Instruments
- Bösendorfer pianos - exclusively in the 1990s and 2000s
- Yamaha - Acoustic and Disklavier- 1998-2006 in Canada (Touring and Recording)
- Steinway & Sons pianos - most performances from 1940s through the 1980s, some recordings.
- Baldwin pianos - some performances in the USA, some recordings.
- C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik pianos - some performances and recordings in Europe.
- Clavichord - on album Porgy and Bess with Joe Pass
- Fender electric piano - several recordings.
- Synthesizer - several recordings.
- Hammond organ - some live performances and several recordings.
- Vocals - some live performances and several recordings.
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