stompin’ at the Savoy and Sing Sing Sing
· Bud Powell- Tempus Fugue-It
· Dizzy Gillespie- A Night in Tunisia
· Bill Evans Trio- Blue in Green
· The Oscar Peterson Trio- Moten Swing
· Artie Shaw- Begin the Beguine
· Charles Mingus- Boogie Stop Shuffle
· Herbie Hancock- Watermelon Man
· Wes Montgomery- Four on Six
· Clifford Brown- The Blues Walk
· Lee Morgan- The Sidewinder
· Dexter Gordon- Willow Weep for Me
· Stan Getz- The Girl from Ipanema
· Herbie Hancock- Maiden Voyage
· Gil Evans- Boplicity
· Sonny Rollins-Strode Rode
· Glenn Miller- In the Mood