Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the week of 16 December 2013 [JazzWeek]

December 16, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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Here are the top 50+ Jazz albums that received the most airplay on US, Canadian and internet radio stations for the week of 16 December 2013. Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio is number 1 for the second week in a row!  The albums listed in bold are nominated for a GRAMMY Award.

 

 

1. GERRY GIBBS THRASHER DREAM TRIO Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound)
2. RENE MARIE I Wanna Be Evil (Motema)
3. GREGORY PORTER Liquid Spirit (Blue Note)
4. HOUSTON PERSON  Nice N Easy (HighNote)
5. JOEY DEFRANCESCO One For Rudy (HighNote)
6. TOM HARRELL Colors Of A Dream (HighNote)
7. AHMAD JAMAL Saturday Morning (Jazzbook)
8. MIKE JONES TRIO Plays Well With Others (Capri)
9. PETER BERNSTEIN WITH THE TILDEN WEBB TRIO Live At Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)
10. DAVE BENNETT Don't Be That Way (Mack Avenue)
11. DIEGO RIVERA The Contender (D Clef)
12. MARC CAREY FOCUS TRIO Four Directions (Motema Music)
13. GERI ALLEN Grand River Crossings (Motema)
14. KENNY GARRETT Pushing The World Away (Mack Avenue)
15. KEVIN COEHLO Turn It Up (Summit)
16. STEVE TURRE The Bones of Art (HighNote)
17. BOB DEVOS Shadow Box (American Showplace Music)
18. DR. LONNIE SMITH OCTET In The Beginning Volumes I & II (Pilgrimage)
19. BRIAN LYNCH Unsung Heroes Vol. 2 (Holistic Musicworks)
20. BILL O'CONNELL & THE LATIN JAZZ ALL-STARS Zocalo (Savant)
21. GINETTA M. Standards (Kickin’ Wiccan)
22. ED REED I'm A Shy Guy (Blue Shorts)
23. JIM ALFREDSON'S DIRTY FINGERS A Tribute to Big John Patton (Big O)
24. TARDO HAMMER Simple Pleasure (Cellar Live)
25. FRANK POTENZA For Joe (Capri)
26. PHILL FEST Project B.F.C. (Reifsteck / Fest Productions)
27. MARK WINKLER & CHERYL BENTYNE West Coast Cool (Summit)
28. PROJECT THEM Project Them (Miles High)
29. IAN HENDRICKSON-SMITH Tonight Is Now (Cellar Live)
30. JOHN & GERALD CLAYTON Parlor Series Vol. 1 (Artist Share)
31. DOUG WEBB Another Scene (Posi-Tone)
32. MIKE LONGO AND THE NEW YORK STATE OF THE ART JAZZ ENSEMBLE Live From New York (CAP)
33. TIERNEY SUTTON After Blue (BFM Jazz)
34. MATT SAVAGE A Bigger Celebration (Savage)
35. CALVIN KEYS Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
36. DAVE SLONAKER BIG BAND Intrada (Origin)
37. RAY MANTILLA The Connection (Savant) 
38. STRANAHAN -  ZALESKI  - ROSATO Limitless (Capri)
39. DAVID WEISS Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter (Motema)
40. RANDY BRECKER Brecker Brothers Band Reunion (Piloo)
41. FAREED HAQUE Out Of Nowhere (Charleston Square)
42. MATT BAKER Underground (Self-Released)
43. TOM DEMPSEY Saucy (Planet Arts)
44. RICHARD D JOHNSON Here I Am (Richard D Johnson)
45. MICHAEL PEDICIN Why Stop Now Ubuntu (Ground Blue)
46. PHIL WOODS AND THE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA New Celebration (Chiaroscuro)
47. DAVID SILLS Blue's The New Green (Gut String)
48. KENNY BURRELL Special Requests (HighNote)
49. BILL MAYS INVENTIONS TRIO New Celebration (Chiaroscuro)
50. GARY SMULYAN Bella Napoli (Capri)
51. ALI RYERSON-JAZZ FLUTE BIG BAND Game Changer (Capri)
52. WIDE HIVE PLAYERS Turnstyle (Wide Hive)

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