Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 17 December 2012 [JazzWeek]
December 18, 2012 at 12:15 AM
Donna M in Alfredo Ponissi O.T. Quartet - Gaia, BOBBY MATOS AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE Mambo Jazz Dance, PETE ESCOVEDO - Live From Stern Grove Festival, Rodrigo Cotelo - Ser Sonido, Top Jazz Albums, Top Jazz Albums for December 2012

Here are the top 50 jazz albums receiving the most airplay on US, Canadian and internet radio stations for the week of 17 December 2012!

New music coming out this week from Alfredo Ponissi O.T. Quartet - Gaia and Rodrigo Cotelo - Ser Sonido.

Enjoy!

 

 

  1. HOUSTON PERSON Naturally (HighNote)
  2. GRAHAM DECHTER Takin' It There (Capri)
  3. GEORGE CABLES My Muse (HighNote)
  4. THE CLAYTON BROTHERS The Gathering (ArtistShare)
  5. WINARD HARPER & JELI POSSE Coexist (Jazz Legacy Productions)
  6. HAROLD MABERN Mr. Lucky: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr (HighNote)
  7. SOUTH FLORIDA JAZZ ORCHESTRA Trumpet Summit (Mama)
  8. CLIFTON ANDERSON And So We Carry On (Daywood Drive)
  9. PONCHO SANCHEZ & HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND Live in Hollywood (Concord Picante)
  10. LaVERNE BUTLER Love Lost & Found Again (HighNote)
  11. KURT ROSENWINKEL NEW QUARTET Star of Jupiter (Wom)
  12. CLAIRE DALY QUARTET Baritone Monk (NCB Jazz)
  13. TIA FULLER Angelic Warrior (Mack Avenue) 
  14. BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO Where Do You Start (Nonesuch)
  15. KURT ELLING 1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project (Concord)
  16. ANAT COHEN Claroscuro (Anzic)
  17. MANU KATCHE Manu Katché (ECM)
  18. MARK MASTERS ENSEMBLE Ellington Saxophone Encounters (Capri)
  19. DENISE DONATELLI Soul Shadows (Savant)
  20. DAVID HAZELTINE The New Classic Trio (Sharp Nine)
  21. ED CHERRY It's All Good (Posi-Tone)
  22. TAKUYA KURODA SEXTET Six Aces (Takuya Kuroda)
  23. ROGER DAVIDSON TRIO We Remember Helen (Soundbrush)
  24. MIKE LONGO TRIO A Celebration of Diz and Miles (CAP)
  25. LEE RITENOUR Rhythm Sessions (Concord)
  26. ALBARE iTD Long Way (Enja)
  27. DIANA KRALL Glad Rag Doll (Verve)
  28. THE CLARE FISCHER LATIN JAZZ BIG BAND ¡Ritmo! (Clavo Records)
  29. PHAREZ WHITTED For The People (Origin)
  30. JEFF HAMILTON WITH DEPAUL UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Time Passes On (Jazzed Media)
  31. DANNY GREEN A Thousand Ways Home (Capri | Tapestry)  
  32. JOE GILMAN Relativity (Capri)
  33. LEWIS NASH QUINTET The Highest Mountain (Cellar Live)
  34. JOHN PROULX The Best Thing For You (MaxJazz)
  35. BRUBECK BROTHERS Lifetimes - A Celebration of Dave Brubeck (Blue Forest)
  36. JEREMY MANASIA Green Dream (Cellar Live)
  37. CHERYL BENTYNE Let's Misbehave (Summit)
  38. CHESTER 'CT' THOMPSON Mixology (Doodlin)
  39. DAVID BIXLER The Nearest Exit May Be Inside Your Head (Zoho)
  40. FRED HERSCH TRIO Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto)
  41. LEE SMITH Sittin' On A Secret (VectorDisc)
  42. STEVE DAVIS Gettin' It Done (Posi-Tone)
  43. PETE ESCOVEDO Live From Stern Grove Festival (Concord Picante)
  44. NATIVE SOUL One Mind (American Showplace Music)
  45. BOBBY MATOS AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE Mambo Jazz Dance (Lifeforce Jazz Records)
  46. REZ ABBASI Continuous Beat (Enja)
  47. FRANK KIMBROUGH TRIO Live At Kitano (Palmetto)
  48. WAVE MECHANICS UNION Further To Fly (Hx Music)
  49. SUSIE ARIOLI Christmas Dreaming (Jazzheads)
  50. JOE ALTERMAN Give Me the Simple Life (Miles High Records)
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