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1961 DownBeat Critics Poll   Back to Index
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 by DownBeat Critics —  8/31/1961

 Hall of Fame: Coleman Hawkins
Big Band: Duke Ellington
Acoustic Jazz Group: Modern Jazz Quartet
Alto Saxophone: Cannonball Adderley
Tenor Saxophone: John Coltrane
Baritone Saxophone: Gerry Mulligan
Trumpet: Dizzie Gillespie
Trombone: J.J. Johnson
Clarinet: Buddy DeFranco
Flute: Frank Wess
Drums: Max Roach
Vibes: Milt Jackson
Acoustic Bass: Ray Brown
Guitar: Wes Montgomery
Piano: Thelonious Monk
Miscellaneous Instrument: Julius Watkins-French Horn
Arranger: Duke Ellington
Composer: Duke Ellington
Male Vocalist: Ray Charles
Female Vocalist: Ella Fitzgerald
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