The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anything | Norman Brown |
| 2 | Funkafarian | Troy Roberts |
| 3 | Uptop | Adam Hawley |
| 4 | Weekness | BADBADNOTGOOD |
| 5 | Cold Duck (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 6 | Unstoppable | Adam Hawley |
| 7 | Crush | Blake Aaron |
| 8 | Feels So Right | Blake Aaron |
| 9 | Dreamland | Blake Aaron |
| 10 | She's the One | Blake Aaron |
| 11 | Alphabet Soup | Chris Standring |
| 12 | Straight Ahead (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 13 | A Kind Heart | Steve Oliver |
| 14 | God Gave Me Feet for Dancing | Ezra Collective |
| 15 | Infant Eyes (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 16 | Creepin' | Rose Mallett |
| 17 | Cali Mambo (feat. Tom Beckham & Moses Patrou) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 18 | Code Blue (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 19 | Ain't Nobody | Rose Mallett |
| 20 | Get Up | Ronny Smith |
| 21 | Skyway | Steve Oliver |
| 22 | Stride | Eric Essix |
| 23 | Welcome to the Beach | Paul Hardcastle |
| 24 | Forward March | Eric Essix |
| 25 | Hold on | Eric Essix |
| 26 | What You Do to Me | Nick Colionne |
| 27 | Step to This | Nick Colionne |
| 28 | Kiss the Sky | Ron Bosse |
| 29 | Wolfpack | Paul Brown |
| 30 | Nine 2 Five | Nils |
| 31 | Tell Me | Brendan Rothwell |
| 32 | Cool Shades | Nils |
| 33 | Late Night Drive | Eric Essix |
| 34 | City Rhythm | Les Sabler |
| 35 | Destiny | Brendan Rothwell |
| 36 | Carmel | Brendan Rothwell |
| 37 | My Time | Brendan Rothwell |
| 38 | Solitude | Brendan Rothwell |
| 39 | Secret Sauce | Paul Brown |
| 40 | Promised Land | Paul Brown |
| 41 | Crescent City Strut | Les Sabler |
| 42 | Three Dee | Les Sabler |
| 43 | Where Has She Gone | Les Sabler |
| 44 | Gotta Get Up | Adam Hawley |
| 45 | Origin | Brendan Rothwell |
| 46 | Circles | Nick Colionne |
| 47 | Spankies | Nick Colionne |
| 48 | Call Me Love | Nick Colionne |
| 49 | Riding | Nick Colionne |
| 50 | Only 2CU Smile | Nick Colionne |
| 51 | Stand | Eric Essix |
| 52 | Sunday Strut (feat. Najee) | Blake Aaron |
| 53 | Sunrise | Les Sabler |
| 54 | Skin | Eric Essix |
| 55 | Still in Love | Marc Antoine |
| 56 | Risin' Up | Adam Hawley |
| 57 | Slingshot | Steve Oliver |
| 58 | Bumpin' on Sundown | Michael Ross |
| 59 | Hot in Brazil | Michael Ross |
| 60 | We Slept in the Rain | Michael Ross |
| 61 | Diamond | Brendan Rothwell |
| 62 | Divine | Brendan Rothwell |
| 63 | Drifting | Brendan Rothwell |
| 64 | For Now | Brendan Rothwell |
| 65 | Foundation | Brendan Rothwell |
| 66 | Meant to Be | Brendan Rothwell |
| 67 | Da Spot | Paul Brown |
| 68 | Elegance | Paul Brown |
| 69 | Round and Round | Paul Brown |
| 70 | Hey Dude | Paul Brown |
| 71 | Yo Tengo | Paul Brown |
| 72 | Hey Joe | Nils |
| 73 | My Friends | Nils |
| 74 | Sweet Soul | Nils |
| 75 | The Fade | Nils |
| 76 | Walkin' the Dog | Nils |
| 77 | Windsurfer | Nils |
| 78 | Our Last Goodbye | Nils |
| 79 | New Bossa | Les Sabler |
| 80 | Right On, Right on (feat. Julian Vaughn) | Adam Hawley |
| 81 | Just Like That | Nick Colionne |
| 82 | After Shock | Larry Carlton |
| 83 | Blues Skies | Larry Carlton |
| 84 | Keep Truckin' on | Larry Carlton |
| 85 | Welcome Back | Dave Erickson Project |
| 86 | Eventide | Dave Erickson Project |
| 87 | JAMB | Dave Erickson Project |
| 88 | After Hours | Dave Erickson Project |
| 89 | Funky Bones | Dave Erickson Project |
| 90 | Fine Time | Dave Erickson Project |
| 91 | Blue Waves | Dave Erickson Project |
| 92 | Hit the Green | Dave Erickson Project |
| 93 | Give Up the Hate | Dave Erickson Project |
| 94 | Smooth Brew | Dave Erickson Project |
| 95 | Step into the Beat | Nils |
| 96 | Waiting on Hold | Nils |
| 97 | Carlos | Ronnie Foster |
| 98 | The Deep | Eric Essix |
| 99 | My Heartbeat (feat. Kaleah Wooten) | Eric Essix |
| 100 | La Vie En Rose | Bowmanville |
| 101 | Joint Connection | Lemek |
| 102 | A Kupkasonic Reset | Michael Wetherwax |
| 103 | Whispering Trees | Reza Khan |
| 104 | Annie & Me | Bowmanville |
| 105 | Don't Force It | Bowmanville |
| 106 | The Snake | Rose Mallett |
| 107 | My Funny Valentine | Rose Mallett |
| 108 | Square One | Skinny Hightower |
| 109 | Chicken Shack | Norman Brown |
| 110 | Feelin' Good | Nils |
| 111 | It Can Happen | Nils |
| 112 | Manteca (feat. Tom Beckham) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 113 | Up from Here (feat. Greg Manning & Eric Essix) | James 'PJ' Spraggins |
| 114 | Don't You Dare | Nils |
| 115 | Hooked on You | Nils |
| 116 | Modern Times | Nils |
| 117 | You Keep Me Up | Nils |
| 118 | In Your Arms (feat. Anna Moore) | Mike Di Lorenzo |
| 119 | Wanderlust | Ana Nelson |
| 120 | After You've Gone | Mark Ortwein |
| 121 | Blue Visions | The Todd Herbert Quartet |
| 122 | Cloud Chase | Norman Brown |
| 123 | Strollin' (feat. Tom Schuman) | Norman Brown |
| 124 | Parkway 106 | Lemek |
| 125 | Easy Does It (feat. Vanessa Williams, Wayne Bruce) | Chris "Big Dog" Davis |
| 126 | Sierre (Live) | T.S. Monk |
| 127 | Bouncing in the Castle | Nils |
| 128 | Celebration | Nils |
| 129 | Hey Man | Nils |
| 130 | Living It Up | Nils |
| 131 | That's the Way of the World | Nils |
| 132 | Young Moon | Connie Han |
| 133 | The Visit (Live) | Chris Cortez |
| 134 | Wray | Montreal Jazz Trio |
| 135 | I Remember Clifford (Live) | Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew Miller |
| 136 | Going Back to New Orleans | Catherine Russell |
| 137 | Mosaic | Emmet Cohen |
| 138 | A Lady with a Song | Amber Weekes |
| 139 | Disco Ears | Redman, Mehldau, Mcbride & Blade |
| 140 | Idle Moments (Live) | Jim Snidero |
| 141 | Essence (feat. Paul Bollenback & Byron Landham) | Brian Ho |
| 142 | Moving Uptown | Nils |
| 143 | Fly by | Adam Hawley |
| 144 | U Feel Me | Nick Colionne |
| 145 | Fixation | Randy Scott |
| 146 | Night Visions | Skinny Hightower |
| 147 | Groove Street (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 148 | Twilight | Randy Scott |
| 149 | Just a Vibe (feat. Najee, Skinny Hightower) | Nathan Mitchell |
| 150 | Yearnin' for Your Love (feat. Paul Bollenback & Byron Landham) | Brian Ho |
| 151 | Nothing Makes Me Feel Better | Incognito |
| 152 | Maria in Blue | Ultrablue |
| 153 | Tribe | Andrea Lisa |
| 154 | Mind over Matter | Skinny Hightower |
| 155 | Never Too Busy | Kat Hawley |
| 156 | Co-Motion | Lemek |
| 157 | Place in the Sun | Todd Mosby |
| 158 | See You Again | Brian Simpson |
| 159 | Snakebite Playfight | The Jazz Defenders |
| 160 | City Nights | Mike Di Lorenzo |
| 161 | Let’s Take a Ride | Nick Colionne |
| 162 | Rise | Blake Aaron |
| 163 | Chocolate Shake | Chris Standring |
| 164 | Monday Madness | Chris Standring |
| 165 | Chasing Shadows | Kandace Springs |
| 166 | Intersections | Dana Fitzsimons |
| 167 | Out of the Blue | Brian Simpson |
| 168 | Let It Go | Jeff Logan |
| 169 | Absolutely! (feat. Kyle Schroeder) | Ben Tankard |
| 170 | Sunshine Yellow (feat. Peter White) | Carol Albert |
| 171 | Positive Vibes | Nathan Mitchell |
| 172 | Embrace (feat. Bill Moio) | Randy Scott |
| 173 | Language of Love (feat. Bob James) | Reza Khan |
| 174 | A Night to Remember (feat. Jazmin Ghent) | Hank Bilal |
| 175 | Ausar | Norman Brown |
| 176 | Walk on by | Johnny Britt |
| 177 | Blues for the Cage | John Lamkin II & the Favorites Jazz Quintet |
| 178 | About Damn Time | Streetwize |
| 179 | Casual Cool | Norman Brown |
| 180 | Sundance | Norman Brown |
| 181 | Can't Stop Tryin' | Norman Brown |
| 182 | Wings of Love | Norman Brown |
| 183 | Too Forever | Norman Brown |
| 184 | It Hits Different (feat. Wirlie Morris) | Norman Brown |
| 185 | Good Gracious | Chris Standring |
| 186 | Freedom Rhythm | Giovanni Angelini |
| 187 | Baby Come Back | Heidi Tann |
| 188 | Stride (Granby Hills) | Byron Miller |
| 189 | Labyrinth | Skinny Hightower |
| 190 | Big Bounce | Blake Aaron |
| 191 | Forgive and Forget | Allen Dennard |
| 192 | Herbie | Ultrablue |
| 193 | Wait…What? | Oli Silk |
| 194 | The Surest Things Can Change (feat. Brian McKnight) | David Benoit |
| 195 | I Realize (feat. Anna Moore) | Mike Di Lorenzo |
| 196 | Dang (Davey D Chelsea Soul Remix) | Streetwize |
| 197 | Yearning for Your Love (feat. L. Young) | Adam Hawley |
| 198 | La Enganadora (feat. Tom Beckham) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 199 | Danza Cubano (feat. Matt Pavolka) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 200 | Steppin' out | Ragan Whiteside |
| 201 | Groove Factor | Skinny Hightower |
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