Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 13 February 2012
February 14, 2012 at 1:30 AM
Donna M in Ahmad Jamal, Gregory Porter, Kirk Whalum, Lorraine Feather, Matt Wilson, Top Jazz Albums, Top Jazz Albums for February 2012
Be Good ~ Gregory PorterHi everyone! I'm back from being in Los Angeles for GRAMMY week events. It was a whirlwind of entertaining events again this year, coupled with the unexpected shock of learning about Whitney Houston's death while I was at the Special Merit Awards presentation Saturday afternoon. May she be at peace.

Congratulations to both Christian McBride and Terri Lyne Carrington for their GRAMMY wins!

I will be wrapping up my thoughts about the winners of the GRAMMY Jazz categories in a few days. Stay tuned for that!

Now, back to our regulary scheduled programming. :) This is the 13 February 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com.

Do you want to see the stats on how many radio stations played your favorite artist or how much s/he moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to get that information. 

New music out this week from Ahmad Jamal, Gregory Porter (YAY!), Kirk Whalum, Matt Wilson, and Lorraine Feather.  Enjoy!

 

  1. JIMMY OWENS, The Monk Project (IPO)
  2. BRUCE BABAD A Tribute to Paul Desmond (Primrose Lane)
  3. GARY SMULYAN Smul’s Paradise (Capri)
  4. DEEP BLUE ORGAN TRIO Wonderful! (Origin)
  5. CHICK COREA Further Explorations (Concord Jazz)
  6. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE Conversations with Christian (Mack Avenue)
  7. PAT MARTINO Undeniable: Live At Blues Alley (HighNote)
  8. CHRISTIAN TAMBURR Places(Tamburr Worldwide)
  9. HOUSTON PERSON So Nice (HighNote)
  10. JACK DEJOHNETTE Sound Travels(eOne)
  11. MIKE WOFFORD & HOLLY HOFMANN Turn Signal (Capri)
  12. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue)
  13. JOEY DEFRANCESCO 40  (HighNote)
  14. RON CARTER Ron Carter’s Great Big Band (Sunnyside)
  15. JOSH RZEPKA Into The Night (Self-Released)
  16. STANLEY JORDAN Friends (Mack Avenue)
  17. JAMES CARTER At The Crossroads (Emarcy)
  18. TED ROSENTHAL Out Of This World (Playscape)
  19. GEORGE BENSON Guitar Man (Concord Jazz)
  20. TONY BENNETT Duets II (RPM / Columbia)
  21. JAMIE OUSLEY A Sea Of Voices (T.I.E.)
  22. DENNIS ROLLINS VELOCITY TRIO 11th Gate(Motema)
  23. CLIPPER ANDERSON The Road Home (Origin)
  24. GREG REITAN Daybreak(Sunnyside)
  25. VINCE MENDOZA Nights On Earth (Horizontal)
  26. CHARLIE HADEN & HANK JONES Come Sunday(Emarcy)
  27. KURT ELLING The Gate (Concord Jazz)
  28. JOHN SCOFIELD A Moment’s Peace (Emarcy)
  29. LARRY VUCKOVICH Somethin’ Special (Tetrachord)
  30. JANICE FINLAY Anywhere But Here (Self-Released)
  31. SUNNIE PAXSON Bohemian Sun(Bungalo)
  32. JEFF LORBER Galaxy (Heads Up)
  33. HENDRIK MEURKENS Live At Bird’s Eye (Zoho)
  34. WARREN WOLF Warren Wolf (Mack Avenue)
  35. RENE MARIE Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motema)
  36. PHIL NORMAN Encore (MAMA)
  37. PONCHO SANCHEZ & TERENCE BLANCHARD Chano y Dizzy (Concord Jazz)
  38. THE SOUL REBELS Unlock Your Mind (Rounder)
  39. SOPHIE MILMAN In The Moonlight (eOne)
  40. 3 COHENS Family(Anzic)
  41. EDDIE DANIELS & ROGER KELLAWAY Live At the Library of Congress (IPO/Light Works)
  42. TITO CARRILLO Opening Statement (Origin)
  43. PAUL MEYERS Welcome Home (Little Chin)
  44. MARY LOUISE KNUTSON In The Bubble (Meridian Jazz)
  45. BILL O’CONNELL Triple Play Plus Three (Zoho)
  46. THE GERRY BEAUDOIN TRIO The Return (Francesca)
  47. MIKE LONGO To My Surprise (CAP)
  48. EVAN COBB Falling Up (Self-Released)
  49. VARIOUS ARTISTS Disney Jazz, Volume 1: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (Disney Pearl Series)
  50. MCG JAZZ ALL STARSHill District BEAT A Tribute to Teenie Harris (MCG Jazz)
  51. THE FRANK WALTON SEXTET The Back Step (Self-Released)
  52. REUBEN WILSON TRIO Revisited (American Showplace)
Article originally appeared on Exploring Jazz Music One Musician at a Time (https://www.elementsofjazz.com/).
See website for complete article licensing information.