The Roots Music Report's
Top Jazz Album Chart
for the Year of 2021
Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
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1 | Sunday at Pilars | Chris Rottmayer | Pilars | Traditional Jazz |
2 | The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful | The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band | Groovy Panda | Contemporary Jazz |
3 | Baker's Circle | Dave Stryker | Strikezone | Contemporary Jazz |
4 | Uncommon Measures | Lyle Workman | Blue Canoe | Fusion |
5 | Tranquility | Les Sabler | New Vista | Smooth Jazz |
6 | All Rise | Gregory Porter | Decca | Jazz |
7 | Honoring Louis Armstrong | John Redmon & The Thomas J. Dawson, Jr. iOrchestra | Reaching | Traditional Jazz |
8 | For the Record | Vinnie Riccitelli Octet | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
9 | Til We Meet Again | Norah Jones | Blue Note | Crossover Jazz |
10 | Straight from the Soul | Hannah Baiardi | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
11 | Best Buddies | Troy Roberts | Toy Robot | Contemporary Jazz |
12 | Jobim Forever | Antonio Adolfo | AAM | Latin Jazz |
13 | That's Life | Willie Nelson | Sony | Jazz |
14 | The United States Vs. Billie Holiday | Andra Day | Warner | Jazz |
15 | 'Round Midnight (Re-Imagined) | Amber Weekes | Amber Inn Productions | Contemporary Jazz |
16 | Breathe | Dr. Lonnie Smith | Blue Note | Classic Jazz |
17 | Crossover (feat. Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon) | Jorge Garcia | Self-Release | Jazz |
18 | Connections | Steve Hunt | Spice Rack | Fusion |
19 | I Told You So | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | Colemine | Contemporary Jazz |
20 | The Mulligan Chronicles | David Larsen | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
21 | I'd Prefer | Alexander McCabe | WAMCO | Traditional Jazz |
22 | Mirror Mirror | Eliane Elias | Candid | Jazz |
23 | Bassic Instinct | David Finck | Burton Avenue | Traditional Jazz |
24 | Artspoke the Best of (2007-2018) | Stuart Hamm | Guitar One | Fusion |
25 | Beautiful Things | Kenny Shanker | Wise Cat | Jazz |
26 | Jukebox | Wayne Alpern | Henri Elkan Music Co. | Crossover Jazz |
27 | Distance | Kenny Carr | Zoozazz | Fusion |
28 | The Joy of Playing | Benjamin Schnake Ensemble | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
29 | I'll Never Be the Same | Jack Brandfield | Gut String | Traditional Jazz |
30 | Houston Person Live in Paris | Houston Person | HighNote | Jazz |
31 | Grateful Deadication | Dave McMurray | Blue Note | Jazz |
32 | I Love Paris | Melbreeze | Blue Canoe | Contemporary Jazz |
33 | A Gift to Pops | The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars | Verve | Jazz |
34 | Sing a Song of Bird | Roseanna Vitro | Skyline | Jazz |
35 | Lost in Centralia | Project Alcazar | Guitar One | Fusion |
36 | More Music | Joey DeFrancesco | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
37 | Ones Upon a Time | Paul Brown | Woodward Avenue | Contemporary Jazz |
38 | Preaching to the Choir | Vincent Herring | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
39 | Latin Jazz Project, Vol. 2 | Ray Obiedo | Rhythmus | Smooth Jazz |
40 | What I Meant to Say | Steve Million | Origin | Contemporary Jazz |
41 | Next | Dave Howard | Self-Release | Fusion |
42 | City of Sounds | Joe Farnsworth | Smoke Sessions | Classic Jazz |
43 | New Love | Charnett Moffett | Motema | Jazz |
44 | Take Two | John DePaola Quartet | Phat Planet | Traditional Jazz |
45 | Future Shock | Michael Whalen | Spout | Fusion |
46 | Mendó | Alex Cuba | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
47 | Colors of Brazil | Kenney Polson | Rosetta | Latin Jazz |
48 | Squint | Julian Lage | Blue Note | Avant-Garde Jazz |
49 | Con Moto | Bill DiCosimo and Edgar Pagán | Sub Cat | Latin Jazz |
50 | What Comes Next | Peter Bernstein | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
51 | JMB4 | Joe Marcinek Band | Self-Release | Jazz |
52 | For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver | Christian McBride | Mack Avenue | Big Band |
53 | 400 | Acute Inflections | Self-Release | Crossover Jazz |
54 | Transmigration | Makram Aboul Hosn | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
55 | My Funny Valentine | Grace Haggerty | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
56 | Road Trip | Slide Attack | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
57 | Look Up! | Band of Other Brothers | Ear Up | Jazz |
58 | Florida Rays | Flying Horse Big Band | Self-Release | Big Band |
59 | Let's Ride | The Smooth Jazz Alley | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
60 | Art of Protest | Sonic Portraits Jazz Various Artists | Sonic Portraits Jazz | Contemporary Jazz |
61 | Color in Motion | Jenny Klukken | Self-Release | Jazz |
62 | Time Traveler | Nnenna Freelon | Self-Release | Jazz |
63 | Symbiotic Souls | Luico Hopper | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
64 | This Bitter Earth | Veronica Swift | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
65 | Tres Libre | Dan Moretti | Roots Grooves | Contemporary Jazz |
66 | Untitled (Rise) | Sault | Forever Living Originals | Crossover Jazz |
67 | Love is for All Time | Lorraina Marro | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
68 | Sounds from the Ancestors | Kenny Garrett | mack Avenue | Classic Jazz |
69 | Caught in the Groove | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
70 | SuperBlue (feat. Charlie Hunter) | Kurt Elling | Edition | Contemporary Jazz |
71 | With Every Turn | Roberto Restuccia | Trippin N Rhythm | Smooth Jazz |
72 | How Deep is the Ocean | Pat Coil | Burton Avenue | Traditional Jazz |
73 | Love is the Key | Sue Maskaleris | Jazilian | Latin Jazz |
74 | Sentiment | Brendan Rothwell | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
75 | Take Me out to the Ball Game | Tom Kubis Big Band | Self-Release | Jazz |
76 | Who's the Old Guy Now | Ben Sidran | Bonsaï Music | Jazz |
77 | No Turning Back | Lowell Hopper | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
78 | Anything Mose! | John Chin | Jinsy | Jazz |
79 | Sir Duke | Mercer Hassy Orchestra | Self-Release | Jazz |
80 | Michael Stephenson Meets Alexander Claffy with His Trio | Michael Stephenson & Alexander Claffy | Celler Live | Contemporary Jazz |
81 | Too Close for Comfort | George Cables | High Note | Jazz |
82 | Dedications – Jazz from Planet Flippo | Dave Flippo Trio | Oppilf | Jazz |
83 | Finger Painting | Nick Colionne | Trippin N Rhythm | Contemporary Jazz |
84 | Frankenstein | Wayne Alpern | Henri Elkan | Crossover Jazz |
85 | Keep Steppin Down | Brennen Schedler Quartet | Ruthanne | Contemporary Jazz |
86 | Nascentia (Birth) | Steve Slagle | Panorama | Contemporary Jazz |
87 | Folk Songs, Jazz Journeys | Alex Martin | Pajarito Verde | Latin Jazz |
88 | Restless | Jackson Potter | Wise Cat | Contemporary Jazz |
89 | Sky Blossom: Songs from My Tour of Duty | Alexis Cole | Zoho Music | Traditional Jazz |
90 | Magic Dance: the Music of Kenny Barron | Greg Abate | Whaling City Sound | Contemporary Jazz |
91 | Alta Vista | David Correa | Zocalo | Latin Jazz |
92 | 25 Years | Edward Simon | Ridgeway | Latin Jazz |
93 | Time of My Life | Dylan Nau | RocketSnake | Jazz |
94 | Acceptance | Billy Childs | Mack Avenue | Mainstream Jazz |
95 | Shadows Fall (Feat. Joshua White) | Jonathan Karrant | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
96 | Invisible Time | Ghost Jazz Trio | Self-Release | Fusion |
97 | All About Love | Tony Saunders | Baja/TSR | Smooth Jazz |
98 | Rise | Lawson Rollins | Infinita | Fusion |
99 | A Fresh Perspective | Ian Charleton Big Band | Self-Release | Big Band |
100 | Kinds of Love | Renee Rosnes | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
101 | Countermelody | Evan Arntzen | Dot Time | Contemporary Jazz |
102 | Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery | Isaiah J. Thompson | Wj3 | Jazz |
103 | Solitude | Frank Kohl | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
104 | Don't Stop the Carnival | Mercer Hassy Orchestra | MHO | Jazz |
105 | Deviate from Standards | David Larsen | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
106 | Mosaic | Rahsaan Barber | Jazz Music City | Jazz |
107 | We Want All the Same Things | Erin Propp & Larry Roy | Chronograph | Crossover Jazz |
108 | Thank You Mr. Mabern | Leon Lee Dorsey | Jazz Avenue 1 | Jazz |
109 | L.A. Source Codes | Will Lyle | Self-Release | Jazz |
110 | Lovesome Thing (feat. Emmet Cohen) | Anaïs Reno | Harbinger | Traditional Jazz |
111 | New Orleans High Society | New Orleans High Society | 1718 | Traditional Jazz |
112 | Bridges | Jesse Ryan | Self-Release | Jazz |
113 | The Latin Side of Horace Silver | Conrad Herwig | Savant | Latin Jazz |
114 | Serendipity | John Stein | Whaling City Sound | Jazz |
115 | 2020 Hindsight | Grant Ferguson | Guitar One | Fusion |
116 | A Centering Peace | Brian Woodruff Sextet | QJOG | Contemporary Jazz |
117 | Coming Down Roses | Billy Test Trio | ATM | Traditional Jazz |
118 | The Hidden Standard | Paul Silbergleit | BluJazz | Big Band |
119 | Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women | Melanie Charles | Verve | Jazz |
120 | Ella: the Lost Berlin Tapes (Live) | Ella Fitzgerald | Verve | Classic Jazz |
121 | Open Sky | Art Hirahara | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
122 | Live at Vitellos | Michael Wolff | Sunnyside | Jazz |
123 | Lost in a Dream | Kristin Callahan | Ivy Door | Contemporary Jazz |
124 | What's the Hurry | Kenny Washington | Lower 9th | Contemporary Jazz |
125 | Songs from the Deep | Eric Essix | Essential | Contemporary Jazz |
126 | Artemis | Artemis | Blue Note | Jazz |
127 | Introducing Kendall Carter | Kendall Carter | Eladnex | Jazz |
128 | Midtown Walk | Francesco Amenta | AMI | Jazz |
129 | All in All | Dan Wilensky | Polyglot Music | Jazz |
130 | Time Outtakes | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Brubeck Editions | Jazz |
131 | Adjustments | Scott Kinsey and Mer Sal | Blue Canoe | Fusion |
132 | Five Down Blues | The Kyle Asche Organ Trio | Cellar Live | Contemporary Jazz |
133 | Desde Lejos | The Dominican Jazz Project | Summit | Jazz |
134 | Dreams of Waking: Music for a Better World | Dara Tucker | Green Hill | Jazz |
135 | Jimi | 2B3 | Self-Release | Fusion |
136 | The Trio, Vol. 1 | Dave Bass | Self-Release | Jazz |
137 | Bredux: Collected Edges | Kayle Brecher | Penchant Four | Avant-Garde Jazz |
138 | Sexy Somethin | Tony Saunders | San Francisco | Smooth Jazz |
139 | Firefly | Alexa Tarantino | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
140 | Solo Live | Edward Simon | Ridgeway | Jazz |
141 | Live in Hawaii | Doug MacDonald | Self-Release | Classic Jazz |
142 | The Lowdown | Ian Hendrickson-Smith | Cellar Live | Contemporary Jazz |
143 | 3-Ree | Manuel Muzzu | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
144 | Samba De Maracatu | Joe Chambers | Blue Note | Classic Jazz |
145 | In Harmony (Live) | Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew Miller | Resonance | Contemporary Jazz |
146 | Dream Dancer | Beverley Beirne | 33 Jazz | Jazz |
147 | Rainbow Sign | Ron Miles | Blue Note | Jazz |
148 | Gary Bartz JID006 | Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Jazz is Dead | Crossover Jazz |
149 | Future Stride | Emmet Cohen | Mack Avenue | Contemporary Jazz |
150 | My Original Plan | Joanie Pallatto | Southport | Contemporary Jazz |
151 | Major Influence | Graham Dechter | Capri | Traditional Jazz |
152 | Kinetic | Steven Feifke Big Band | Outside In Music | Big Band |
153 | Monsters' Impromptu | Lee Heerspink | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
154 | Still Doing Our Thing | Behn Gillece | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
155 | Inflexion | Russell Ferrante Trio | Blue Canoe | Traditional Jazz |
156 | Musa | Lauren Henderson | Brontosaurus | Contemporary Jazz |
157 | Freelance Subversives | Will Bernard | Ropeadope | Crossover Jazz |
158 | Freedom Jazz Dance | Leon Lee Dorsey | Jazz Avenue 1 | Jazz |
159 | Masters & Baron Meet Blanton & Webster | Mark Masters Ensemble | Capri | Mainstream Jazz |
160 | Sharkskin | Acme Jazz Garage | Solar Grooves | Jazz |
161 | Distant Voices | David Janeway | SteepleChase | Traditional Jazz |
162 | Long in the Tooth | The Budos Band | Daptone | Jazz |
163 | Open World | Chad Lefkowitz-Brown | La Reserve | Big Band |
164 | The Story Behind the Story | David Boswell | My Quiet Moon | Contemporary Jazz |
165 | Love, Dad (feat. Jake Newcomb) | Larry Newcomb Quartet | Essential Messenger | Swing |
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