The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2020
Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
---|---|---|
1 | I'm Alive | Norah Jones |
2 | Second Thoughts (feat. Jean Baylor) | Richie Goods |
3 | Changed in Mid Air | Elsa Nilsson |
4 | Miraculous | David Boswell |
5 | Back Here Again | Bluey |
6 | My Shining Hour | CeCe Gable |
7 | Tripped out Slim | Trombone Shorty |
8 | What of What We Are | Enrique Haneine |
9 | Rio Escuro | John Stein |
10 | Invitation (feat. Peter Michael Escovedo...) | Kenny Washington |
11 | How's Never (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) | Massimo Biolcati |
12 | Little Room | Troy Roberts |
13 | Giant Pets | Rob Emanuel |
14 | Be Here (feat. Kenny Lattimore) | Boney James |
15 | Moment of Your Time | Butch & Rhonda Coleman |
16 | Rejekt | Troy Roberts |
17 | I'm Alive | Norah Jones |
18 | The Message Continues | Nubya Garcia |
19 | When You Have a Dream | Donna Singer |
20 | Eastern Joy Dance | Richie Goods |
21 | Elation Now | Sandro Zerafa |
22 | Redemption | Sam Rucker |
23 | Fierce Heart | David Bach |
24 | Electric Fantastic | The Moore-McColl Jazz Society |
25 | Mentor's Disciple | Zen Zadravec |
26 | Do You Remember | Joachim Schoenecker |
27 | Deja Vu | Will Downing |
28 | The Nature of All Things | Zen Zadravec |
29 | Soliloquy | Jacek Kochan & musicConspiracy |
30 | Uptown Swing Theme | Snorre Kirk |
31 | Shacktown | Gerald Beckett |
32 | AKA Reggie | Wayne Escoffery |
33 | Syeeda's Song Flute (feat. Keyon Harrold & Ron Carter) | Lakecia Benjamin |
34 | Om Shanti (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello & Georgia Anne Muldrow) | Lakecia Benjamin |
35 | Limbo | Matt DeMerritt |
36 | The Fanfold Hawk (feat. Danilo Perez) [For Franz Wright] | Kurt Elling |
37 | Medipak | Stream feat: Billy Hart |
38 | Los Olivos | David Boswell |
39 | Good Morning Mr. Shmink | Lettuce |
40 | The Elements | Jason Tiemann |
41 | Love is Simple | Jeremy Pelt |
42 | Jenga | Jim Snidero |
43 | Pyramid | John Sneider |
44 | Extraction | Posi-Tone Swingtet |
45 | Brigas Nuncas Mais (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
46 | Seldom Disguise | Enrique Haneine |
47 | Virtual Session 2020 | The Seatbelts |
48 | A Los Angeles Minute | David Boswell |
49 | Rising over You | Chris Potter |
50 | Jaamm Rek | Julian Argüelles, Mário Laginha and Helge Andreas Norbakken |
51 | Wings and Feathers | Pippo D'Ambrosio |
52 | Flame Twin | Norah Jones |
53 | Eagle Rock | Sammy Miller and the Congregation |
54 | Smile (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) | Massimo Biolcati |
55 | The Crossing (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
56 | Simple #2 | Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio |
57 | Wind Chaser | Simon Moullier |
58 | Old Sport | Doxas Brothters |
59 | Ascension | Sanja Markovic |
60 | Reminiscing | Ragan Whiteside |
61 | Go | John Finley |
62 | I'm Alive | Norah Jones |
63 | On the Level | Leonard Cohen |
64 | Holy Funk | skinny hightower |
65 | Dance of Endless Encounter | Enrique Haneine |
66 | Hatza's Groove | BK Trio |
67 | Swimming | Kari van der Kloot |
68 | Meditation on a Pair of Wire Cutters | Chrissie Hynde & the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble |
69 | Strike the Note | David Bach |
70 | Roxanne | David Bach |
71 | Elixir | Matt DeMerritt |
72 | Please Don't Hold Me Hostage for Who I Am, for Who I Was | Thanya Iyer |
73 | The Rumor | Ron Miles |
74 | Inner City Blues | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio |
75 | Right Back Round Again | Joshua Redman |
76 | Luculent Jiggle | Enrique Haneine |
77 | 29 | Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead |
78 | Red Cross | Rudresh Mahanthappa |
79 | Nightflight | Tim Gartland |
80 | Pace | Nubya Garcia |
81 | The Total Experience | Boney James |
82 | It's Gonna Be Alright | Maysa |
83 | Realize | Spirit Fingers |
84 | Boo Boo's Birthday (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) | Massimo Biolcati |
85 | Kora | GoGo Penguin |
86 | The Sun and the Moon | David Boswell |
87 | The Rush | Dimitri Howald ILJA |
88 | Bouncing Through Some Banking Puppies | Bouncealarm |
89 | The Wind in Her Hair | David Boswell |
90 | To Live | Norah Jones |
91 | Stumble on My Way | Norah Jones |
92 | Han O Bak Nyun | Jim Snidero |
93 | Smooth It out | rick habana |
94 | Goofy | Jim Snidero |
95 | One More Time | Pleasure |
96 | I Wish I Knew | Chris Ziemba |
97 | Hello, I Lied (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) | Massimo Biolcati |
98 | Groove Merchant | Jason Tiemann |
99 | How I Weep | Norah Jones |
100 | Chelsea Bridge | John Di Martino |
101 | A Taste of Honey | John Stein |
102 | Drop the Heavy | J&B Kings |
103 | Beth's Bounce | The Moore-McColl Jazz Society |
104 | Why Should Kids Have All the Fun | Donna Singer |
105 | Dig Up the Stories | Rebecca Hennessy |
106 | I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues (feat. Mike Olmos) | Kenny Washington |
107 | Venice Lullaby | Matt DeMerritt |
108 | Loner's Waltz | Matt DeMerritt |
109 | U Bring Me Joy (feat. Elle Cato) | Oli Silk |
110 | Fo Sho | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio |
111 | Lovely Day | Butch & Rhonda Coleman |
112 | Straight from the Heart | dw3 |
113 | Let's Have Fun Tonight | dw3 |
114 | Say No More | Norah Jones |
115 | Were You Watching? | Norah Jones |
116 | Sweetness | David Garfield |
117 | This Life | Norah Jones |
118 | Regatta | sherry winston |
119 | The Masquerade is over (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
120 | Vibe | richard harrison |
121 | You and Me | kim scott |
122 | Soulful | Ryan Montano |
123 | In the Fast Lane | Kim Waters |
124 | Natural High | Chris "Big Dog" Davis |
125 | Night Mist Blues | Jason Tiemann |
126 | Stand with Each Other | Nubya Garcia |
127 | Blurring the Blues | Jihee heo |
128 | Dancing in the Sorrow | Jihee heo |
129 | For Your Pleasure | Pleasure |
130 | Feel My Love | phaze II |
131 | Touch Me in the Night | lisa addeo |
132 | All Fired Up | Eric Darius |
133 | Bella Vista | Najee |
134 | Top It off | freddie fox |
135 | 24 Hours | jarez |
136 | Close to You | lindsey webster |
137 | Legend | keith mckelley |
138 | Mr. Dynamite | Lettuce |
139 | Back to Basics | Bob Baldwin |
140 | The Lowdown | Ian Hendrickson-Smith |
141 | Critterbug | John Sneider |
142 | Tizzle's Blues | Jason Tiemann |
143 | Crazy | justus brothers |
144 | La Cumbia Me Está Llamando (feat. La Perla) | Nubya Garcia |
145 | I Should Care | Ian Hendrickson-Smith |
146 | The Best is Yet to Come (feat. Josh Nelson) | Kenny Washington |
147 | Hurts to Be Alone | Norah Jones |
148 | Color Wheel | mark harris |
149 | Smooth & You | ralph johnson |
150 | I Like the Way You Do It | Nils |
151 | Heading Wes | Norman Brown |
152 | Full Effect | Boney James |
153 | Lady Midnight | Leonard Cohen |
154 | Mano a Mano | Michel Camilo |
155 | Fill the Courts | Elsa Nilsson |
156 | Lament | Jason Tiemann |
157 | Tres Palabras | Jason Tiemann |
158 | The Scrapper | John Sneider |
159 | Seoulful | Jim Snidero |
160 | Han | Jim Snidero |
161 | Brazilian Hug | John Stein |
162 | Prema | Lakecia Benjamin |
163 | Walk with Me (feat. Regina Carter) | Lakecia Benjamin |
164 | Gymnopedie | David Bach |
165 | Cisco | John Stein |
166 | The Story Behind the Story | David Boswell |
167 | Doom | Gerald Beckett |
168 | Spirit Song | Gerald Beckett |
169 | Earth | Matt DeMerritt |
170 | Something Like a Storm (feat. Ben Eunson, Jay Sawyer, Josh Allen & Tuomo Uusitalo) | Nicholas Brust |
171 | Lullaby of the Leaves | Aubrey Wilson Quartet |
172 | Remitti | Nesrine |
173 | Pursuit | Xander Naylor |
174 | Lowdown | Manteca |
175 | Burning Bright | Ben Wendel |
176 | Monpazier-New-York | Sébastien Lovato |
177 | My Favorite Things | Patrice Covington |
178 | Highland Express | Wind Machine |
179 | Dirty Water | Trombone Shorty |
180 | Floating | Pieces of a Dream |
181 | Make It Real | David Benoit |
182 | O Grande Amour (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
183 | Yesterday's (feat. John Stowell & Steve LaSpina) | Frank Kohl |
184 | La La Means I Love You | lenny polson |
185 | Escape | Adam Hawley |
186 | Thinking of You | Adam Hawley |
187 | Detour Ahead | Sinne Eeg |
188 | Midnight Madness | skinny hightower |
189 | Emerge | kim scott |
190 | Loving You | mariea antoinette |
191 | Modern Metropolis | richard harrison |
192 | Solid | Boney James |
193 | Rear View Mirror | jody mayfield |
194 | Just Can’t Resist | Oli Silk |
195 | It's on Now | Willie Bradley |
196 | Welcome to the Beach | Paul Hardcastle |
197 | Jj's Strut | Ragan Whiteside |
198 | 'till Next Time | Walter Gorra |
199 | 10:30 | Ian Hendrickson-Smith |
200 | Dublin | Tom Harrell |
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