Prestížny americký časopis Down Beat každoročne usporadúva dve ankety – prvá je názorom odborných kritikov a druhá čitateľov na najlepšie albumy, posty jednotlivých hudobných nástrojov, vydavateľstvá, aranžérov, … My si teraz predstavíme názory čitateľov na jednotlivé posty jednotlivých hudobných nástrojov a iných kategórií za rok 2012! Tieto výsledky nájdete v aktuálnom novembrovom vydaní časopisu Down Beat 2012.
VIOLIN
Regina Carter 2,571
Jean-Luc Ponty 2,030
Mark Feldman 664
Mark O’Connor 645
Zach Brock 473
John Blake 406
Mat Maneri 391
Michael Urbaniak 374
Didier Lockwood 299
Aaron Weinstein 236
Mary Oliver 234
Carla Kihlstedt 221
Jeff Gauthier 208
Jason Kao Hwang 208
Miri Ben-Ari 183
Svend Asmussen 180
Susie Hansen 167
Christian Howes 164
Diane Monroe 150
Rob Thomas 121
DRUMS
Jack DeJohnette 1,177
Brian Blade 709
Roy Haynes 662
Eric Harland 487
Steve Gadd 450
Jeff “Tain” Watts 448
Jeff Hamilton 420
Terri Lyne Carrington 361
Antonio Sanchez 335
Billy Hart 274
Peter Erskine 271
Matt Wilson 261
Lewis Nash 256
Dave Weckl 248
Marcus Gilmore 239
Vinnie Colaiuta 223
Dennis Chambers 210
Joey Baron 201
Ari Hoenig 201
Bill Stewart 180
Kenny Washington 180
VIBES
Gary Burton 1,945
Bobby Hutcherson 1,559
Stefon Harris 700
Joe Locke 826
Warren Wolf 488
Steve Nelson 476
Jim Hart 470
Mike Manieri 455
Jason Marsalis 436
Terry Gibbs 430
Jason Adasiewicz 305
Chris Dingman 251
Matt Moran 234
Dave Samuels 220
Joe Chambers 170
Kenny Wollesen 170
Nick Mancini 161
John Medeski 544
Lyle Mays 486
Larry Goldings 424
Hiromi 400
Uri Caine 367
Adam Benjamin 324
Eddie Palmieri 267
Geoffrey Keezer 242
Jason Lindner 226
Pascal LeBoeuf 219
Patrice Rushen 196
Sam Yahel 184
Matthew Shipp 180
Gary Husband 155
Bernie Worrell 146
PERCUSSION
Airto Moreira 1,358
Poncho Sanchez 1,231
Zakir Hussain 737
Dan Weiss 542
Marilyn Mazur 492
Trilok Gurtu 472
Giovanni Hidalgo 471
Bobby Sanabria 450
Cyro Baptista 435
Nana Vasconcelos 412
Mino Cinelu 348
Han Bennink 330
Pete Escovedo 314
Hamid Drake 307
John Santos 296
Kahil El’Zabar 287
Leon Parker 251
Susie Ibarra 215
Satoshi Takeishi 210
Famoudou Don Moye 201
MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT
Toots Thielemans (harmonica) 1,761
Béla Fleck (banjo) 1,659
Steve Turre (shells) 471
Joe Lovano (aulochrome) 498
Grégoire Maret (harmonica) 488
Howard Johnson (tuba) 441
David Murray (bass clarinet) 429
Howard Levy (harmonica) 408
Gary Versace (accordion) 388
Scott Robinson (bass sax) 373
Richard Galliano (accordion) 360
Anouar Brahem (oud) 308
Eric Friedlander (cello) 306
Andy Narell (steel pans ) 300
Dino Saluzzi (bandoneón) 300
Edmar Castaneda (Columbian harp) 276
Peggy Lee (cello) 253
Bob Stewart (tuba) 189
Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud) 188
Ken Vandermark (bass clarinet) 185
MALE VOCALIST
Kurt Elling 2,029
Tony Bennett 1,849
Bobby McFerrin 1,233
Gregory Porter 732
Michael Bublé 668
Theo Bleckmann 573
John Pizzarelli 469
Mark Murphy 409
Mose Allison 388
Andy Bey 352
John Hendricks 345
Jamie Cullum 316
Kevin Mahogany 304
Freddie Cole 301
Jimmy Scott 224
Frank D’Rone 220
Giacomo Gates 192
José James 189
John Boutté 180
Saalik Ahmad Ziyad 159
FEMALE VOCALIST
Diana Krall 1,832
Esperanza Spalding 1,316
Gretchen Parlato 936
Cassandra Wilson 865
Dianne Reeves 721
Dee Dee Bridgewater 561
Karrin Allyson 416
Roberta Gambarini 396
Tierney Sutton 372
Ithamara Koorax 371
Melody Gardot 329
Madeleine Peyroux 297
Luciana Souza 257
Sheila Jordan 249
Kate McGarry 242
Liz Wright 221
Dee Alexander 215
Patricia Barber 212
René Marie 212
Jen Shyu 200
