Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 12 December 2011 [JazzWeek]

New West Guitar Group - Round Trip TicketHi everyone! This is the 12 December 2011 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com.

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*sigh* I really wish that I could write to you about *new* music being released this week but, alas, we are being bombarded with imports of previously released jazz. 

Have fun checking out the list that follows; you may find something that piques your interest just by clicking on the links. :)

1. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue)
2. GEORGE BENSON Guitar Man (Concord Jazz)
3. TAKUYA KURODA Edge (Self-Released)  
4. RENE MARIE Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motema)
5. HOUSTON PERSON So Nice (HighNote)
6. JOEY DEFRANCESCO 40  (HighNote)
7. PAT MARTINO Undeniable: Live At Blues Alley (HighNote)
8. ROY HAYNES Roy-Alty (Dreyfus)
9. FREDDY COLE Talk To Me (HighNote)
10. JAMES CARTER At The Crossroads (Emarcy)
11. PONCHO SANCHEZ & TERENCE BLANCHARD Chano y Dizzy (Concord Jazz)
12. TED ROSENTHAL Out Of This World (Playscape)
13. MIKE LONGO To My Surprise (CAP)
14. JOHN SCOFIELD A Moment’s Peace (Emarcy)
15. MARY LOUISE KNUTSON In The Bubble (Meridian Jazz)
16. HENDRIK MEURKENS Live At Bird’s Eye (Zoho)
17. CORY WEEDS Just Like That (Cellar Live)
18. TONY BENNETT Duets II (RPM / Columbia)
19. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE Conversations with Christian (Mack Avenue)
20. PHIL NORMAN Encore (MAMA)
21. STANLEY JORDAN Friends (Mack Avenue)
22. BILL O’CONNELL Triple Play Plus Three (Zoho)
23. SOPHIE MILMAN In The Moonlight (eOne)
24. WARREN WOLF Warren Wolf (Mack Avenue)
25. CINQUE Catch A Corner (Alma)
26. RON CARTER Ron Carter’s Great Big Band (Sunnyside)
27. YOTAM Brasil (JLP)
28. NEW WEST GUITAR GROUP Round-Trip Ticket (Summit)
29. DAVID MURRAY David Murray Cuban Ensemble Plays Nat King Cole - En Espanol  (Motema)
30. MIKE LEDONNE Keep The Faith (Savant)
31. KYLE EASTWOOD Songs From The Chateau (Mack Avenue)
32. KENNY BURRELL Tenderly (HighNote)
33. GOJOGO 28,000 Days (Porto Franco)
34. THE TIERNEY SUTTON BAND American Road (BFM Jazz) 
35. GERALD BECKETT Standard Flute (Summit)
36. LARRY VUCKOVICH Somethin’ Special (Tetrachord)
37. CEDAR WALTON The Bouncer (Half Note)
38. ETTA JAMES The Dreamer (Verve Forecast)
39. TROMBONE SHORTY For True (Verve Forecast)
40. VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA Forever Lasting - Live in Tokyo (Planet Arts)
41. SAMMY FIGUEROA Urban Nature (Senator)
42. GARAGE MAHAL More Mr. Nice Guy (Owl Studios)
43. 3 COHENS Family (Anzic)
44. ANTHONY E. NELSON JR Tenor for Two (Music Stand)
45. DAVID BUDWAY A New Kiss (MAXJAZZ)
46. ROGER HUMPHRIES Keep The Faith (Corona) 
47. ELLIS MARSALIS A New Orleans Christmas Carol (Elm)
48. MATT SLOCUM After The Storm (Chandra)
49. JOHN STEIN Hi Fly (Whaling City Sound)
50. MAUREEN CHOI Maureen Choi Quartet (Self-Released)
51. NICOLE HENRY Embraceable (ArtistShare)