DownBeat Readers Poll 2012

2012 DownBeat Readers Poll by DownBeat Readers Jazz Artist: Esperanza Spalding Jazz Album: Esperanza Spalding, Radio Music Society (Heads Up/Concord) Historical Album: Miles Davis Quintet, Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 (Columbia/Legacy) Blues Album: Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton, Play The Blues: Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center (Reprise) Beyond Album: Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio (Blue Note) DownBeat Hall of Fame: Ron Carter Jazz Group: Dave Brubeck Quartet Big Band: Maria Schneider Orchestra Trumpet: Wynton Marsalis Trombone: Trombone Shorty Soprano Saxophone: Wayne Shorter Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett Tenor Saxophone: Sonny Rollins Baritone Saxophone: James Carter and Gary Smulyan (tie) Clarinet: Anat Cohen Flute: Hubert Laws Piano: Brad Mehldau Keyboard: Herbie Hancock Organ: Joey DeFrancesco Guitar: Pat Metheny Bass: Christian McBride Electric Bass: Stanley Clarke Violin: Regina Carter Drums: Jack DeJohnette Vibes: Gary Burton Percussion: Airto Moreira Miscellaneous Instrument: Toots Thielemans (harmonica) Male Vocalist: Kurt Elling Female Vocalist: Diana Krall Composer: Wayne Shorter Arranger: Maria Schneider Record Label: Blue Note Blues Artist or Group: B.B. King Beyond Artist or Group: Robert Glasper Fonte: DownBeat Magazine