Listening

The most important thing that musicians can do to improve, next to playing, is to listen. Here is a short list of some very good musicians. There are many others, but this should give you a place to start if you’re not sure where to go.

Jazz Ensembles:
Kokoroko. Recordings: Colonial Mentality. Abusey Junction.
Snarky Puppy. Recordings: We Like it Here, full album. Bad Kids to the Back. Shofukan. Lingus.
DIVA Big Band. Recordings: Caravan. Umbrella Man. Bern Jazz Festival, 1998 (complete set).
Jazz at the Lincoln Centre Orchestra (JLCO).
Count Basie Big Band. Recordings: April in Paris. All of Me. One O’clock Jump.
Buddy Rich Big Band. Recordings: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Duke Ellington. Recordings: It Don’t Mean a Thing (With Ella Fitzgerald). Caravan. C Jam Blues.
Artemis. Recordings: Empress Afternoon. Bow and Arrow.

Symphony Orchestras:
Royal ConcertgeBouw Orchestra (Amsterdam). Recordings: Beethoven 7. Tchaikovsky 5. Brass of the RCO, Maria De Buenos Aires. Finlandia. La Forza Del Destino.
New York Philharmonic. Recordings: Mahler 1. Dvorák, New World Symphony, Mvmt I. Ravel’s Bolero. Fanfare for the Common Man.
Vienna Philharmonic. Recordings: 2020 New Year’s Concert. Richard Strauss’ Alpine Symphony. Beethoven 5.
Berlin Philharmonic. Recordings: Full concert (Smetana, Rachmaninov, Dvorak). Beethoven 7. Brass Ensemble: Handel, Eternal Light. Horns performing Freischütz. Winds performing Nielsen’s Wind Quintet.
Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Recordings: Mahler 5. 2019 Complete Concert.

Vocal Ensembles:
Chronos. Classical. Recordings: Only in Sleep. Soundcloud.
Musicality. Modern A Cappella. Recordings: Wicked Game. I Want You Back. Don’t Think Twice.
The Puppini Sisters. Jazz. Recordings: Crazy in Love. I Will Survive.
The Andrews Sisters. Jazz. Recordings: Rum and Coca-Cola. Sing Sing Sing.
The King’s Singers. Classical. Recordings: I’ll Follow The Sun. Blackbird.
Accent. Modern A Cappella. Recordings: Marakesh Express. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye. Good News. The Flintstones.
Groove For Thought. Jazz. Recordings: Groovin’ Hard. Lush Life.
The New York Voices. Jazz. Recordings: On A Clear Day. Sing, Sing, Sing.
The Three Tenors. Classical. Recordings: Nessum Dorma
The Manhattan Transfer. Jazz. Recordings: Spain (I Can Recall).
Swingle Singers. Classical. Recordings: Bach, Air.
Stile Antico. Classical. Recordings: William Byrd’s Ave Maria.
Phoenix Chorale. Classical. Recordings: Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae.
Conspirare. Choral. Recordings: Let The River Run.
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Classical. Recordings: Da Pacem Domine.
Ambassadors of Harmony. Barbershop. Recordings: 76 Trombones.
The Vocal Majority. Barbershop. Recording: Hallelujah.

Percussion Ensembles:
Wave Quartet. Oblivion, by Astor Piazzolla. Tamacun, by Rodrigo y Gabriela.
University of West Georgia Percussion Ensemble. Shades of Glass.
London Symphony Orchestra Percussion Ensemble. Steve Reich: Quartet.
Eastman Percussion Ensemble. Michael Burritt: Fandango 13. The Feeling of Coming Home. Catching Shadows. SPINE.
Third Coast Percussion. Fractalia. Madeira River. Con Moto. Ordering Instincts. Bend.
University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble.

Oboe:
Francois Leleux. Classical. Recordings: Cinq Tableaux pour Hautbois solo.
Liang Weng. Classical. Principal oboe with the NY Phil. 6 Metamorphoses After Ovid (by Benjamin Britten).
Gordon Hunt. Classical. Recordings: Strauss Oboe Concerto, Mvmt. 1.
Albrecht Mayer. Classical. Principal oboe with the Berlin Philharmonic. Recordings: Schumann Romance for Oboe and Piano.
Harold Gomberg. Classical. Recordings: Rhapsody for viola, piano, and oboe.
Pierre Pierlot: Classical. Recordings: Haydn Concerto in F Major for orchestra, flute, and oboe. With Jean-Pierre Rampal on flute.
Nancy Rumbel. Jazz, Pop, New Age. Recordings: Zacatecas
Nicholas Daniel. Classical. Recordings: Elliot Carter Oboe Concerto
Diana Doherty. Classical. Principal oboe with the Sydney Philharmonic. Recordings: Giving a masterclass on the Mozart Oboe Concerto.
Clara Dent. Classical
Eugene Izotov. Classical. Recordings: Mozart Oboe Concerto

Flute:
Emily Beynon. Classical. Principal Flute of Royal Concertgebouw (Holland). Recordings: Sonatina for Flute and Piano. Fantasie (op. 55) by Carl Frühling.
Mathieu Dufour. Classical. Principal Flute of the Berlin Philharmonic. Recordings: Mozart Flute Concerto in D Major. Fantaisie Brillante on Bizet’s Carmen.
Karin Bonelli. Classical. Flautist with the Vienna Philharmonic. Recordings: Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp. Dein is Mein Ganzes Herz, Franz Lehár.
Nora Shulman. Classical. Recordings: Chanson De Matin. Op 15 Number 2
Robert Langevin. Classical. Principal flute with NY Phil. Caliendo Flute Sonata.
Emmanuel Pahud. Classical. Recordings: Mozart Flute Concerto N 1.
Greg Patillo. Super Mario Brothers Theme.
Marcel Moyse. Classical. Recordings: Humoresque, Carnival of the Animals, The Swan
William Bennet. Classical. Recordings: Vivaldi Flute Concerto
Ali Ryerson. Classical and Jazz. Recordings: Estate Summer
Timothy Hutchins. Classical. Principal flute with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. (Canadian). Recordings: Debussy’s La Plus Que Lente
James Galway. Classical, Folk, Pop. Recordings: Danny Boy, Bach’s Badinerie
Bobbi Humphrey. Jazz and Pop. Recordings: Lonely Town, Lonely Street
Jean-Pierre Rampal. Classical. Recordings: Bach Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord
John Lemmone. Classical. Recordings: Wind Amongst The Trees
Susan Hoeppner. Classical
Bill McBirnie. Jazz and Latin (Canadian). Recordings: Willow Weep For Me
Greg Patillo. Modern. Recordings: Super Mario Brothers Theme.

Bassoon:
Gustavo Nunez. Classical. Recordings: Capricho.
Judith LeClair. Classical. Principal bassoon with NY Phil. Beethoven Quintet for piano and strings.
Dag Jensen. Classical. Recordings: Concertino For Bassoon.
University of Wisconsin Bassoon Quartet. Bohemian Rhapsody.

Clarinet:
Alexander Bader. Classical. Clarinetist with the Berlin Philharmonic. Recordings: Musetta’s Aria from La Boheme, with members of the Berlin Phil. The same group performing Blue Rondo a la Turk.
Anat Cohen. Jazz. Recordings: China Boy. With Choro Aventuroso. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. And the World Weeps, with Paquito D’Rivera, by Dr. Lonnie Smith.
Matthias Schorn. Classical. Principal clarinet with the Vienna Philharmonic. Recordings: Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B flat.  Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major.
Victor Goines. Jazz. Recordings: Body and Soul, with Ken Poplowski and JLCO. Petite Fleur, with JLCO.
Jon Manasse. Classical. Recordings: Weber Clarinet Quintet.
Game of Thrones Clarinet Quartet.
Anthony McGill. Classical. Principal clarinet with NY Phil. Full concert. Mozart Clarinet Concerto. Brahms: Trio in A minor.
Joe Allard. The Master Speaks.
Walter Boeykens. Classical. Recordings:
Sabine Meyer. Classical. Recordings: Bernstein Medley.
Sidney Bechet. Jazz. Recordings: Summertime
Richard Stolzman. Classical and Pop. Recordings: Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
Sharon Kam. Classical. Recordings: Mozart Clarinet Concerto, first Mvt.
Jack Brymer. Classical. Recordings: Kegelstatt, Mozart trio for piano, viola, and clarinet
Artie Shaw. Jazz. Recordings: Concerto for Clarinet
Hüsnü Senlendirici. Turkish Pop and Folk. Recordings: Avare.
Benny Goodman. Jazz. Recordings: Moonglow
Martin Froest. Classical and Modern. Recordings: Giora Feidman’s “Let’s Be Happy”

Saxophone:
Melissa Aldana. Jazz. Recordings: Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most. I Loves You Porgy. Free Fall.
Nubya Garcia. Jazz. Recordings: Lost Kingdom. Tiny Desk Home Concert.
Stan Getz.Jazz. Recordings: Autumn Leaves. Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio, full album.
Coleman Hawkins. Jazz. Recordings: Lover Man. Soul Blues. Best of Coleman Hawkins, complete album.
Amy Dickson. Classical. Recordings: Phillip Glass’ Violin Concerto no 1. Fauré’s Pavane.
Arno Bornkamp. Classical. Recordings: Florent Schmitt’s Legende.
Sonny Rollins. Jazz. Recordings: God Bless the Child.
Eli Degibri. Jazz. Recordings: Website with music. The Troll, live. The Spider, live.
Joshua Redman (tenor). Jazz. Recordings: Jazz Crimes
John Coltrane (tenor). Jazz. Recordings: Blue Train
Jane Ira Bloom. Jazz. Recordings: The Man With Glasses
Claire Daly, Karolina Strassmayer, and Laura Dreyer. Jazz (from the Diva Big Band). Recordings: DIVA Live at Birdland
Clarence Clemons (tenor). Rock (with Bruce Springsteen). Recordings: Jungle Land solo
Charlie Parker (better known as Bird) (alto). Jazz. Recordings: Bebop (probably with Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet). Summertime
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (alto). Jazz. Recordings: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. Work Song. See Miles Davis, Freddie Freeloader, below.
Marcel Mule. Classical. Recordings: Caprice en Forme de Valse
Christine Jensen. Jazz (Canadian). Recordings: As band leader at Jazzahead. (With sister Ingrid) Blue Yonder.
Ornette Coleman. Jazz. Recordings: Lonely Woman
Maceo Parker. Funk, R&B Recordings: Funk 101

Trumpet:
Miroslav Petkov. Classical. Principal Trumpet with Royal Concertgebouw (Holland). Recordings: Johann Fasch, Trumpet Concerto in D Major. Bellini’s Casta Diva.
Ingrid Jensen.Jazz (Canadian). Recordings: At Sea.  His Name Was Martin. Infinitude. Footsteps, with Gray Matter. Soon, with Marianne Trudel Trio.
Tom Hooten. Classical. Principal Trumpet of LA Philharmonic. When Speaks the Signal-Trumpet Tone. Arthur Honneger’s Intrada. Joseph Turrin, Chronicles, Mvmt. III.
Arturo Sandoval. Jazz. Recordings: There will Never Be Another You. Every Time We Say Goodbye, with Accent. Here’s that Rainy Day. Full Concert with Armenian State Jazz Orchestra.
David Elton. Classical. Principal Trumpet with the London Symphony Orchestra. Recordings: Rhapsody in Blue, with the Australian Brass Quartet (Elton on picollo trumpet). Performing The Last Post.
Wim Van Hasselt. Classical. Recordings: Jean-Francois Michel’s Eastwind. Tintomara.
Freddie Hubbard. Jazz. Recordings: Red Clay. Ready for Freddie, 1962 full album.
Thomas Stevens. Classical. Recordings: Paul Hindemith, Trumpet Sonata.
Miles Davis. Jazz. Recordings: Walkin’. Freddie Freeloader. Wynton Kelly solos on piano at 0:44, Miles Davis solos on trumpet at 2:11, John Coltrane solos on tenor sax at 4:25, Cannonball Adderley solos on alto sax at 6:16, and Paul Chambers solos on bass at 8:04. Shhh/Peaceful.
Christopher Martin. Classical. Principal trumpet with NY Phil. Ernst Sachse Trumpet Concerto.
Claudio Roditi. Latin Jazz. Recordings: Bossa Pra Donato. Body and Soul.
Wynton Marsalis. Jazz and Classical. Recordings: Autumn Leaves.  Haydn Trumpet Concerto.
Alison Belsom. Classical. Recordings: Haydn Trumpet Concerto. Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turca
Philip Smith. Classical. Recordings: Someone to Watch Over Me
Dizzie Gillespie. Jazz. Recordings: A Night in Tunisia.
Louis Armstrong. Jazz. Recordings: Summertime (with Ella Fitzgerald); When the Saints Go Marching In
Maynard Ferguson. Jazz. Recordings: Chameleon.
Clifford Brown. Jazz. Recordings: Joy Spring
Tine Thing Helseth. Classical. Hummel Trumpet Concerto. In The Bleak Midwinter.

Horn:
Angela Barnes. Classical. Second horn with London Symphony Orchestra. Recordings: Gilbert Vinter’s Hunter’s Moon. Brahms’ Trio for Piano, Horn and Violin, Mvmt I, Mvmt II, Mvmt III.
Neil Deland. Classical. Principal horn with Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Recordings: Brahms’ Horn Trio in E flat Major.
Radovan Vlatkovic. Classical. Former principal horn with Berlin Radio Symphony. Recordings: Brahms Horn Trio.
Katy Woolley. Classical. Principal horn with Philharmonia Orchestra (London). Recordings: Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat.
Sarah Willis. Classical. Recordings: Horn Masterclass. Waltzing Matilda. Reicha Introduction and Rondo for Horn. Mozart Y Mambo.
Philip Myers. Classical. Principal horn with NY Phil. Strauss Horn Concerto.
Barry Tuckwell. Classical. Recordings: Mozart Horn Concerto 1 and 2.
Klaus Wallendorf. Classical. On Sarah’s Horn Hangouts. Guten Abend Gute Nacht.
Dennis Brain. Classical. Recordings: Strauss First Horn Concerto.

Trombone:
Jörgen Van Rijen. Classical. Principal trombone with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Recordings: Jean-Francois Michel’s Eastwind. Piazzolla, Chiquilin de Bachin. Joseph Guy Ropartz: Piece in E flat Minor.
Chris Crenshaw. Jazz. Trombone for Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Recordings:  Dead Man Blues (with JLCO). Banjo Noir (with Wynton Marsalis 5tet. Solo starts at 6:25). Tickle Joe, with JLCO, solo starts at 2:30. 
Brian Wendel. Classical. Principal Trombone with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Recordings: James Stephenson’s Sonata for Trombone and Piano, 1st movement.
Stefan Schulz. Classical. Principal Bass Trombone with Berlin Phil. Recordings: Brahms, Vier Ernste Gesänger, no 4. The Bone Society, Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor.
Gunhild Carling. Jazz. A TedX Talk about the trombone.
Joseph Alessi. Classical. Principal trombone with NY Phil. Recordings: Blue Bells of Scotland.
Carmen Russo. Flight of the Bumblebee.
JJ Johnson. Jazz. Recordings: It Never Entered My Mind
Kai Winding. Jazz. Recordings: It’s Alright With Me (with JJ Johnson).
Christian Lindberg. Classical. Recordings: Force of Destiny Overture.
Frank Rosolino. Jazz. Recordings: Satin Doll.
Carl Fontana. Jazz. Recordings: It Might As Well Be Spring solo with transcription.
Raul De Souza. Jazz. Recordings: Bananeira.
Bill Watrous. Jazz. Recordings: Body and Soul. lecturing on slide preparation techniques.
Don Drummond. Ska. Recordings: Heaven and Earth.
Slide Hampton. Jazz. Recordings: soloing over a blues. Confirmation solo with transcription.
Glen Miller. Jazz. Recordings: Blue Moon.
A great trombone website: http://www.squidoo.com/TrombonePlayers

Euphonium:
Adam Frey: Classical. Recordings: Flight of the Bumblebee. Concerto Iberico, Mvmt. 3.
University of Texas Tuba/Euphonium Studio. Down in the River to Pray.
Redline Tuba/Euphonium Quartet. Spain.
University of Wisconsin Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Shostakovich’s Festive Overture.

Tuba:
University of Texas Tuba/Euphonium Studio. Down in the River to Pray.
Redline Tuba/Euphonium Quartet. Spain.
University of Wisconsin Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble. Shostakovich’s Festive Overture.
Alan Baer. Classical. Principal tuba with NY Phil. Recordings: Krzysztof Penderecki’s Cappriccio for Solo Tuba. Paul Hindemith, Sonata for Tuba and Piano.
Roger Bobo: Classical. Recordings: Paul Hindemith Tuba Sonata.
Carol Jantsch: Classical. Recordings: Reflections on the Mississippi.
Arnold Jacobs: Classical. Recordings: Concerto for Tuba, by RV Williams.
Chuck Daellenbach. Classical. Recordings: Tuba Tiger Rag (with Canadian Brass). Three Nights With The Canadian Brass.
James Land: Classical. Recordings: Etre ou ne pas Etre, by Henri Tomasi.

Bass:
Nicki Parrott. Jazz. Recordings: Nicki Parrott trio full concert.  Beyond the Sea.
Noriko Ueda. Jazz. Recordings: Full concert with Ted Rosenthal Trio. Forget Me Not. Just in Time.
Matthew McDonald. Classical. Principal double bass with Berlin Phil. Recordings: Bottesini’s Grande Allegro alla Mendelssohn. Cesar Franck Sonata in A Major. Penderecki’s Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass.
Rinat Ibragimov. Classical. Principal double bass with London Symphony Orchestra. Recordings: Bottesini’s Concerto for double bass number 2 in B minor.
Katie Thiroux. Jazz. Recordings: Oh, What a Beautiful Morning. Wives and Lovers.
Charles Mingus. Jazz. Recordings: Solo Dancer.
Tal Wikenfeld. Jazz. Recordings: Actual Proof, live with Herbie Hancock. Serendipity.
Brian Bromberg. Jazz. Recordings: Clips from Full Circle.
John Patitucci. Jazz. Recordings: Suite for the Americas (with Brian Blade and Danilo Pérez).
Ray Brown. Jazz. Recordings: Black Orpheus.
Esperanza Spalding. Recordings: On The Sunny Side of the Street. I Know You Know.
Jaco Pastorius. Jazz and fusion. Recordings: Donna Lee.
Ron Carter. Jazz. Recordings: Willow Weep for Me.
Paul Chambers. Jazz. Recordings: Mr. PC. This song was written by John Coltrane in honour of Paul Chambers. Green Dolphin Street (arco bass solo at 7:00).
Miroslav Vitous. Jazz. Recordings: Trio Music (with Chick Corea and Roy Haynes).
Stanley Clarke. Jazz and fusion. Recordings: Here he is in a trio with Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten (see below). Clarke is the one wearing black, Marcus Miller is wearing a hat.
Marcus Miller. Jazz. Recordings: Power. See above with Stanley Clarke.
Victor Wooten. Jazz, fusion, and bluegrass. Recordings: Amazing Grace using harmonics. See above with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller as well.
Christian McBride. Jazz. Recordings: Brother Mister.

Percussion.

Drumset:
Allison Miller. Jazz. Recordings: High T.
Justin Tyson. Jazz/Hip-Hop. Recordings: With R+R+Now (Robert Glasper on keys, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah on trumpet, Derrick Hodge on bass, Taylor McFerrin on synth, and Terrace Martin on synth and vocoder). Change of Tone. Butterfly (live). 
Daru Jones. Jazz/Hip-hop. Recordings: A jam with Mono Neon.
Terri Lynne Carrington. Jazz/Hip Hop. Recordings: NPR Tiny Desk Concert with Social Science. Tribute to Roy Haynes.
Trevor Lawrence, Jr. Jazz/Funk. Recordings: Like A Million Bucks.
Nate Smith. Jazz. Recordings: With John Patitucci. With The Fearless Flyers.
Daniel Freedman. Jazz. Recordings: His website.
Brian Blade. Jazz. Recordings: Suite for the Americas (with Danilo Pérez and John Patitucci). With The Fellowship Band, King’s Highway.
Max Roach. Jazz. Recordings: Drums Unlimited. See above, under trumpet, Clifford Brown’s Joy Spring.
Tony Williams. Jazz. Recordings: a great drum solo. Wildlife.
Buddy Rich. Jazz. Recordings: Jet Song.
Jeff Hamilton. Jazz. A drum solo including hand drumming on a kit. A Night In Tunisia. Compare this to other recordings of A Night In Tunisia and see if you can hear the melody when Jeff plays the drums.
Art Blakey. Jazz. Recordings: Free For All.
Carter Beauford. Rock (with The Dave Mathews Band). Recordings: Tripping Billies. Carter is a linear player, meaning that he keeps his right hand on the right side of the kit, and his left hand on the left. This means he can play any groove leading with either hand.
Steve Gadd. Jazz and Rock. Recordings: showing his paradiddle groove. Late in the Evening. He plays a basic mozambique groove on this tune, but uses 4 sticks. Here he explains the groove.
Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez. Latin and Jazz. Recordings: Octopus. During his entire solo/duet he plays a 3/2 clave pattern on the cowbell with his foot.
Roy Haynes. Jazz. Recordings: Trio Music (with Chick Corea and Miroslav Vitous).

Mallet/Concert percussion:
Emiko Uchiyama. The Art of Thangka.
Christopher Lamb. Principal Percussion with NY Philharmonic. Recordings: Andy Ahiko: Stop Speaking. PASIC 2015 performance.
Ji Su Jung. Solo percussionist and educator. Recordings: Northern Lights. Yellow After The Rain.
Stefon Harris. Jazz. Recordings: A TED Talk. Live at Dizzy’s.
Lionel Hampton. Jazz. Recordings: Autumn Leaves.
Red Norvo. Jazz. Recordings: All of Me.
Gary Burton. Jazz. Recordings: NPR Tiny Desk Concert, with Chick Corea. Afro Blue
Bobby Hutcherson. Jazz. Recordings: A cover of Herbie Hancock’s Maiden Voyage.
Milt Jackson. Jazz. Recordings: Bags and Trane (full album with Milt and John Coltrane).

Piano:
Jacob Coller. Jazz/pop. Recordings: Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough. Do I Do.
Robert Glasper. Jazz/Hip-Hop. Recordings: With R+R+Now (Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah on trumpet, Derrick Hodge on bass, Taylor McFerrin on synth, Justin Tyson on drums, and Terrace Martin on synth and vocoder), Change of Tone. Butterfly (live). With the Robert Glasper Trio (bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Damion Reid), So Beautiful.
Fred Hersch. Jazz. Recordings: Child’s Song. Whirl.
Lucian Ban. Jazz. Recordings: Songs From Afar.
Dwiki Dharmawan. Jazz/Gamelan. Recordings: Pasar Klewer.
Carla Bley. Jazz. Recordings: Sin Fin.
Bill Charlap. Jazz. Recordings: I’ll Remember April.
Renee Rosness. Jazz. Recordings: Love For Sale.
Art Tatum. Jazz. Recordings: Art Tatum and Ben Webster (Full Album).
Oscar Peterson. Jazz. Recordings. Recordings: C Jam Blues.
Thelonious Monk. Jazz. Recordings: ‘Round Midnight.
Diana Krall. Jazz. Recordings: Set from North Sea Jazz Fest, 2013.
Bill Evans. Jazz. Recordings: Suicide Is Painless.
Cory Henry. Jazz, gospel, fusion. Recordings: Rehearsal at D’Herde’s Rooftop.
Chick Corea. Jazz. Recordings: Trio Music (with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes). NPR Tiny Desk Concert, with Gary Burton.
Herbie Hancock. Jazz. Recordings: Cantaloupe Island.
Norah Jones. Jazz etc. Recordings: Live in New Orleans.
Dave Brubeck. Jazz. Recordings: Blue Rondo a la Turk. Take Five.
Geral Clayton. Jazz. Recordings: Sunny Day Go.
Brad Mehldau. Jazz. Recordings: Knives Out.
Danilo Pérez. Jazz. Recordings: Suite for the Americas (with Brian Blade and John Patitucci).
Lonnie Liston Smith. Jazz/Funk. Recordings: Expansions.
Mitsuko Uchida. Classical. Recordings: Beethoven Piano Concerto #5.
Jan Lisiecki. Classical. Recordings: Mozart Piano Concerto #20.
Yuja Wang. Classical. Recordings: Beethoven Piano Sonata #29.
Van Cliburn. Classical. Recordings: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1.

Guitar:
David Fiuczynki. Jazz. Recordings: Kashmir Variations, with Planet Microjam.
Wolfgang Muthspiel. Jazz. Recordings: Father And Son.

Vocalists:
Jazz:
Cyrille Aimée. Jazz. Recordings: La Vie En Rose, with the Emmett Cohen Trio. Nuit Blanche. Invitation.
Jacob Collier. Jazz/pop. Recordings: In My Room. Close To You. In The Bleak Midwinter.
Jon Hendricks. Jazz. Recordings: Vocalise of Freddie Freeloader.
Monica Mancini. Recordings: With My Lover Beside.
Cassandra Wilson. Recordings: Harvest Moon. Death letter.
Lizz Wright. Recordings: My Heart.
Lina Nyberg. Recordings: Soundcloud page.
Esperanza Spalding. Recordings: On The Sunny Side of the Street. I Know You Know. Funk The Fear.
Billie Holiday. Recordings: Our Love is Here to Stay.
Louis Armstrong. Recordings: Dream a Little Dream.
Frank Sinatra. Recordings: Wee Small Hours (album).
René Marie. Recordings: I Wanna Be Evil. Bolero/Suzanne.
Harry Connick Jr. Recordings: We Are In Love.
Nat King Cole. Recordings: When I Fall In Love.
Dianne Reeves. Recordings: Lotos Jazz Fest 2014.
Diana Krall (Canadian). Recordings: Fly Me To The Moon.
Ella Fitzgerald. Recordings: Mack The Knife, and How High The Moon. It Don’t Mean a Thing.
Dinah Washington. Recordings: Come Rain or Come Shine.
Bobby McFerrin. Recordings: Blackbird. Ave Maria.
Michael Buble. Recordings: It’s A Beautiful Day.

Classical/Crossover:
Renée Fleming. Recordings: Casta Diva.
Bryn Terfel. Recordings: The Impossible Dream. Madamina.
Sarah Brightman. Recordings: All I Ask of You.
Elīna Garanča. Recordings: Ave Maria. L’amour est un oiseau rebelle.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Recordings: Ich Habe Genug.
Anna Netrebko. Recordings: La Traviata.
Jonas Kaufmann. Recordings: The Flower Song.

Vocal Groups:

The Puppini Sisters. Recordings: Crazy in Love. I Will Survive.
The Andrews Sisters. Recordings: Rum and Coca-Cola. Sing Sing Sing.
The King’s Singers. Recordings: I’ll Follow The Sun. Blackbird.
Accent. Recordings: Marakesh Express. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye.
Groove For Thought. Recordings: Groovin’ Hard. Lush Life.
The New York Voices. Recordings: On A Clear Day. Sing, Sing, Sing.
The Three Tenors. Recordings: Nessum Dorma
The Manhattan Transfer. Recordings: Spain (I Can Recall).
Swingle Singers. Recordings: Bach, Air.
Stile Antico. Recordings: William Byrd’s Ave Maria.
Phoenix Chorale. Recordings: Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae.
Conspirare. Recordings: Let The River Run.
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Recordings: Da Pacem Domine.
Ambassadors of Harmony. Recordings: 76 Trombones.
The Vocal Majority. Recording: Hallelujah.