The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Jazz Album Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cool Shades | Nils | Baja |
| 2 | Destiny | Brendan Rothwell | Self-Release |
| 3 | Prime (feat. Jared Gold & McClenty Hunter Jr.) | Dave Stryker | Strikezone |
| 4 | Promised Land | Paul Brown | Shanachie |
| 5 | Ones Upon a Time | Paul Brown | Woodward Avenue |
| 6 | Songs from the Deep | Eric Essix | Essential |
| 7 | Soul Searchin' | Larry Carlton | Shanachie Ent |
| 8 | Parallel Motion | Yellowjackets | Mack Avenue |
| 9 | JAMB | Dave Erickson Project | Self-Release |
| 10 | Finger Painting | Nick Colionne | Trippin N Rhythm |
| 11 | NU-JIVE: Nations United | Troy Roberts | Self-Release |
| 12 | Burning Room Only | Ron Bosse | Deep Cat |
| 13 | Alright! | Roger Lewis | Irresistible |
| 14 | New Beginnings | Jason Marshall | Cellar |
| 15 | Stride | Eric Essix | Self-Release |
| 16 | SuperBlue (feat. Charlie Hunter) | Kurt Elling | Edition |
| 17 | Umoja | Nicola Conte | Far Out |
| 18 | Tiger Tail | Evan Drybread | Self-Release |
| 19 | Guilty Pleasures | Kurt Elling | Edition |
| 20 | Finding Light | Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon and Brian Blade | Ridgeway |
| 21 | Risin' Up | Adam Hawley | MBF Ent. |
| 22 | Uptown in Orbit | Emmet Cohen | Mack Avenue |
| 23 | Grateful Deadication 2 | Dave McMurray | Blue Note |
| 24 | Smile | Tawanda | Resonance |
| 25 | Live | Towner Galaher Organ Trio | Rhythm Royale |
| 26 | It Was Time | Mark Ortwein | Terra Voce |
| 27 | Send for Me | Catherine Russell | Dot Time |
| 28 | Live at Smalls Jazz Club | Jesse Davis | Cellar Live |
| 29 | Bridges | Ana Nelson | Self-Release |
| 30 | Step Down | The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble | MERLIN |
| 31 | Bowmanville | Bowmanville | Stoneagle |
| 32 | Just Like That | Nick Colionne | Trippin N Rhythm |
| 33 | The Bad Plus | The Bad Plus | Edition |
| 34 | My Original Plan | Joanie Pallatto | Southport |
| 35 | Someday | Marc Copland Quartet | Innervoice Jazz |
| 36 | Compassion | Don Paul and Hamid Drake | Self-Release |
| 37 | Relentless Pursuit | Tony Addison | Odradek |
| 38 | The 1st Gospel | Mthunzi Mvubu | Ropeadope |
| 39 | 'Round Midnight (Re-Imagined) | Amber Weekes | Amber Inn Productions |
| 40 | Secrets of Inanna | Connie Han | Mack Avenue |
| 41 | Art of Protest | Sonic Portraits Jazz Various Artists | Sonic Portraits Jazz |
| 42 | Two of Swords | Miró Henry Sobrer | Patois |
| 43 | Phoenix | Lakecia Benjamin | Whirlwind |
| 44 | Fault Lines | Dana Fitzsimons | Self-Release |
| 45 | Jean Fineberg & Jazzphoria | Jean Fineberg | Pivitol |
| 46 | Accidental Melody | Joanie Pallatto | Southport |
| 47 | Nascentia (Birth) | Steve Slagle | Panorama |
| 48 | Ballads: into the Heart of It | Steve Slagle | Panorama |
| 49 | Love over War | Don Paul and Rivers Answer Moons | Irresistable/Revolutionary |
| 50 | View with a Room | Julian Lage | Blue Note |
| 51 | Butcher Block Ballet | Jeremy Manasia Trio | Blujazz |
| 52 | May Waltz | The Todd Herbert Quartet | Self-Release |
| 53 | Ascent to the Blues | Alex Sipiagin | Posi-Tone |
| 54 | I Can See the Other Side | Ball State University Jazz Ensemble | Self-Release |
| 55 | Two Continents One Groove (Live) | T.S. Monk | Storyville |
| 56 | Reboot | Ronnie Foster | Blue Note |
| 57 | I Told You So | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | Colemine |
| 58 | Blue Train | Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas | Seraphic |
| 59 | What It Means to Be Human | Jasper Hoiby | Edition |
| 60 | Soul Connection | Brian Simpson | Shanachie |
| 61 | Countermelody | Evan Arntzen | Dot Time |
| 62 | Gifts | Aaron Stroessner Quartet | Self-Release |
| 63 | Fool's Journey | Matt DeMerritt | Self-Release |
| 64 | Afrika Love | Alchemy Sound Project | Artists Recording Collective |
| 65 | Kinfolk 2: See the Birds | Nate Smith | Edition |
| 66 | Cold As Weiss | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | Colemine |
| 67 | The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful | The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band | Groovy Panda |
| 68 | Restless | Jackson Potter | Wise Cat |
| 69 | Next Chapter | Michael Rabinowitz | Blue Ridge Bassoon |
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