Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 31 January 2011

This weekly list is from JazzWeek.com  - "the definitive Jazz national radio airplay chart—a weekly report of the top fifty Jazz recordings played on radio stations across the United States and Canada." If you'd like to see the detailed list, click here.

1 RUSSELL MALONE Triple Play (MAXJAZZ)

2 MARCUS SHELBY JAZZ ORCHESTRA Soul Of The Movement: Meditations On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Porto Franco)  

3 JOE LOVANO Bird Songs (Blue Note)

4 CASSANDRA WILSON Silver Pony (Blue Note)

5 LUTHER HUGHES & THE CANNONBALL-COLTRANE PROJECT Things Are Getting Better (Primrose Lane)

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Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 17 January 2011

Self-taught guitarist Russell Malone's "Triple Play" and vocalist Cassandra Wilson's "Silver Pony" held on to the number one and two positions, respectively. 

The Cookers (George Cables - Piano, Billy Harper - Tenor Saxophone, Billy Hart - Drums, Cecil McBee - Bass, Eddie Henderson - Trumpet & Flugelhorn,  Craig Handy - Flute & Alto Saxophone, David Weiss - Trumpet) latest album "Warriors" moved up 23 slots to land in the number 3 spot for the week.

Multi-woodwind instrumentalist Bob Sheppard debuts at number 6 with "Close Your Eyes".

An album that's making a reappearance on the chart is Ray Vega's and Thomas Marriott's "East-West Trumpet Summit" which landed back at number 15.

This list is from JazzWeek.com  - "the definitive Jazz national radio airplay chart—a weekly report of the top fifty+ Jazz recordings played on radio stations across the United States and Canada."

What album has piqued your curiosity? Do you have any of the albums listed? Have a recommendation? Let us know - thank you!

1. RUSSELL MALONE Triple Play (MAXJAZZ)

2. CASSANDRA WILSON Silver Pony (Blue Note)

3. THE COOKERS Warriors (JLP)

4. CYRUS CHESTNUT Journeys (JLP)

5. THE CLAYTON BROTHERS The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare)

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Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 10 January 2011

JazzWeek.com is "the definitive Jazz national radio airplay chart—a weekly report of the top fifty+ Jazz recordings played on radio stations across the United States and Canada."

This isn't necessarily a list of new recordings that are being released this week. You'll notice albums on here that were released 6 months ago.

What do you like on the list? Which albums did you enjoy enough to purchase? I'd like you to share that information so that others can be informed/inspired. Thank you! 

1 RUSSELL MALONE Triple Play (MAXJAZZ)

2 CASSANDRA WILSON Silver Pony (Blue Note)

3 THE CLAYTON BROTHERS The New Song And Dance (ArtistShare)

4 CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO Journeys (JLP)

5 LOUIS HAYES Lou’s Idea (American Showplace) 

6 KEVIN EUBANKS Zen Food (Mack Avenue)

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