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