Jazz Musician's Sonic Signature

Pat Metheny
Oscar Peterson
Michael Brecker
Joe Zawinul
Eberhard Weber
Bill Bruford
Eric Clapton
Alan Holdsworth
Thelonious Monk
Bill Frisell
John Scoffield
Chic Corea

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.

Phil Woods, too. Oh, and who can't pick out Toots Thielman?

I'd add Stan Getz and Paul Desmond to my list. And while I cannot usually identify a drummer, if given multiple choice between two or three I think I'd be able to identify a few. For example, easy to differentiate Art Blakey vs. Roy Brooks.

nice thread!
Oscar Peterson, John Lewis, Keith Jarret, Chick Correa, FAts Wallers, Lennie Tristano