Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 16 January 2012 [JazzWeek]

Jimmy Owens - The Monk ProjectHi! This is the 16 January 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com. [FYI - There wasn't a list for the first two weeks of January 2012; the folks at JazzWeek must have been on vacation on something...;-)]

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The cover artwork for 2012 NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens' The Monk Project (pictured to the left) looks interesting; I hope that the music is just as compelling.

I hope that you enjoy looking through the first official list of 2012. Enjoy! 

1. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue)
2. JAMES CARTER At The Crossroads (Emarcy)
3. HOUSTON PERSON So Nice (HighNote)
4. GEORGE BENSON Guitar Man (Concord Jazz)
5. PAT MARTINO Undeniable: Live At Blues Alley (HighNote)
6. PONCHO SANCHEZ & TERENCE BLANCHARD Chano y Dizzy (Concord Jazz)
7. JOEY DEFRANCESCO 40  (HighNote)
8. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE Conversations with Christian (Mack Avenue)
9. HENDRIK MEURKENS Live At Bird’s Eye (Zoho)
10. STANLEY JORDAN Friends (Mack Avenue)
11. JIMMY OWENS, The Monk Project (IPO)
12. WARREN WOLF Warren Wolf (Mack Avenue)
13. YOTAM Brasil (JLP)
14. MIKE LONGO To My Surprise (CAP)
15. PHIL NORMAN Encore (MAMA)
16. CHICK COREA, STANLEY CLARKE, LENNY WHITE Forever (Concord)
17. WELLSTONE CONSPIRACY Humble Origins (Origin)
18. RON CARTER Ron Carter’s Great Big Band (Sunnyside)
19. LARRY VUCKOVICH Somethin’ Special (Tetrachord)
20. ROY HAYNES Roy-Alty (Dreyfus)
21. 3 COHENS Family (Anzic)
22. KURT ELLING The Gate (Concord Jazz)
23. GIACOMO GATES Revolution Will Be Jazz: The Songs of Gil scott-Heron (Savant)
24. BILL O’CONNELL Triple Play Plus Three (Zoho)
25. MIKE LEDONNE Keep The Faith (Savant)
26. JOHN SCOFIELD A Moment’s Peace (Emarcy)
27. TED ROSENTHAL Out Of This World (Playscape)
28. FREDDY COLE Talk To Me (HighNote)
29. RENE MARIE Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motema)
30. DAVID MURRAY David Murray Cuban Ensemble Plays Nat King Cole - En Espanol  (Motema)
31. DAVID BUDWAY A New Kiss (MAXJAZZ)
32. THE TIERNEY SUTTON BAND American Road (BFM Jazz) 
33. CHICK COREA Further Explorations (Concord Jazz)
34. SOPHIE MILMAN In The Moonlight (eOne)
35. BRIAN LYNCH Unsung Heroes (Hollistic)
36. EVAN COBB Falling Up (Self-Released)
37. MARY LOUISE KNUTSON In The Bubble (Meridian Jazz)
38. IRA SULLIVAN & STU KATZ A Family Affair: Live At Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase (Origin)
39. CINQUE Catch A Corner (Alma)
40. MONTY ALEXANDER Harlem-Kingston Express Live (Motema)
41. TONY BENNETT Duets II (RPM / Columbia)
42. JAY ASHBY & STEVE DAVIS Mistaken Identity (MCG Jazz)
43. REUBEN WILSON Revisited (American Showplace)
44. YOKO MIWA Live At Scullers Jazz Club (Jazz Cat Amnesty)
45. CORY WEEDS Just Like That (Cellar Live)
46. VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA Forever Lasting - Live in Tokyo (Planet Arts)
47. NEW WEST GUITAR GROUP Round-Trip Ticket (Summit)
48. DEEP BLUE ORGAN TRIO Wonderful! (Origin)
49. WYNTON MARSALIS & ERIC CLAPTON Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play The Blues (Reprise)
50. TITO CARILLO Opening Statement (Origin)
51. VARIOUS ARTISTS Miles Espanol (eOne)