Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 05 March 2012 [JazzWeek]

Wes Montgomery - Echoes of Indiana AvenueHi everyone! Here is the 5 March 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 herep;to check that out.

The most anticipated album being released this week is Wes Montgomery's Echoes of Indiana Avenue (Resonance Records). It's the first full album of previously unheard Montgomery music in over 25 years! 

My hope is that you'll discover something new that will have you telling all of your friends about it ~ Enjoy!

1. CATHERINE RUSSELL Strictly Romancin’ (World Village)
2. BRUCE BABAD A Tribute to Paul Desmond (Primrose Lane)
3. STEVE TURRE Woody’s Delight (HighNote)
4. JIMMY OWENS, The Monk Project (IPO)
5. CARMEN LUNDY Changes (Afrasia)
6. JEFF HAMILTON TRIO Red Sparkle (Capri)
7. MATT WILSON An Attitude For Gratitude (Grainfed / Palmetto)
8. CHICK COREA Further Explorations (Concord Jazz)
9. MARK SHERMAN The L.A. Sessions (Miles High)
10. GREGORY PORTER Be Good (Motema)
11. THE ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT Black Radio (Blue Note)
12. AKIKO TSURUGA Sakura (American Showplace)
13. GARY SMULYAN Smul’s Paradise (Capri)
14. MIKE WOFFORD & HOLLY HOFMANN Turn Signal (Capri)
15. JEREMY PELT Soul (HighNote)
16. JACK DEJOHNETTE Sound Travels (eOne)
17. CHRISTIAN TAMBURR Places (Tamburr Worldwide)
18. PAUL McCARTNEY Kisses On The Bottom (Hear / Concord)
19. JOSH RZEPKA Into The Night (Self-Released)
20. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue)
21. CLIPPER ANDERSON The Road Home (Origin)
22. EHUD ASHERIE Upper West Side (Posi-Tune)
23. JAMIE OUSLEY A Sea Of Voices (T.I.E.)
24. GEORGE BENSON Guitar Man (Concord Jazz)
25. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE Conversations with Christian (Mack Avenue)
26. TODD CLOUSER’S A LOVE ELECTRIC 20^th Century Folk Selections (The Royal Potato Family)
27. THE GERRY BEAUDOIN TRIO The Return (Francesca)
28. JANICE FINLAY Anywhere But Here (Self-Released)
29. DENNIS ROLLINS VELOCITY TRIO 11^th Gate (Motema)
30. STANLEY JORDAN Friends (Mack Avenue)
31. JOSH LEVISON SEXTET Chauncey Street (Self-Released)
32. HUGH MASEKELA Jabulani (Razor & Tie)
33. HENDRIK MEURKENS Live At Bird’s Eye (Zoho)
34. PONCHO SANCHEZ & TERENCE BLANCHARD Chano y Dizzy (Concord Jazz)
35. PAT MARTINO Undeniable: Live At Blues Alley (HighNote)
36. WARREN WOLF Warren Wolf (Mack Avenue)
37. RON CARTER Ron Carter’s Great Big Band (Sunnyside)
38. WES MONTGOMERY Echoes Of Indiana Avenue (Resonance)
39. JEFF LORBER Galaxy (Heads Up)
40. HOUSTON PERSON So Nice (HighNote)
41. PETER APPLEYARD Lost 1974 Sessions (Linus)
42. MCG JAZZ ALL STARS Hill District BEAT A Tribute to Teenie Harris (MCG Jazz)
43. MARLENE ROSENBERG Bassprint (Origin)
44. WYNTON MARSALIS & ERIC CLAPTON Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play The Blues (Reprise)
45. LORRAINE FEATHER Tales Of The Unusual (Jazzed Media)
46. LARRY VUCKOVICH Somethin’ Special (Tetrachord)
47. VINCE MENDOZA Nights On Earth (Horizontal)
48. KATHY KOSINS To The Ladies Of Cool (Resonance)
49. TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON The Mosaic Project (Concord)
50. TERELL STAFFORD This Side of Strayhorn (Max Jazz)