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Džez muzičar:

• 227 Sonny Rollins (ispred imena izvođača je broj osvojenih glasova)
• 217 Herbie Hancock
• 200 Chick Corea
• 187 Pat Metheny
• 147 Wayne Shorter

Džez album:

• 452 Sonny Rollins – Road Shows Vol. 1 (Doxy/Emarcy)
• 223 Roy Hargroove Quintet – Earfood (Emarcy)
• 198 Dave Holland Sextet – Pass It On (Dare 2)
• 176 James Moody/Hank Jones – Our Delight (IPO)
• 162 Jim Hall/Bill Frisell – Hemispheres (Artist Share)

Istorijski album:

• 823 Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue, 50th Anniversary Edition (Columbia/Legacy)
• 540 Bill Evans – Live At The Village Vanguard (Riverside/Kennpnews Collection)
• 249 Return To Forever – The Anthology (Concord)
• 224 Dave Brubeck – Live At Monterey Jazz Festival, 1958 – 2007 (Monterey Jazz Festival)
• 170 Lester Young – The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions 1936-1940 (Mosaic)

Kuća slavnih:

• 548 Freddie Hubbard
• 293 Chick Corea
• 244 B.B. King
• 195 Ahmad Jamal
• 139 Tito Puente

Džez grupa:

• 302 Pat Metheny Trio
• 246 Keith Jarrett Trio
• 222 Branford Marsalis Quartet
• 202 Wayne Shorter Quartet
• 159 Dave Holland Sextet

Big-bend:

• 405 Maria Schneider Orchestra
• 353 Count Basie Orchestra
• 298 Mingus Big Band
• 257 Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra
• 233 Dave Holland Big Band

Truba:

• 480 Wynton Marsalis
• 329 Roy Hargroove
• 251 Dave Douglas
• 231 Terence Blanchard
• 181 Tom Harrell

Trombon:

• 311 Robin Eubanks
• 305 Wycliffe Gordon
• 278 Steve Turre
• 267 Bob Brookmeyer
• 218 Curtis Fuller

Alt Saksofon:

• 457 Kenny Garrett
• 449 Phil Woods
• 414 Ornette Coleman
• 258 Lee Konitz
• 194 Rudresh Mahanthappa

Sopran saksofon:

• 916 Wayne Shorter
• 524 Branford Marsalis
• 266 Dave Liebman
• 185 Joshua Redman
• 177 Ravi Coltrane

Tenor saksofon:

• 571 Sonny Rollins
• 358 Wayne Shorter
• 321 Joe Lovano
• 294 Branford Marsalis
• 241 Joshua Redman

Bariton saksofon:

• 666 James Carter
• 357 Gary Smulyan
• 273 Ronnie Cuber
• 227 Hamiet Bluiett
• 173 John Surman

Klarinet:

• 544 Paquito D’Rivera
• 408 Don Byron
• 326 Anat Cohen
• 312 Eddie Daniels
• 307 Buddy DeFranco

Flauta:

• 351 Hubert Laws
• 317 James Moody
• 306 Charles Lloyd
• 263 David „Fathead“ Newman
• 224 Frank Wess

Klavir:

• 417 Herbie Hancock
• 350 Keith Jarrett
• 311 Brad Mehldau
• 252 McCoy Tyner
• 210 Ahmad Jamal

Orgulje:

• 691 Joey DeFrancesco
• 469 Dr. Lonnie Smith
• 266 Larry Goldings
• 261 John Medeski
• 240 Jimmy McGriff

Klavijature/Sintisajzer:

• 876 Chick Corea
• 718 Herbie Hancock
• 201 Lyle Mays
• 185 Craig Taborn
• 173 Uri Caine

Gitara:

• 516 Pat Metheny
• 281 Bill Frisell
• 234 John McLauglin
• 214 Kenny Burrell
• 209 Jim Hall

Kontrabas:

• 615 Christian McBride
• 466 Ron Carter
• 323 Dave Holland
• 284 Charlie Haden
• 187 Esperanza Spalding

Bas gitara:

• 483 Stanley Clarke
• 414 Christian McBride
• 360 Steve Swallow
• 298 Marcus Miller
• 279 Victor Wooten

Bubnjevi:

• 466 Jack DeJohnette
• 340 Roy Haynes
• 315 Brian Blade
• 248 Jeff „Tain“ Watts
• 180 Louie Bellson

Perkusije:

• 430 Poncho Sanchez
• 409 Airto Moreira
• 220 Zakir Hussain
• 168 Trilok Gurtu
• 157 Giovanni Hidalgo

Vibrafon:

• 655 Gary Burton
• 575 Bobby Hutcherson
• 316 Stefon Harris
• 256 Joe Locke
• 213 Steve Nelson

Ostali instrumenti:

• 609 Bela Fleck (bendžo)
• 464 Toots Thielemans (usna harmonika)
• 281 Regina Carter (violina)
• 163 David Murray (bas klarinet)
• 138 Steve Turre (školjke)

Muški vokal:

• 604 Kurt Elling
• 519 Tony Bennet
• 347 Bobby McFerrin
• 190 Mark Murphy
• 183 Joao Gilberto

Ženski vokal:

• 507 Diana Krall
• 307 Cassandra Wilson
• 296 Ithamara Koorax
• 235 Dianne Reeves
• 185 Nancy Wilson

Kompozitor:

• 417 Wayne Shorter
• 385 Maria Schneider
• 341 Dave Brubeck
• 236 Wynton Marsalis
• 186 Terence Blanchard

Izdavačka kuća:

• 840 Blue Note
• 407 ECM
• 259 Verve
• 194 Concord
• 171 Mosaic

Bluz muzičar/grupa:

• 511 B.B. King
• 299 Derek Trucks
• 262 Eric Clapton
• 239 Buddy Guy
• 201 Dr. John

Bluz album:

• 516 B.B. King – One Kind Favor (Geffen)
• 445 Wynton Marsalis/Willie Nelson – Men With The Blues (Blue Note)
• 346 Derek Trucks – Already Free (RCA Victor)
• 267 Dr. John and the Lower 911 – City That Care (429)
• 262 Buddy Guy – Skin Deep (Zomba)