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Jazz Saxophonist Equipment Setup

I gathered this information from several sources, Please feel free to mail me with more information that I miss.


 
Name
Instrument
Mouthpiece
Reeds
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

King Alto Saxophone with silver neck (300,000 serial number)
Grogory 4 or 5, New York Meyer 5
?
Gerald Albright
Alto
Beechler Diamond Inlay S8S
?
Soprano
Dukoff 7
?
Gene Ammons Tenor Sax/Conn 10m,Selmer Mark VI Brilhart-White Ebolin Mouthpiece,Otto Link Hard Rubber ?
Bob Berg
Tenor Mark VI
Handmade Metal Mouthpiece by François Louis
Rico Select or Medium Lavoz
Jay Beckenstain (SpyroGyra)
Yamaha Custom YAS875
Beechler Diamond Inlay S6S
Vandoren #3
Jerry Bergonzi
Selmer Tenor Saxophone
 Sugal mouthpiece
Rico Reeds
Conn 10M
Hard Rubber Otto Link 8
Rico Reeds
Claudio Bonade Buescher ARISTOCRAT BigB 1939 tenor Meyer metal 7J, Dave Guardala Crescent Vandoren V16 or Java 2 1-2, Rico jazz 2 1/2 - 3
Conn 6M Silver Ladyface Alto #347### 1952 Hard rubber Meyer 7Mj Vandoren java 3
Don Braden Keilwerth gold lacquer/nickel plate Soprano Saxophone Meyer #7 Vandoren #4
Keilwerth SX 90R gold lacquer/nickel plate Tenor Saxophone Lawton #8 Vandoren #4
Michael Brecker
Tenor Mark VI (serial 86,XXX)
Guardala Brecker Model
Guardala #2
Benny Carter
Alto Mark VI 1964
Brilhart Ebolin

Rico, Buffet and SPI

James Carter
Yamaha Custom Alto, Tenor & Soprano
Geoff Lawton
Rico Plasticover
Richie Cole
Alto Mark VI
Old New York Meyer 5
?
George Coleman
Yamaha Soprano
Vandoren
Rico Royal #3 1/2
Alto Mark VI
Meyer 5
Rico Royal #3 1/2
Tenor Mark VI
Metal Otto Link *7
Rico Royal #3 1/2
John Coltrane
Tenor
Metal Otto Link *6
?
Eddie Daniels
Selmer Mark VI Tenor Saxophone
Otto Link
Rico
Paul Desmond
Selmer Alto
Gregory 4A-18M
Rico #3
Eric Dolphy Selmer Mark VI Alto Saxophone Brilhart Personaline Hard Rubber ?
Lou Donaldson
Selmer Mark VI Alto Saxophone (1948)
Meyer
Rico 2
Candy Dulfer
Alto Mark VI
Saxworks
La Voz Medium Reeds
Paquito D'Riviera
Yamaha Custom Black Lacquer
Metal selmer F
Rico #3
Yamaha Soprano
Otto Link #6
Rico#3
Richard Elliott
LASax 80 Tenor Saxophone
Strathon 7*
Rico
Bill Evans
Selmer Soprano Saxophone
Dukoff 9
Vandoren
Selmer Tenor Saxophone
Guardala
Vandoren
Brandon Fields
Alto
Beechler Tonalex #5S
?
Kenny Garret
Alto Selmer Mark VI
Classic Selmer E
Rico
Jimmy Giuffre
Soprano Saxophone
Cal Opperman
?
Tenor Saxophone
Metal Berg, then RIA
With #5 worked down reed
Kenny Gorelick 
(Kenny G)
Soprano Mark VI 
Dukoff D8
Hemke #2 1/2
Alto Mark VI
Beechler Diamond Inlay S5S
Hemke #2 1/2
Selmer Mark VI Tenor Saxophone
RIA Metal #8
Hemke #2 1/2
Dexter Gordon
Soprano Saxophone
Metal Selmer C*
?
Tenor Saxophone
Dukoff BD Hollywood 1960's, Florida Metal Otto Link 1970's through 80's
?
Johnny Griffin
Selmer Superaction 80 Series II Tenor Saxophone
Super Tone Master Otto Link
LaVoz Medium Soft
Bill Harris Conn 10M Tenor sax Guardala King Curtis Vandoren Java 3 1/2
Conn 6M alto sax Guardala King Curtis Vandoren Java 3
Conn baritone sax Lawton 7 Bari Med
Conn gold plated soprano sax Vandoren S35 Vandoren Java 3
Buffet R13 clarinet old Selmer (no number) Vandoren V12 4
Antonio Hart King Super 20 Alto Saxophone    
Jimmy Heath
Selmer Mark VI Soprano
Selmer D
 Marca 
Selmer Mark VI Tenor
Ron Coelho 105 Hard Rubber
Vandoren Reeds
Joe Henderson
Tenor Mark VI 
Selmer Soloist D
La Voz Medium 
Lee Konitz
Selmer Alto Saxophone
Vandoren A55 Jumbo Java
Vandoren
Dave Koz
Alto Yamaha YAS-62 Silverplated
Beechler Bellite Metal #7
Rico Plasticover #4
Tenor Yamaha YTS-62 Silverplated,
Tenor Mark VI 1963
Berg Larsen Hard Rubber #90/2
Rico Plasticover #3
Straight Soprano Yamaha YSS-62 Silverplated, 
Curved Soprano CONN 1914
Couf Hard Rubber #8
Rico Plasticover #3
Steve Lacy
Selmer Super Action Soprano
Otto Link #12
Marca 1 1/2
Dave Liebman
Soprano Mark VI
Guardala
?
Alto Julius Keilwerth
?
?
Joe Lovano
La Sax, Selmer Balanced Action Tenor Saxophone
Francois Louis Custom Wooden Mouthpiece
Alexander Superial "DC" #3 1/2
Eric Marienthal 
Alto Mark VI
Beechler Bellite Metal #7
Vandoren #3
Soprano Yamaha YSS-62 Silverplated
Gold Bari #7
Vandoren #3
Tenor Mark VI
Berg Larson 110 over 2
?
Bob Mintzer
Selmer Mark VI Tenor Saxophone
Freddie Gregory 7*
 Rico #3 1/2 or RKM Reeds 
James Moody
Alto Julius Keilwerth
Keilwerth Hard Rubber #8
Rico #3
Gerry Mulligan
Baritone Goldplated CONN #M189k
Gale Hollywood 5M
?
Charlie Parker
King Super 20, Grafton Plastic, Conn 6M  Alto
Brilhart, Ebolin, Tonalin
Rico
David Pituch Buescher Soprano, Selmer Series III Soprano Saxophone ? Hemke and Vandoren
Selmer Series II Alto Saxophone ? Hemke and Vandoren
Selmer Mark VI Tenor, Buffet Crampon Super Dynaction Tenor ? Hemke and Vandoren
Tim Price
King Saxello, Selmer Series 3 Soprano Saxophone
Lamberson wood 6m
Vandoren 3, 3 1/2 Alexander or Marca
Selmer gold plated Alto Saxophone, Keilwerth Straight Alto 
Lamberson 6dd wood
Rico Select Jazz (S) #3, Vandoren 3
Selmer Balanced Action Tenor Saxophone
Lamberson L7 wood
Rico Jazz #3, Rico Jazz Select #3, or Vandoren V16 #3
Selmer Baritone Saxophone (Low Bb)
Lamberson 7dd hard rubber
 Rico Jazz 3 1/2 
Nelson Rangell
Alto Yamaha YAS-62 
Beechler Custom ARB metal #6
Vandoren Java #2 1/2
Yamaha YSS-62 Soprano Saxophone
Couf 8*
Vandoren #2 1/2
Dewey Redman
Tenor Mark VI
Berg Larsen 90/2
Prestini From France
Joshua Redman
Tenor Selmer Balanced Action
Florida Super Power Chamber 7*, or a Florida Otto Link 7* Hard Rubber
Vandoren V-16 #3 1/2
Selmer Balanced Action Alto Saxophone
Meyer New York USA 6 Hard Rubber
Vandoren
Selmer Mark VI Soprano Saxophone
Selmer Soloist Hard Rubber G
Vandoren
Sonny Rollins
Selmer Mark VI (130K) Tenor Saxophone
Berg Larsen 130/2
LaVoz Medium
David Sanborn
Alto Mark VI
Dukoff D8 or Saxworks
La Voz Medum
Tom Scott
Tenor
Strathon 8 or 9
?
Wayne Shorter
Soprano
Hard Rubber Otto Link 8
?
Tenor
Hard Rubber Otto Link 10
?
Stanley Turrentine
Tenor Selmer S-80 Black Lacquered
Metal Otto Link #8
Hemke #3
Tim Warfield
Relaquered 200K Selmer MarkVI Tenor
Super Tone Master Florida Otto Link 7*
?
Grover Washington Jr
Alto Keilwerth Black Nickel SX90R
Meyer
Rico Royal #5
Tenor Keilwerth SX90R
Berg Larsen Hard Rubber
Rico Royal #5
Soprano H.Couf Black Nickel
Runyon #8
Rico Royal #5
Bobby Watson
Alto Yamaha Custom YAS 875
Vandoren Classical A45
Vandoren Java #3 1/2
Tenor Yamaha Custom YTS 875
Vandoren S25
Vandoren Java #3
Soprano Mark VI
Vandoren S25
Vandoren #2 1/2
Ernie Watts
Tenor Keilwerth SX90R
"Florida"Metal Otto Link #10
Bari
Ben Webster
Selmer Balanced Action Tenor Saxophone
Master Link, New York Otto Link
?
Kirk Whalum
Tenor Keilwetrh SX90R
Guardala Silver Mike Brecker model
Guardala #4
Soprano Yamaha YSS 875 
Guardala Silver Mike Brecker model
Guardala #4
Phil Woods
Alto Mark VI serial 82,xxx
Old New York Meyer 5 
Vandoren V16
Lester Young (after 1943)
Conn 10M or Selmer Balanced Action Tenor Saxophone
 Brilhart 'Ebolin' 
?