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Jazz Musician's Sonic Signature

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There are some jazz musicians, even if you've never heard the album or song before, you know who the musician is...even if he's playing as a sideman. For me, this is because I have lots of recordings by these guys and I've gotten used to their subtle nuances.

1. Stanley Turrentine
2. Hank Crawford
3. Kenny Barron
4. Miles Davis
5. Hubert Laws
6. Horace Silver
7. Dexter Gordon
8. Freddie Hubbard
9. Wes Montgomery

Whose playing do you instantly recognize?
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czarivey
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Isn't that easier to mention ones who don't have any sonic signature??
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mitch4t OP
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Stéphane Grappelli
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ptmconsulting
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Pat Metheny
Oscar Peterson
Michael Brecker
Joe Zawinul
Eberhard Weber
Bill Bruford
Eric Clapton
Alan Holdsworth
Thelonious Monk
Bill Frisell
John Scoffield
Chic Corea
strateahed
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I'd recognize most of the folks already listed. Have won a few free tickets on local jazz station in "name that artist" contests. Here are a few not mentioned:

Wayne Shorter
Sonny Rollins
Gene Ammons
Cannonball Adderley
Herbie Hancock
Terence Blanchard
Kenny Garrett
Charles Lloyd
Charles Earland
Jimmy Smith
Wynton Marsalis
Stan Getz
Eric Alexander

Alexander - the last fellow listed - has the distinction of being one of the younger tenors who has his "own sound" ... like Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon,et al. With the newer so-called "smooth jazz" artists (and I use the term loosely) - it's hard to tell one from the other.
bojack
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Phil Woods, too. Oh, and who can't pick out Toots Thielman?
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