The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Contemporary Jazz Album Chart
for the Week of Nov 20, 2021
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | SuperBlue (feat. Charlie Hunter) | Kurt Elling | Edition |
| ▲ | 2 | 17 | What I Meant to Say | Steve Million | Origin |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Michael Stephenson Meets Alexander Claffy with His Trio | Michael Stephenson & Alexander Claffy | Celler Live |
| ▲ | 4 | 5 | Art of Protest | Sonic Portraits Jazz Various Artists | Sonic Portraits Jazz |
| ▲ | 5 | 9 | Restless | Jackson Potter | Wise Cat |
| ▲ | 6 | 15 | Keep Steppin Down | Brennen Schedler Quartet | Ruthanne |
| ▼ | 7 | 3 | In Harmony (Live) | Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew Miller | Resonance |
| ▲ | 8 | 11 | Love is for All Time | Lorraina Marro | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 9 | 24 | The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful | The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band | Groovy Panda |
| ▲ | 10 | 23 | Somewhere Different | Brandee Younger | Impulse! |
| ▲ | 11 | 16 | Leimert Park After Dark | Bobby West | Soulville Sound |
| ▲ | 12 | 18 | Jazzwords | Steve Million | SM Music |
| ▲ | 13 | 20 | Ones Upon a Time | Paul Brown | Woodward Avenue |
| ▲ | 14 | 21 | Songs from the Deep | Eric Essix | Essential |
| ▲ | 15 | 22 | Finger Painting | Nick Colionne | Trippin N Rhythm |
| ▲ | 16 | - | I Told You So | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | Colemine |
| ▲ | 17 | 19 | Connections | Matthew Whitaker | Resilience |
| ▲ | 18 | - | Quartet + (with Harlem Quartet) | Helen Sung | Sunnyside |
| ▲ | 19 | 25 | Sentiment | Brendan Rothwell | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 20 | 26 | Caught in the Groove | Nils | Baja |
| ▲ | 21 | - | The Lowdown | Ian Hendrickson-Smith | Cellar Live |
| ▲ | 22 | 27 | Road Trip | Slide Attack | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 23 | 7 | Musa | Lauren Henderson | Brontosaurus |
| ▼ | 24 | 13 | Best Buddies | Troy Roberts | Toy Robot |
| *NEW* | 25 | - | The Dark Fire Sessions | Alex Brown | Self-Release |
| ▼ | 26 | 4 | Montreal Jazz Trio | Montreal Jazz Trio | Odd Sound |
| ▲ | 27 | - | Straight from the Soul | Hannah Baiardi | Self-Release |
| ▲ | 28 | - | Soundview | Bruce Harris | Cellar Live |
| - | 29 | 29 | Risin' Up | Adam Hawley | MBF Ent. |
| ▲ | 30 | 31 | My Original Plan | Joanie Pallatto | Southport |
| ▼ | 31 | 10 | Songs from My Father | Gerry Gibbs | Whaling City Sound |
| ▼ | 32 | 12 | Kinfolk 2: See the Birds | Nate Smith | Edition |
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