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    Posted: December 17 2021 at 01:47
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not necessarily in that order!
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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Tony Duhig and Jon Field together made up the classic incarnation of Jade Warrior. Between them they played almost anything you can think of.
Jade Warrior didn’t always give instrumental credits, but on the Floating World album we have:

Tony Duhig / acoustic & electric guitars, bass, piano, organ, glockenspiel, vibes

Jon Field / Gaelic harp, gong, glockenspiel, vibes, alto, concert & Japanese flutes, congas, bell tree, African talking drum, cello, piano, organ, acoustic guitar

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How about the Shulman brothers. Andy Latimer as well. Ian Anderson is also a pretty good multi-instrumentalist as well as he can play acoustic guitar, flute, and possibly violin as well. 
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Mike Oldfield (grand piano, glockenspiel, Farfisa organ, bass guitar, electric guitar (including "speed guitar", "fuzz guitar", "mandolin-like guitar" and "guitars sounding like bagpipes"), taped motor drive amplifier organ chord, assorted percussion, acoustic guitar, flageolet, honky tonk piano, Lowrey organ, tubular bells, concert tympani, Hammond organ, Spanish guitar)
Simon Steensland (bass, cello, guitar, keyboards, mallets, pipes, violin,  banjo, flute, harmonica)
Pekka Pohjola (bass, piano, violin)
Emma-Jean Thackray (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Synth, Percussion, Trombone)
Dirk Mont Campbell (horns, flutes, clarinet, shawm, bagpipes, harps, lutes, lyre, percussion, bass)
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Ian Anderson (flute, acoustic guitar, tin whistle, harmonica, saxophone, violin, bass, electric guitar, piano, mandolin, mandocello, bouzouki, balalaika, Hammond organ, accordion, claghorn) 

Peter Gabriel (flute, recorder, Hammond organ, synths, piano, surdo, synclavier, LinnDrum)

Stevie Wonder (harmonica, synths, Fender Rhodes, percussion, drums, clavinet, moog bass)

Steve Winwood (Hammond organ, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, harpsichord, bass, percussion, Mellotron, Moog)

Jimmy Page (electric, acoustic, lap steel and pedal steel guitars, theremin, banjo, bass, mandolin, Gizmotron)
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Originally posted by MortSahlFan MortSahlFan wrote:

Cool topic... Could you take a minute to post the instruments they play, though? Cheers!
Stevie Wonder (Keyboards (piano,organ,clavinet), synthesizer, harmonica, drums)
Jan Hammer (piano, organ, synthesizer, drums) 
Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar, saxophone, piano)
David Sancious (piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar)
Trombone Shorty (trombone, trumpet, drums, organ)
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Originally posted by MortSahlFan MortSahlFan wrote:

Cool topic... Could you take a minute to post the instruments they play, though? Cheers!

For mine the instruments are as follows

 Geddy Lee - Bass & Keyboards
 Greg Lake - Bass & Guitar
 Frank Zappa Guitar, Keyboards, Bass & Drums 
 John Entwistle - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone ( Mostly on his solo albums)  
 Steve Winwood -  Keyboards, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Drums

 Bonus Pick:  Paul McCartney (Not a virtuoso  but very competent on bass, guitar, piano & drums)

 Update, Can't believe I forgot Rachel Flowers.  - Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Flute , Saxophone, Chapman Stick


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^ Sure! There could be some instrument I'm missing. 

1. Marco Minnemann (drums, guitar, bass, keys, voice)
2. Mike Keneally (guitar, keys, drums, bass, voice)
3. The Psychedelic Ensemble (all instruments)
4. Adrian Belew (guitar, drums, bass, voice)
5. Todd Rundgren (guitar, keys, drums, bass, voice)
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Cool topic... Could you take a minute to post the instruments they play, though? Cheers!
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Miles Davis (trumpet, keyboards)
David Sancious (keyboards, guitar)
Joey DeFrancesco (organ, trumpet, saxophone)
Ian MacDonald (flute, saxophone, keyboards, guitar)
Thjs Van Leer (flute, keyboards)

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Mike Oldfield
Simon Steensland
Pekka Pohjola
Emma-Jean Thackray
Dirk Mont Campbell
Ian

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Two not listed so far:

Kerry Livgren (guitars / keyboards)

Anthony Phillips (guitars / keyboards)
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Stevie Wonder
Jan Hammer
Jaco Pastorius
David Sancious
Trombone Shorty
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There are just so many...this is not a complete list by any means

Jonathan (Jon) Batiste
Robert Berry
Peter Gabriel
Kerry Minnear
Steve Walsh
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I dunno that I have a top five, but here are five that spring to mind:

Pekka Pohjola is mainly known as a virtuosic bass player, but was also a wonderful pianist and violinist. His first two solo albums showcase these talents.

Tony Duhig and Jon Field together made up the classic incarnation of Jade Warrior. Between them they played almost anything you can think of.

Jarrod Gosling is the singer, guitarist, bassist, keyboard player, drummer, accordionist, etc of the splendid Regal Worm.

Emma-Jean Thackray plays trumpet, bass, guitar, keyboards, vibraphone and bass clarinet - also sings. She probably plays a bunch of other things too that she didn't manage to fit onto the one album she's released so far. 

We could probably do a separate thread on bands primarily made up of multi-instrumentalists. Gentle Giant would be the obvious prog example but there's lots more.


Edited by Mascodagama - December 15 2021 at 14:05
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Don't know about 'top five' but this lady is pretty amazing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheila_Gonzalez

Seen her live with Dweezil Zappa and she plays guitar as well as keys, sax, flute and incredible vocals.
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1. Mike Oldfield
2. Vangelis
3. Jon Anderson
4. Paul McCartney
5. Stevie Wonder

6. Dolly Parton  Embarrassed
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This is a good one. I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch of people but these are the first ones to come to mind.

 Geddy Lee
 Greg Lake
 Frank Zappa
 John Entwistle
 Steve Winwood

 Bonus Pick:  Paul McCartney (Not a virtuoso  but very competent on bass, guitar, piano & drums)

Update, Can't believe I forgot Rachel Flowers.
 


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Who would your top five multi-instrumentalists be?

1. Marco Minnemann
2. Mike Keneally
3. The Psychedelic Ensemble
4. Adrian Belew
5. Todd Rundgren
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