Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 27 February 2012 [JazzWeek]

Robert Glasper Experiment ~ Black RadioHi everyone! This is the 27 February 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com.  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. 

The highly anticipated album (and receiving a lot of online press buzz) from Robert Glasper (entitled Black Radio) is being released today, 28 February 2012.

Some of the other new albums coming out this week include: Greg Adams, Beegie Adair, John Zorn, Matthew Shipp, Jonathan Blake, and Matt Wilson. 

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. CATHERINE RUSSELL Strictly Romancin’ (World Village)
5. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue)
6. JACK DEJOHNETTE Sound Travels (eOne)
7. DENNIS ROLLINS VELOCITY TRIO 11^th Gate (Motema)
8. AKIKO TSURUGA Sakura (American Showplace)
9. JEREMY PELT Soul (HighNote)
10. STEVE TURRE Woody’s Delight (HighNote)
11. CHICK COREA Further Explorations (Concord Jazz)
12. MIKE WOFFORD & HOLLY HOFMANN Turn Signal (Capri)
13. PAUL McCARTNEY Kisses On The Bottom (Hear / Concord)
14. JOSH RZEPKA Into The Night (Self-Released)
15. MATT WILSON An Attitude For Gratitude (Grainfed / Palmetto)
16. TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON The Mosaic Project (Concord)
17. CHRISTIAN TAMBURR Places (Tamburr Worldwide)
18. JEFF LORBER Galaxy (Heads Up)
19. CARMEN LUNDY Changes (Afrasia)
20. CLIPPER ANDERSON The Road Home (Origin)
21. STANLEY JORDAN Friends (Mack Avenue)
22. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE Conversations with Christian (Mack Avenue)
23. JEFF HAMILTON TRIO Red Sparkle (Capri)
24. GEORGE BENSON Guitar Man (Concord Jazz)
25. JANICE FINLAY Anywhere But Here (Self-Released)
26. CHICK COREA, STANLEY CLARKE, LENNY WHITE Forever (Concord)
27. GREGORY PORTER Be Good (Motema)
28. EHUD ASHERIE Upper West Side (Posi-Tune)
29. JAMIE OUSLEY A Sea Of Voices (T.I.E.)
30. AARON GOLDBERG & ALI JACKSON Yes! (Sunnyside)
31. MCG JAZZ ALL STARS Hill District BEAT A Tribute to Teenie Harris (MCG Jazz)
32. HOUSTON PERSON So Nice (HighNote)
33. SUNNIE PAXSON Bohemian Sun (Bungalo)
34. NEW WORLD JAZZ PROJECT Brave New World (Tahoe Blue)
35. 3 COHENS Family (Anzic)
36. LARRY VUCKOVICH Somethin’ Special (Tetrachord)
37. THE SOUL REBELS Unlock Your Mind (Rounder)
38. JOSH LEVISON SEXTET Chauncey Street (Self-Released)
39. STEPHANE GRAPPELLI & TOOTS THIELEMANS Bringing It Together (Lisem)
40. HENDRIK MEURKENS Live At Bird’s Eye (Zoho)
41. PONCHO SANCHEZ & TERENCE BLANCHARD Chano y Dizzy (Concord Jazz)
42. FREDDY COLE Talk To Me (HighNote)
43. CHARLIE HADEN & HANK JONES Come Sunday (Emarcy)
44. BILL O’CONNELL Triple Play Plus Three (Zoho)
45. JAMES CARTER At The Crossroads (Emarcy)
46. TERELL STAFFORD This Side of Strayhorn (Max Jazz)
47. THE GERRY BEAUDOIN TRIO The Return (Francesca)
48. VINCE MENDOZA Nights On Earth (Horizontal)
49. JOHN SCOFIELD A Moment’s Peace (Emarcy)
50. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Slightly Blued (Self-Released)
51. MIKE LONGO To My Surprise (CAP)

Comments

[nouvortne]

Notice that there is another new album coming out this week (in Germany): Kenny Garrett "Seeds From The Underground".

[Donna M]

Kenny Garrett's "Seeds From the Underground" will be released in the US on April 10, 2012.

Look for a review of it here on the website shortly. :)

DM