I was fearing the worst when I saw Buddy Rich at #1 — he's usually the token Jazz drummer on rock-oriented lists. But to my pleasant surprise, the list actually

I was fearing the worst when I saw Buddy Rich at #1 — he's usually the token Jazz drummer on rock-oriented lists. But to my pleasant surprise, the list actually represented Jazz drummers fairly (disregarding the rankings, which are bound to be more subjective).