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The Mount Rushmore of Hard Bop: Rankings

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This poll closes on May 16, 2024 | Voters: 112

2
Art Blakey
drums
3
Lee Morgan
trumpet
4
Hank Mobley
saxophone, tenor
5
John Coltrane
saxophone
6
Miles Davis
trumpet
7
Sonny Rollins
saxophone
8
Freddie Hubbard
trumpet
10
Clifford Brown
trumpet
11
Wayne Shorter
saxophone
13
Max Roach
drums
14
Charlie Parker
saxophone, alto
15
Dexter Gordon
saxophone, tenor
16
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet
17
Charles Mingus
bass, acoustic
18
Kenny Dorham
trumpet
19
Jackie McLean
saxophone, alto
20
21
Benny Golson
saxophone, tenor
22
Joe Henderson
saxophone
23
Curtis Fuller
trombone
24
Paul Chambers
bass, acoustic
25
McCoy Tyner
piano
26
27
Jimmy Smith
organ, Hammond B3
28
Bud Powell
piano
29
Donald Byrd
trumpet
31
Sonny Clark
piano
32
Grant Green
guitar
33
Bill Evans
piano
34
Red Garland
piano
35
36
Ron Carter
bass
37
Art Farmer
flugelhorn
38
Art Pepper
saxophone, alto
39
Bobby Hutcherson
vibraphone
40
Lou Donaldson
saxophone
41
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
band / ensemble / orchestra
42
43
44
Ahmad Jamal
piano
45
Eric Dolphy
woodwinds
46
Cedar Walton
piano
47
Michael Brecker
saxophone, tenor
48
Phil Woods
saxophone, alto
49
Roy Hargrove
trumpet
50
Elvin Jones
drums
51
Andrew Hill
piano
52
Stanley Turrentine
saxophone, tenor
53
J.J. Johnson
trombone
54
Booker Ervin
saxophone, tenor
55
Jaco Pastorius
bass, electric
56
Chick Corea
piano
57
Stan Getz
saxophone, tenor
58
59
Ornette Coleman
saxophone, alto
60
Chris Potter
saxophone, tenor
61
Sonny Stitt
saxophone
62
Woody Shaw
trumpet
63
Johnny Griffin
saxophone, tenor
64
Roy Haynes
drums
65
66
67
Pepper Adams
saxophone, baritone
68
George Coleman
saxophone, tenor
69
Joe Morello
drums
70
Tina Brooks
saxophone, tenor
71
72
Blue Mitchell
trumpet
73
Wilbur Ware
bass, acoustic
74
Louis Armstrong
trumpet and vocals
75
76
77
Lester Young
saxophone
78
79
Chet Baker
trumpet and vocals
80
Kenny Burrell
guitar, electric
81
Wynton Marsalis
trumpet
82
Count Basie
piano
83
Brad Mehldau
piano
84
85
John Scofield
guitar
86
Charlie Haden
bass, acoustic
87
Eliane Elias
piano and vocals
88
Tom Harrell
trumpet
89
92
Pat Martino
guitar
93
Charles Lloyd
saxophone
95
Lee Konitz
saxophone, alto
96
Nina Simone
piano and vocals
97
Kenny Barron
piano
98
Pharoah Sanders
saxophone, tenor
99
Coleman Hawkins
saxophone, tenor
100
Don Cherry
trumpet

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