Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 17 January 2011
January 18, 2011 at 4:00 AM Self-taught guitarist Russell Malone's "Triple Play" and vocalist Cassandra Wilson's "Silver Pony" held on to the number one and two positions, respectively.
The Cookers (George Cables - Piano, Billy Harper - Tenor Saxophone, Billy Hart - Drums, Cecil McBee - Bass, Eddie Henderson - Trumpet & Flugelhorn, Craig Handy - Flute & Alto Saxophone, David Weiss - Trumpet) latest album "Warriors
Multi-woodwind instrumentalist Bob Sheppard debuts at number 6 with "Close Your Eyes
An album that's making a reappearance on the chart is Ray Vega's and Thomas Marriott's "East-West Trumpet Summit
This list is from JazzWeek.com - "the definitive Jazz national radio airplay chart—a weekly report of the top fifty+ Jazz recordings played on radio stations across the United States and Canada."
What album has piqued your curiosity? Do you have any of the albums listed? Have a recommendation? Let us know - thank you!
1. RUSSELL MALONE Triple Play (MAXJAZZ)
2. CASSANDRA WILSON Silver Pony (Blue Note)
3. THE COOKERS Warriors (JLP)
4. CYRUS CHESTNUT Journeys (JLP)
5. THE CLAYTON BROTHERS The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare)
6. BOB SHEPPARD Close Your Eyes (BFM Jazz)
7. KEVIN EUBANKS Zen Food (Mack Avenue)
8. HOUSTON PERSON Moment To Moment (HighNote)
9. LOUIS HAYES Lou’s Idea (American Showplace)
10. RYAN COHAN Another Look (Motema)
11. BILL O’CONNELL Rhapsody In Blue (Challenge)
12. CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET Mirror (ECM)
13. KERMIT RUFFINS Happy Talk (Basin Street)
14. STEVE GADD Live At Voce (Varese Fontana)
15. RAY VEGA & THOMAS MARRIOTT East-West Trumpet Summit (Origin
16. HELIO ALVES Musica (JLP)
17. CONRAD HERWIG The Latin Side Of Herbie Hancock (Half Note)
18. MATT SAVAGE Welcome Home (Savage)
19. DENISE DONATELLI When Lights Are Low (Savant)
20. PATRICK WILLIAMS Aurora (ArtistShare)
21. MARC RIBOT Silent Movies (Pi)
22. RANDY WESTON The Storyteller (Motema)
23. TAMIR HENDELMAN Destinations (Resonance)
24. JOE MAGNARELLI My Old Flame (Give@Go)
25. BILL EASLEY Love Stories ()
26. DAN ADLER Back To The Bridge (Emdan)
27. DAN BLOCK From His World To Mine: The Music Of Duke Ellington (Miles High)
28. TONY GUERRERO Blue Room (Charleston Square)
29. MATT NELSON Nostalgiamaniac (Chicago Sessions)
30. MATT JORGENSEN Tattooed By Passion: Music Inspired By The Paintings Of Dale Chisman (Origin)
31. JAMES MOODY Moody 4B (IPO)
32. THE MARSALIS FAMILY Music Redeems (Marsalis)
33. MARY STALLINGS Dream (HighNote)
34. TAKUYA KURODA Bitter And High (Self-Released)
35. ANTHONY BRANKER & ASCENT Dance Music (Origin)
36. THE DEFRANCESCO BROTHERS The DeFrancesco Brothers (Vectordisc)
37. PETE LEVIN Jump! (Pete Levin)
38. LUIS BONILLA Twilight (Planet Arts)
39. FREDDY COLE Freddy Cole Sings Mr.B (HighNote)
40. BOBBY WATSON The Gates BBQ Suite (Lafiya)
41. LESLIE PINTCHIK We’re Here To Listen (Pintch Hard)
42. KENNY BURRELL Be Yourself (HighNote)
43. DMITRY BAEVSKY Down With It (Sharp Nine)
44. PETE MALINVERNI A Beautiful Thing (Saranac)
45. MARIO ROMANO Valentina (Alma)
46. LUTHER HUGHES & THE CANNONBALL-COLTRANE PROJECT Things Are Getting Better (Primrose Lane)
47. PAQUITO D’RIVERA Panamericana Suite (MCG Jazz)
48. JOEY DEFRANCESCO Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music Of Michael Jackson (HighNote)
49. ANDY FARBER This Could Be The Start Of Something Big (Black Warrior)
50. GRANT STEWART Around The Corner (Sharp Nine)
51. BRIAN ‘MR. HO’ O’NEILL The Unforgettable Sounds Of Esquivel (Self-Released)
Reader Comments (2)
Still don't have any of these yet.
Matt!
Okay, so you're waiting for some encouragement to get...something? Go get it! Download or buy a CD! Get some vinyl!
How's that? :P
^Donna