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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At this rate just about every jazz musician will be mentioned. Which goes to Drubin's entirely correct comment:

****This is true for all jazz musicians; in fact, all musicians, period. Just depends on how well you know their playing.****

Including drummers whose signature will be less tone-centric and more about their time feel which can be easily recognized if one knows their playing well enough. However, they too will have a recognizable tone due to, besides their time feel, how they tune their drums and the choice of equipment; Max Roach and Philly Jo Jones are two that come to mind.