The results are in! Here are your top picks for each category:

Female Vocalist

  1. Ella Fitzgerald
  2. Billie Holiday
  3. Sarah Vaughan
  4. Dianne Reeves
  5. Dinah Washington
  6. Nancy Wilson
  7. Betty Carter
  8. Nina Simone
  9. Abbey Lincoln
  10. Carmen Lundy

Tenor Saxophone

  1. John Coltrane
  2. Dexter Gordon
  3. Stan Getz
  4. Sonny Rollins
  5. Coleman Hawkins
  6. Grover Washington, Jr.
  7. Branford Marsalis
  8. Houston Person
  9. Joshua Redman
  10. Lester Young

Trumpet

  1. Miles Davis
  2. Dizzy Gillespie
  3. Louis Armstrong
  4. Wynton Marsalis
  5. Lee Morgan
  6. Clifford Brown
  7. Terence Blanchard
  8. Freddie Hubbard
  9. Maynard Ferguson
  10. Woody Shaw

Piano

  1. Bill Evans
  2. Thelonious Monk
  3. Oscar Peterson
  4. Art Tatum
  5. Herbie Hancock
  6. Duke Ellington
  7. Ahmad Jamal
  8. Dave Brubeck
  9. Horace Silver
  10. McCoy Tyner

Alto Saxophone

  1. Charlie Parker
  2. Cannonball Adderley
  3. Paquito D'Rivera
  4. Johnny Hodges
  5. Phil Woods
  6. Ornette Coleman
  7. Paul Desmond
  8. Kenny Garrett
  9. Lou Donaldson
  10. David Sanborn

Bass

  1. Charles Mingus
  2. Ron Carter
  3. Ray Brown
  4. Esperanza Spalding
  5. Christian McBride
  6. Jaco Pastorius
  7. Paul Chambers
  8. Dave Holland
  9. Charlie Haden
  10. Jay Leonhart

Male Vocalist

  1. Frank Sinatra
  2. Johnny Hartman
  3. Joe Williams
  4. Nat Cole
  5. Tony Bennett
  6. Ray Charles
  7. Bobby McFerrin
  8. Jimmy Rushing
  9. Kurt Elling
  10. Lou Rawls

Drums

  1. Art Blakey
  2. Max Roach
  3. Elvin Jones
  4. Buddy Rich
  5. Gene Krupa
  6. Jack DeJohnette
  7. Jeff "Tain" Watts
  8. Jo Jones
  9. Kenny Washington
  10. Philly Joe Jones

Vibes

  1. Milt Jackson
  2. Lionel Hampton
  3. Bobby Hutcherson
  4. Cal Tjader
  5. Gary Burton
  6. Joe Locke
  7. Stefon Harris
  8. Jay Hoggard
  9. Mark Sherman
  10. Red Norvo

Large Ensemble

  1. Duke Ellington Orchestra
  2. Count Basie Orchestra
  3. Gil Evans Orchestra
  4. Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
  5. Chico O'Farrill Orchestra
  6. Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
  7. Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra
  8. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
  9. Buddy Rich
  10. Machito Orchestra

Guitar

  1. Wes Montgomery
  2. George Benson
  3. Django Reinhardt
  4. Pat Metheny
  5. Grant Green
  6. Kenny Burrell
  7. Bucky Pizzarelli
  8. Joe Pass
  9. John Pizzarelli
  10. Les Paul

Trombone

  1. J.J. Johnson
  2. Wycliffe Gordon
  3. Steve Turre
  4. Tommy Dorsey
  5. Curtis Fuller
  6. Jack Teagarden
  7. Slide Hampton
  8. Papo Vazquez
  9. Bob Brookmeyer
  10. Delfeayo Marsalis

Organ

  1. Jimmy Smith
  2. Joey Defrancesco
  3. Charles Earland
  4. Shirley Scott
  5. Dr. Lonnie Smith
  6. Jimmy McGriff
  7. Richard "Groove" Holmes
  8. Mike Ledonne
  9. Wild Bill Davis
  10. Bill Doggett

Baritone Saxophone

  1. Gerry Mulligan
  2. James Carter
  3. Pepper Adams
  4. Gary Smulyan
  5. Hamiet Bluiett
  6. Ronnie Cuber
  7. Leo Parker
  8. Scott Robinson
  9. Joe Temperley

Soprano Saxophone

  1. John Coltrane
  2. Wayne Shorter
  3. Branford Marsalis
  4. Sidney Bechet
  5. Jimmy Heath
  6. Steve Lacy
  7. Dave Liebman
  8. Jane Ira Bloom
  9. Sonny Fortune
  10. Wes Anderson

Clarinet

  1. Benny Goodman
  2. Paquito D'Rivera
  3. Anat Cohen
  4. Artie Shaw
  5. Buddy DeFranco
  6. Pee Wee Russell
  7. Victor Goines
  8. Ken Peplowski
  9. Don Byron
  10. Eddie Daniels

Flute

  1. Herbie Mann
  2. Rahsaan Roland Kirk
  3. Dave Valentin
  4. Eric Dolphy
  5. Yusef Lateef
  6. James Moody
  7. Hubert Laws
  8. David "Fathead" Newman
  9. Frank Wess
  10. Lew Tabackin

Violin

  1. Regina Carter
  2. Stephane Grappelli
  3. Ray Nance
  4. Stuff Smith
  5. Billy Bang

Percussion

  1. Tito Puente
  2. Mongo Santamaria
  3. Ray Barretto
  4. Airto Moreira
  5. Duduka Da Fonseca
  6. Poncho Sanchez
  7. Ray Mantilla
  8. Bobby Sanabria
  9. Carlos "Patato" Valdes
  10. Mino Cinelu