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Your Favorite Legacy Jazz Pianists: Rankings

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This poll closes on June 28, 2024 | Voters: 151

1
musicians/bill-evans
Bill Evans
piano
2
musicians/thelonious-monk
Thelonious Monk
piano
3
musicians/oscar-peterson
Oscar Peterson
piano
4
musicians/mccoy-tyner
McCoy Tyner
piano
5
musicians/bud-powell
Bud Powell
piano
6
musicians/duke-ellington
Duke Ellington
piano
7
musicians/chick-corea
Chick Corea
piano
8
musicians/art-tatum
Art Tatum
piano
9
musicians/ahmad-jamal
Ahmad Jamal
piano
10
musicians/horace-silver
Horace Silver
piano
11
musicians/dave-brubeck
Dave Brubeck
piano
12
musicians/jelly-roll-morton
Jelly Roll Morton
piano
13
musicians/count-basie
Count Basie
piano
14
musicians/red-garland
Red Garland
piano
15
musicians/erroll-garner
Erroll Garner
piano
16
musicians/wynton-kelly
Wynton Kelly
piano
17
musicians/hank-jones
Hank Jones
piano
18
musicians/fats-waller
Fats Waller
piano
19
musicians/tommy-flanagan
Tommy Flanagan
piano
20
musicians/cecil-taylor
Cecil Taylor
piano
21
musicians/hampton-hawes
Hampton Hawes
piano
22
musicians/mary-lou-williams
Mary Lou Williams
piano
23
musicians/sonny-clark
Sonny Clark
piano
24
musicians/cedar-walton
Cedar Walton
piano
25
musicians/earl-hines
Earl Hines
piano
26
musicians/marian-mcpartland
Marian McPartland
piano
27
musicians/john-lewis
John Lewis
piano
28
musicians/joe-sample
Joe Sample
piano
29
musicians/bobby-timmons
Bobby Timmons
piano
30
musicians/lennie-tristano
Lennie Tristano
piano
31
musicians/herbie-nichols
Herbie Nichols
piano
32
musicians/kenny-drew
Kenny Drew
piano
33
musicians/teddy-wilson
Teddy Wilson
piano
34
musicians/michel-petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani
piano
35
musicians/horace-parlan
Horace Parlan
piano
36
musicians/mal-waldron
Mal Waldron
piano
37
musicians/jaki-byard
Jaki Byard
piano
38
musicians/phineas-newborn-jr
Phineas Newborn, Jr.
piano
39
musicians/gene-harris
Gene Harris
piano
40
musicians/vince-guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi
piano
41
musicians/ramsey-lewis
Ramsey Lewis
piano
42
musicians/andrew-hill
Andrew Hill
piano
43
musicians/geri-allen
Geri Allen
piano
44
musicians/george-shearing
George Shearing
piano
45
musicians/billy-strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn
piano
46
musicians/esbjorn-svensson
Esbjorn Svensson
piano
47
musicians/carla-bley
Carla Bley
piano
48
musicians/kenny-kirkland
Kenny Kirkland
piano
49
musicians/james-p-johnson
James P. Johnson
piano
50
musicians/harold-mabern
Harold Mabern
piano
51
musicians/mulgrew-miller
Mulgrew Miller
piano
52
musicians/george-duke
George Duke
piano
53
musicians/don-pullen
Don Pullen
piano
54
musicians/paul-bley
Paul Bley
piano
55
musicians/les-mccann
Les McCann
piano
56
musicians/barry-harris
Barry Harris
piano
57
musicians/al-haig
Al Haig
piano
58
musicians/shirley-horn
Shirley Horn
piano
59
musicians/randy-weston
Randy Weston
piano
60
musicians/hazel-scott
Hazel Scott
piano
61
musicians/sun-ra
Sun Ra
piano
62
musicians/jessica-williams
Jessica Williams
piano
63
musicians/alice-coltrane
Alice Coltrane
piano
64
musicians/duke-jordan
Duke Jordan
piano
65
musicians/willie-the-lion-smith
Willie "The Lion" Smith
piano
66
musicians/dr-john
Dr. John
piano
67
musicians/john-taylor
John Taylor
piano
68
musicians/billy-taylor
Billy Taylor
piano
69
musicians/junior-mance
Junior Mance
piano
70
musicians/ellis-marsalis
Ellis Marsalis
piano
71
musicians/jimmy-rowles
Jimmy Rowles
piano
72
musicians/russ-freeman
Russ Freeman
piano
73
musicians/duke-pearson
Duke Pearson
piano
74
musicians/lou-levy
Lou Levy
piano
75
musicians/walter-davis-jr
Walter Davis Jr.
piano
76
musicians/john-hicks
John Hicks
piano
77
musicians/elmo-hope
Elmo Hope
piano
78
musicians/hoagy-carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
piano
79
musicians/ray-bryant
Ray Bryant
piano
80
musicians/jay-mcshann
Jay McShann
piano
81
musicians/roland-hanna
Roland Hanna
piano
82
musicians/frank-kimbrough
Frank Kimbrough
piano
83
musicians/dorothy-donegan
Dorothy Donegan
piano
84
musicians/horace-tapscott
Horace Tapscott
piano
85
musicians/ronnie-mathews
Ronnie Mathews
piano
86
musicians/james-williams-11390
James Williams
piano
87
musicians/stan-tracey
Stan Tracey
piano
88
musicians/pete-jolly
Pete Jolly
piano
89
musicians/dick-twardzik
Dick Twardzik
piano
90
musicians/stan-kenton
Stan Kenton
piano
91
musicians/blossom-dearie
Blossom Dearie
piano and vocals
92
musicians/antonio-carlos-jobim
Antonio Carlos Jobim
piano
93
musicians/lil-hardin-armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong
piano
94
musicians/larry-willis
Larry Willis
piano
95
musicians/freddy-cole
Freddy Cole
piano
96
musicians/stanley-cowell
Stanley Cowell
piano
97
musicians/muhal-richard-abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
piano
98
musicians/michel-legrand
Michel Legrand
piano
99
musicians/jutta-hipp
Jutta Hipp
piano
100
musicians/allen-toussaint
Allen Toussaint
piano
101
musicians/carl-perkins
Carl Perkins
piano
102
musicians/dave-frishberg
Dave Frishberg
piano
103
musicians/walter-bishop-jr
Walter Bishop, Jr.
piano
104
musicians/nat-king-cole
Nat King Cole
piano and vocals
105
musicians/joe-zawinul
Joe Zawinul
keyboards
106
musicians/james-booker
James Booker
piano
107
musicians/scott-joplin
Scott Joplin
piano
108
musicians/lyle-mays
Lyle Mays
keyboards
109
musicians/eddie-higgins
Eddie Higgins
piano
110
musicians/fats-domino
Fats Domino
piano
111
musicians/mike-longo
Mike Longo
piano
112
musicians/meade-lux-lewis
Meade Lux Lewis
piano
113
musicians/andre-previn
Andre Previn
piano
114
musicians/hilton-ruiz
Hilton Ruiz
piano
115
musicians/don-friedman
Don Friedman
piano
116
musicians/ruben-gonzalez
Rubén González
piano
117
musicians/bebo-valdes
Bebo Valdes
piano
118
musicians/charlie-palmieri
Charlie Palmieri
piano
119
musicians/kenny-drew-jr-6396
Kenny Drew, Jr.
piano
120
musicians/tete-montoliu
Tete Montoliu
piano
121
musicians/dave-mckenna
Dave McKenna
piano
122
musicians/walter-norris
Walter Norris
piano
123
musicians/professor-longhair
Professor Longhair
piano
124
musicians/jacques-loussier
Jacques Loussier
piano
125
musicians/dodo-marmarosa
Dodo Marmarosa
piano
126
musicians/albert-ammons
Albert Ammons
piano
127
musicians/henry-butler
Henry Butler
piano
128
musicians/joe-albany
Joe Albany
piano
129
musicians/jan-johansson
Jan Johansson
piano
130
musicians/otis-spann
Otis Spann
piano
131
musicians/masabumi-kikuchi
Masabumi Kikuchi
piano
132
musicians/big-maceo
Big Maceo
piano
133
musicians/jimmy-durante
Jimmy Durante
piano
134
musicians/sir-charles-thompson
Sir Charles Thompson
piano
135
musicians/paul-smith
Paul Smith
piano
136
musicians/george-wallington
George Wallington
piano
137
musicians/ronnie-ball
Ronnie Ball
piano
138
musicians/ellis-larkins
Ellis Larkins
piano
139
musicians/dick-wellstood
Dick Wellstood
piano
140
musicians/art-hodes
Art Hodes
piano
141
musicians/hod-obrien
Hod O'Brien
piano
142
musicians/michael-garrick
Michael Garrick
piano
143
musicians/richard-twardzik
Richard Twardzik
piano
144
musicians/john-bunch
John Bunch
piano
145
musicians/mike-renzi
Mike Renzi
piano
146
musicians/jack-wilson
Jack Wilson
piano
147
musicians/cliff-smalls
Cliff Smalls
piano
148
musicians/donn-trenner
Donn Trenner
piano
149
musicians/alan-george-clare
Alan Clare
piano

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