Ajakirja Downbeat detsembrinumber avalikustab 71. korda ajakirja lugejate poolt koostatud jazziedetabeli. Bassist Dave Holland pälvis tänavu enim tähelepanu ja kõrgemaid kohti.
Ajakirja Downbeat detsembrinumbris ilmus 71. Readers Poll edetabel, kus ajakirja lugejate saadetud eelistuste põhjal on reastatud tänavu aastal enim silma paistnud muusikud.
Hall of Fame
1. Jimmy Smith
2. Charles Lloyd
3. Mark Murphy
4. Keith Jarrett
5. Lee Konitz
Jazzmuusik
1. Sonny Rollins
2. Charles Lloyd
3. Andrew Hill
4. Joe Lovano
5. Keith Jarrett
Jazzgrupp
1. Dave Holland Quintet
2. Wayne Shorter Quartet
3. Keith Jarrett Standards Trio
4. SFJAZZ Collective
5. Phil Woods Quintet
Big band
1. Dave Holland Big Band
2. Maria Schneider Orchestra
3. Mingus Big Band
4. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
5. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Bass (elektriline ja akustiline)
1. Dave Holland
2. Christian McBride
3. Ron Carter
4. Charlie Haden
5. John Patitucci
Meesvokalist
1. Kurt Elling
2. Mark Murphy
3. Tony Bennett
4. Andy Bey
5. Kevin Mahogany
Lauljatar
1. Cassandra Wilson
2. Dianne Reeves
3. Diana Krall
4. Karrin Allyson
5. Dee Dee Bridgewater
Trombonist
1. Steve Turre
2. Robin Eubanks
3. Wycliffe Gordon
4. Bob Brookmeyer
5. Slide Hampton
Album
1. Sonny Rollins „Without A Song” (The 9/11 concert), Milestone
2. Charles Lloyd „Sangam”, ECM
3. Andrew Hill „Time Lines”, Blue Note
4. Bill Frisell „East/West”, Nonesuch
5. Liberation Music Orchestra „Not In Our Name”, Verve
Ajalooline album
1. Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane „At Carnegie Hall”, Blue Note
2. Miles Davis „The Cellar Door Sessions 1970”, Columbia/Legacy
3. Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker „Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945”, Uptown
4. John Coltrane „One Up, One Down: Live At The Half Note”, Impulse
5. Gil Evans „The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions”, Blue Note
Plaadifirma
1. Blue Note
2. ECM
3. Mosaic
4. Verve
5. Concord
Trompetist
1. Dave Douglas
2. Roy Hargrove
3. Wynton Marsalis
4. Nicholas Payton
5. Tom Harrell
Sopransaksofonist
1. Wayne Shorter
2. Branford Marsalis
3. Jane Ira Bloom
4. Chris Potter
5. David Liebman
Altsaksofonist
1. Phil Woods
2. Kenny Garrett
3. Lee Konitz
4. Greg Osby
5. Ornette Coleman
Tenorsaksofonist
1. Sonny Rollins
2. Charles Lloyd
3. Joe Lovano
4. Chris Potter
5. James Carter
Baritonsaksofonist
1. James Carter
2. Gary Smulyan
3. Ronnie Cuber
4. Claire Daly
5. Hamiet Bluiett
Flötist
1. James Moody
2. Frank Wess
3. Sam Rivers
4. Charles Lloyd
5. James Newton
Klarnetist
1. Don Byron
2. Paquito D´Riviera
3. Eddie Daniels
4. Buddy DeFranco
5. Ken Peplowski
Pianist
1. Keith Jarrett
2. Brad Mehldau
3. McCoy Tyner
4. Hank Jones
5. Herbie Hancock
Süntesaatorimängija
1. Joe Zawinul
2. Herbie Hancock
3. Uri Caine
4. Chick Corea
5. Lyle Mays
Hammondoreli mängija
1. Joey DeFrnacesco
2. Dr. Lonnie Smith
3. Larry Goldings
4. John Medeski
5. Sam Yahel
Kitarrist
1. Bill Frisell
2. Jim Hall
3. John Scofield
4. Pat Metheny
5. Russell Malone
Trummar
1. Jack DeJohnette
2. Roy Haynes
3. Brian Blade
4. Paul Motian
5. Lewis Nash
Löökriistamängija
1. Poncho Sanchez
2. Airto Moreira
3. Zakir Hussain
4. Ray Barretto
5. Thiago de Mello
Vibrafonist
1. Gary Burton
2. Bobby Hutcherson
3. Stefon Harris
4. Steve Nelson
5. Joe Locke
Ebatüüpiline instrument
1. Toots Thielemans (suupill)
2. Regina Carter (viiul)
3. Bela Fleck (banjo)
4. Steve Turre (merekarbid)
5. Howard Johnson (tuuba)
Helilooja
1. Maria Schneider
2. Andrew Hill
3. Dave Holland
4. Wayne Shorter
5. Carla Bley
Bluusiartist
1. B. B. King
2. Buddy Guy
3. James „Blood” Ulmer
4. Derek Trucks
5. Dr. John
Bluusiplaat
1. Buddy Guy „Bring ´Em In”, Jive
2. Derek Trucks Band „Songlines”, Columbia
3. Guy Davis „Skunkmellow”, Red House
4. B. B. King „80”, Geffen
5. Otis Taylor „Below The Fold”, Telarc