Top 50 Jazz Albums For The Week of 01 November 2015 [JazzWeek]

Here are the top 50 Jazz albums that received the most airplay on US, Canadian and internet radio stations from the past week!

The Evolution of Oneself by Orrin Evans is number one this week -  Congratulations to Orrin! Number 2 is Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Dream Trio (featuring Ron Carter and Kenny Barron)'s Live In Studio ~ Enjoy!

1. ORRIN EVANS The Evolution Of Oneself (Smoke Sessions)
2. GERRY GIBBS and the THRASHER DREAM TRIO  Live In Studio (Whaling City Sounds)
3. ERIC ALEXANDER The Real Thing (HighNote)
4. CHRISTIAN McBRIDE TRIO Live At The Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)
5. JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA with WYNTON MARSALIS Live In Cuba (Blue Engine)

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Top 50 Jazz Albums For The Week of 25 October 2015 [JazzWeek]

Here are the top 50 Jazz albums that received the most airplay on US, Canadian and internet radio stations from the past week!

Back at number one this week is saxophonist Eric Alexander's The Real Thing and gaining on him is Philly's own Orrin Evans with The Evolution of Oneself - Enjoy!

1. ERIC ALEXANDER The Real Thing (HighNote)
2. ORRIN EVANS The Evolution Of Oneself (Smoke Sessions)
3. CHRISTIAN McBRIDE TRIO Live At The Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)
4. GERRY GIBBS and the THRASHER DREAM TRIO  Live In Studio (Whaling City Sounds)
5. JOHN SCOFIELD Past Present (Impulse / Universal)

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Top 50+ Jazz Albums For The Week of 18 October 2015 [JazzWeek]

Here are the top 50+ Jazz albums that received the most airplay on US, Canadian and internet radio stations from the past week!

Back at number one this week is saxophonist Eric Alexander's The Real Thing and moving up to the second slot is Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Dream Trio's Live In Studio - Enjoy!

1. ERIC ALEXANDER The Real Thing (HighNote)
2. GERRY GIBBS and the THRASHER DREAM TRIO  Live In Studio (Whaling City Sounds)
3. CHRISTIAN McBRIDE TRIO Live At The Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)
4. JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA with WYNTON MARSALIS Live In Cuba (Blue Engine)
5. ORRIN EVANS The Evolution Of Oneself (Smoke Sessions)
6. JOHN SCOFIELD Past Present (Impulse / Universal)
7. DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, IRVIN MAYFIELD & THE NOLa  JAZZ ORCH Dee Dee’s Feathers (oKeh)
8. MIKE LeDONNE AwwlRight! (Savant)
9. ERROLL GARNER The Complete Concert By The Sea (Sony Legacy | Octave Music Pub.)
10. KARRIN ALLYSON Many A New Day (Motema)

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Top 50 Jazz Albums For The Week of 11 October 2015 [JazzWeek]

Here are the top 50 Jazz albums that received the most airplay on US, Canadian and internet radio stations from the past week! Two albums that I'm loving right now are pianist Orrin Evans's The Evolution of Oneself  and vocalist Charenee Wade's Offering: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson.

1. CHRISTIAN McBRIDE TRIO Live At The Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)
2. ERIC ALEXANDER The Real Thing (HighNote)
3. DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, IRVIN MAYFIELD & THE NOLa  JAZZ ORCH Dee Dee’s Feathers (oKeh)
4. MIKE LeDONNE AwwlRight! (Savant)
5. GERRY GIBBS and the THRASHER DREAM TRIO  Live In Studio (Whaling City Sounds)

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