WBGO Thanksgiving Jazz Parade results
The results are in! You voted for your favorite jazz artists, and we played them over Thanksgiving Weekend. Here are the top five results (in order) for each category:
Alto Saxophone
- Charlie Parker
- Cannonball Adderley
- Paul Desmond
- Phil Woods
- David Sanborn
Baritone Saxophone
- Gerry Mulligan
- Pepper Adams
- James Carter
- Nick Brignola
- Joe Temperley
Bass
- Ron Carter
- Charles Mingus
- Ray Brown
- Paul Chambers
- Jaco Pastorius
Clarinet
- Benny Goodman
- Paquito D'Rivera
- Buddy DeFranco
- Artie Shaw
- Eddie Daniels
Drums
- Buddy Rich
- Art Blakey
- Max Roach
- Tony Williams
- Elvin Jones
Female Vocalist
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Billie Holiday
- Sarah Vaughn
- Diana Krall
- Dianne Reeves
Flute
- Herbie Mann
- Hubert Laws
- Eric Dolphy
- James Moody
- David "Fathead" Newman
Guitar
- Wes Montomery
- Jim Hall
- Pat Metheny
- Joe Pass
- George Benson
Large Ensemble
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Duke Ellington Orchestra
- Gil Evans Orchestra
- Stan Kenton Orchestra
- Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchstra
Male Vocalist
- Frank Sinatra
- Nat Cole
- Johnny Hartman
- Bobby McFerrin
- Tony Bennett
Organ
- Jimmy Smith
- Joey DeFrancesco
- Charles Earland
- Dr. Lonnie Smith
- Shirley Scott
Percussion
- Tito Puente
- Mongo Santamaria
- Airto Moriera
- Ray Barretto
- Duduka Da Fonseca
Piano
- Bill Evans
- Oscar Peterson
- Herbie Hancock
- Thelonius Monk
- McCoy Tyner
Soprano Saxophone
- John Coltrane
- Wayne Shorter
- Branford Marsalis
- Jimmy Heath
- Sidney Bechet
Tenor Saxophone
- John Coltrane
- Wayne Shorter
- Stan Getz
- Sonny Rollins
- Lester Young
Trombone
- J.J. Johnson
- Slide Hampton
- Steve Turre
- Tommy Dorsey
- Wycliffe Gordon
Trumpet
- Miles Davis
- Maynard Ferguson
- Clark Terry
- Clifford Brown
- Louis Armstrong
Vibes
- Milt Jackson
- Lionel Hampton
- Gary Burton
- Cal Tjader
- Bobby Hutcherson
Violin
- Regina Carter
- Stephane Grappelli
- Ray Nance
- Stuff Smith
- Billy Bang


