Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 24 December 2012 [JazzWeek]
December 24, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Donna M in Top Jazz Albums, Top Jazz Albums for December 2012

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!

 Here are the top 50 jazz albums receiving the most airplay on US, Canadian and internet radio stations for the week of 24 December 2012!

 

 

  1. WINARD HARPER & JELI POSSE Coexist (Jazz Legacy Productions)
  2. HOUSTON PERSON Naturally (HighNote)
  3. THE CLAYTON BROTHERS The Gathering (ArtistShare)
  4. GEORGE CABLES My Muse (HighNote)
  5. GRAHAM DECHTER Takin' It There (Capri)
  6. PONCHO SANCHEZ & HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND Live in Hollywood (Concord Picante)
  7. HAROLD MABERN Mr. Lucky: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr (HighNote)
  8. SOUTH FLORIDA JAZZ ORCHESTRA Trumpet Summit (Mama)
  9. KURT ROSENWINKEL NEW QUARTET Star of Jupiter (Wom)
  10. CLIFTON ANDERSON And So We Carry On (Daywood Drive)
  11. LaVERNE BUTLER Love Lost & Found Again (HighNote)
  12. ROGER DAVIDSON TRIO We Remember Helen (Soundbrush)
  13. TIA FULLER Angelic Warrior (Mack Avenue)
  14. BRAD MEHLDAU TRIO Where Do You Start (Nonesuch)
  15. TAKUYA KURODA SEXTET Six Aces (Takuya Kuroda)
  16. CLAIRE DALY QUARTET Baritone Monk (NCB Jazz)
  17. MARK MASTERS ENSEMBLE Ellington Saxophone Encounters (Capri)
  18. MANU KATCHE Manu Katché (ECM)
  19. JOE GILMAN Relativity (Capri)
  20. DENISE DONATELLI Soul Shadows (Savant)
  21. KURT ELLING 1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project (Concord)
  22. MIKE LONGO TRIO A Celebration of Diz and Miles (CAP)
  23. DANNY GREEN A Thousand Ways Home (Capri | Tapestry)  
  24. THE CLARE FISCHER LATIN JAZZ BIG BAND ¡Ritmo! (Clavo Records)
  25. TIM WARFIELD Tim Warfield's Jazzy Christmas (Undaunted Music)
  26. PHAREZ WHITTED For The People (Origin)
  27. ALBARE iTD Long Way (Enja)
  28. ANAT COHEN Claroscuro (Anzic)
  29. JEREMY MANASIA Green Dream (Cellar Live)
  30. CHESTER 'CT' THOMPSON Mixology (Doodlin)
  31. ED CHERRY It's All Good (Posi-Tone)
  32. DAVID HAZELTINE The New Classic Trio (Sharp Nine)
  33. DIANA KRALL Glad Rag Doll (Verve)
  34. LEWIS NASH QUINTET The Highest Mountain (Cellar Live)
  35. ANDREA BRACHFELD Lady Of The Island (Zoho)
  36. BRUBECK BROTHERS Lifetimes - A Celebration of Dave Brubeck (Blue Forest)
  37. STEVE DAVIS Gettin' It Done (Posi-Tone)
  38. MACEO PARKER Soul Classics (Listen2)
  39. JEFF HAMILTON WITH DEPAUL UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Time Passes On (Jazzed Media)
  40. LEE RITENOUR Rhythm Sessions (Concord)
  41. SUSIE ARIOLI Christmas Dreaming (Jazzheads)
  42. LEE SMITH Sittin' On A Secret (VectorDisc)
  43. ROBERTA DONNAY A Little Sugar (Motema)
  44. PETE ESCOVEDO Live From Stern Grove Festival (Concord Picante)
  45. NATIVE SOUL One Mind (American Showplace Music)
  46. FRANK KIMBROUGH TRIO Live At Kitano (Palmetto)
  47. FRED HERSCH TRIO Alive at the Village Vanguard (Palmetto)
  48. DONALD VEGA Spiritual Nature (Resonance)
  49. REZ ABBASI Continuous Beat (Enja)
  50. JOHN PROULX The Best Thing For You (MaxJazz)
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