Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 1 October 2012 [JazzWeek]
October 1, 2012 at 10:45 PM
Donna M in Brubeck Brothers - Lifetimes A Celebration of Dave Brubeck, Bruce Barth - Three Things of Beauty, Cheryl Bentyne - Let's Misbehave, Chick Corea & Gary Burton - Hot House, Donald Vega - Scorpion, Donald Vega - Spiritual Nature, Top Jazz Albums, Top Jazz Albums for October 2012

Here is JazzWeek.com's list of albums that received the most airplay on US/Canadian radio and internet stations for the week of 1 October 2012!  

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  1. DONALD VEGA Spiritual Nature (Resonance)
  2. BRUCE BARTH Three Things of Beauty (Savant)
  3. CHICK COREA & GARY BURTON Hot House (Concord)
  4. CHERYL BENTYNE Let's Misbehave (Summit)
  5. BRUBECK BROTHERS Lifetimes - A Celebration of Dave Brubeck (Blue Forest)
  6. JOEY DeFRANCESCO Wonderful! Wonderful! (HighNote)
  7. MARCUS MILLER Renaissance (Concord)
  8. FRED HERSCH TRIO Live at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto)
  9. RONI BEN-HUR & SANTI DEBRIANO Our Thing (Motema) 
  10. JOE ALTERMAN Give Me the Simple Life (Miles High Records)
  11. TIA FULLER Angelic Warrior (Mack Avenue) 
  12. RANDY CRAWFORD AND JOE SAMPLE Live (Pra) 
  13. STEVE DAVIS Gettin' It Done (Posi-Tone) 
  14. KURT ELLING 1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project (Concord)
  15. BRAZILIAN TRIO Constelacao (Motema)
  16. LEWIS NASH QUINTET The Highest Mountain (Cellar Live)
  17. CURTIS FULLER Down Home (Capri)
  18. CHRISTIAN SCOTT Christian Atunde Adjuah (Concord Jazz)
  19. MARK MASTERS ENSEMBLE Ellington Saxophone Encounters (Capri)
  20. JOHN ABERCROMBIE Within A Song (ECM) 
  21. MICHAEL PEDICIN Live at the Loft (Jazz Hut Records)
  22. PAT MARTINO Alone Together With Bobby Rose (HighNote)
  23. GRANT GEISSMAN Bop! Bang! Boom! (Futurism Music)
  24. BOBBY SANABRIA BIG BAND Multiverse (Jazzheads)
  25. PAT METHENY Unity Band (Nonesuch)
  26. HOT CLUB OF DETROIT Junction (Mack Avenue)
  27. ARTURO SANDOVAL Dear Diz, Every Day I Think of You (Concord Jazz)
  28. JERRY BERGONZI Shifting Gears (Savant)
  29. TOM HARRELL Number Five (HighNote)
  30. STEVE EINERSON Arrival (Cellar Alive)
  31. JAE SINNETT Still Standing (J-Nett)
  32. LIONEL LOUEKE Heritage (Blue Note)
  33. CONNIE EVINGSON Sweet Happy Life (Minnehaha Music)
  34. EZRA WEISS Our Path To This Moment (Roark Records)
  35. CAROL ROBINS Moraga (Jazz Cats)
  36. GRAHAM DECHTER Takin' It There (Capri)
  37. NATIVE SOUL One Mind (American Showplace Music)
  38. KEVIN COELHO Funkengruven (Chicken Soup / Summit)
  39. YORON ISRAEL Visions (Ronja Music)
  40. BRIAN BROMBERG In the Spirit of Jobim (Artistry Music)
  41. BOB MINTZER BIG BAND For The Moment (MCG)
  42. FOURPLAY Esprit De Four (Heads Up)
  43. HENDRIK MEURKENS & GABRIEL ESPINOSA Celebrando (Zoho)
  44. JAVON JACKSON Lucky 13 (Solid Jackson)
  45. BELA FLECK | MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO Across the Imaginary Divide (Rounder)
  46. MICHAEL OCCHIPINTI The Universe of John Lennon (True North Records)
  47. KEVIN MAHOGANY & DAVE STRYKER Next Time You See Me (Mahogany Music)
  48. CORY WEEDS Up A Step (Cellar Live)
  49. BRIAN BROMBERG Compared To That (Artistry Music)
  50. STACEY KENT Dreamer in Concert (Blue Note)
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