The Roots Music Report's
Top Modern Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwoman (feat. Marcus Gilmore) | Andy Ezrin |
| 2 | Little B's Poem (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 3 | Motel Blues.wav (feat. Lucas LaFave) | Randy Napoleon |
| 4 | Cape Town Swag (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 5 | The Solitary Seeker | Melissa Aldana |
| 6 | Triple Play (feat. Aubrey Johnson, Rick Roe, Anthony Stanco, Walter Blanding & Andrew Kim) | Randy Napoleon |
| 7 | Driftwood | Fergus McCreadie |
| 8 | Roll It out | Marc Ciprut |
| 9 | Rosetta Stone | Randy Hoexter |
| 10 | Kumoi Joshi | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 11 | Smooth | Marc Ciprut |
| 12 | Take a Cip | Marc Ciprut |
| 13 | Lost City | Pete McCann |
| 14 | No Matter What | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 15 | Ah-Bop | Gene Ess |
| 16 | Little Angel (feat. Georgia Heers) | Griffin Woodard Group |
| 17 | Bullfrog Burp | Jim Dedrick |
| 18 | Man of Constant Sorrow | Daniel Janke Winter Trio |
| 19 | Clement | David Bixler |
| 20 | Down / Up | David Bixler |
| 21 | Lost Hours? No | David Bixler |
| 22 | Pull the Donkey (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 23 | Bubu Jinn | Dharma Down |
| 24 | Jive Dumpling (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 25 | Kairos | Gabriel Genest |
| 26 | Unsettlingly Blue (Unblinking) | Christopher Parnis |
| 27 | Up to No Good (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 28 | Lullaby | Sean Mason |
| 29 | Horizon Dance (feat. Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci & Brian Blade) | Chris Potter |
| 30 | Green Lights (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 31 | One for Honey | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 32 | Chimney Lullaby (feat. Gerard Presencer) | Andreas Toftemark |
| 33 | Black Classical Music (feat. Venna & Charlie Stacey) | Yussef Dayes |
| 34 | Prince of Darkness | David Lopato & Global Coolant |
| 35 | Stretch Armstrong (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 36 | The Quest | No Codes |
| 37 | East 73rd Street | Dharma Down |
| 38 | Jalla Man | Dharma Down |
| 39 | The Inertia of Complacency | William Carn |
| 40 | Crushing Beans | Avi Granite 6 |
| 41 | Joy | Stan Harrison |
| 42 | Tadafuq | Dharma Down |
| 43 | Closure | Sean Mason |
| 44 | The Gypsy (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 45 | It Comes in Waves (feat. Ryan Keberle & Shane Endsley) | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 46 | Central Standard Time | Brian Scarborough |
| 47 | Variations on Erika's Theme | Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits |
| 48 | New York Knock (feat. Sean Jones) | Marius Van Den Brink |
| 49 | Twilight Hymn (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 50 | Thoughts and Prayers | Dharma Down |
| 51 | Simple Task (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 52 | I Just Want to Be Me | Michelle SgP |
| 53 | Salted Sweets (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 54 | Ex One Blues | Dharma Down |
| 55 | Spa-Taneity.wav (feat. Aubrey Johnson & Rick Roe) | Randy Napoleon |
| 56 | Grapes (feat. Randy Brecker, John Patitucci & Marcus Gilmore) | Andy Ezrin |
| 57 | By Your Side (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 58 | I Spy | David Bixler |
| 59 | Balm | David Bixler |
| 60 | The Scotsman's Ballad (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 61 | Butterfly | Jonathan Powell |
| 62 | Go You Maniac (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 63 | Snowfall (feat. John Patitucci) | Andy Ezrin |
| 64 | The Dragonfly (feat. Mike Stern) | Randy Hoexter |
| 65 | Purity of Heart | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 66 | Shark Filled Oasis | Michelle SgP |
| 67 | Ey, Keule | Flosse |
| 68 | Akwê | Gilles Peterson & Lionel Loueke |
| 69 | Papounet | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 70 | L'illusionniste (Alternate Take) | Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra |
| 71 | Equinox | Joel Ross |
| 72 | The Monk Trane | Scott Marshall |
| 73 | Lights Away from Home | Artemis |
| 74 | Lost and Found - Reprise | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 75 | Stuck Inside | Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop |
| 76 | What's Left Unsaid | Stan Harrison |
| 77 | Out from Under | Rubim De Toledo |
| 78 | David's Devastating Journey (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 79 | The Heroic Era of No Consequences (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 80 | Argentum (For Horace) | Randy Hoexter |
| 81 | The Wine-Dark Sea (feat. Roberta Setzu) | Randy Hoexter |
| 82 | Diaspora | Randy Hoexter |
| 83 | Baghdad | Dharma Down |
| 84 | A Murder of Cheerleaders | Dharma Down |
| 85 | Aureole | Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop |
| 86 | 3E | Brian Scarborough |
| 87 | Spinning the Rabbit (feat. Robert Edwards, Taulant Mehmeti & Keita Ogawa) | Marius Van Den Brink |
| 88 | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 89 | Broken Landscape | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 90 | (Smaller Than) the Big Picture | Stan Harrison |
| 91 | Wiggle Room | Andy Ezrin |
| 92 | Trance | Gene Ess |
| 93 | Jack Be Nimble | Marc Ciprut |
| 94 | Sankalpa | Tineke Postma |
| 95 | Nossa Dança | Malcolm Strachan |
| 96 | Klactoveedsedstene (Live) | Chris Potter |
| 97 | Be Normal | Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm |
| 98 | Rebirth | Naom Lemish |
| 99 | Continue (feat. Ryan Keberle & Shane Endsley) | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 100 | Skeletons | Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop |
| 101 | Inner Urge | Jonathan Powell |
| 102 | Mulberry Garden (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 103 | Back Home (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 104 | Phosphenes | Randy Hoexter |
| 105 | Jurjina | Dharma Down |
| 106 | Finnegan's Garden | Brian Lynch |
| 107 | The Details | Stan Harrison |
| 108 | It's Time to Put the Dog to Bed | Stan Harrison |
| 109 | Solid Dude Debate | Scott Marshall |
| 110 | Signal Fires | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 111 | The Lost Tune (feat. Rick Roe) | Randy Napoleon |
| 112 | Peace Prize | David Bixler |
| 113 | Low Gravity (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 114 | Peace of Constance (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 115 | My Ideal (feat. Dayna Stephens, Richard Mikel & Peter Traunmueller) | Philip Weberndoerfer |
| 116 | The Question (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 117 | My Story | James McGowan Ensemble |
| 118 | Take an Advil (feat. Nadav Remez, Moshe Elmakias, Elam Friedlander & Ben Silashi) | Omer Leshem |
| 119 | Empress Afternoon | Artemis |
| 120 | Arrogant or Elegant | Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra |
| 121 | Turquoise Galaxy | Yussef Dayes |
| 122 | Evidence | Joel Ross |
| 123 | Solar Panels (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 124 | Harry Brown (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 125 | A Power Deferred | David Bixler |
| 126 | Hide Seek Find | David Bixler |
| 127 | Particle Accelerator | Randy Hoexter |
| 128 | Among the Reeds | Dharma Down |
| 129 | Have You Heard (feat. Kan Yanabe) | Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra |
| 130 | Mama's Alright | Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm |
| 131 | Just Waiting | Michael Dease |
| 132 | Mellowdee | Joel Ross |
| 133 | Unconscious Whispers | Melissa Aldana |
| 134 | Camara (feat. Stacy Dillard) | Marius Van Den Brink |
| 135 | Soundcheckin' (feat. John Patitucci, Paul Bollenback & Jimmy Macbride) | Troy Roberts |
| 136 | Totem Pole | Jonathan Powell |
| 137 | Born to Be Blue | Peter Bernstein |
| 138 | So Near, So Far | George Cables |
| 139 | L'illusionniste (feat. Song Yi Jeon) | Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra |
| 140 | Heartsong | Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra |
| 141 | The Long Way (Down) | Rubim De Toledo |
| 142 | Melancholia | Michael Dease |
| 143 | Afro Cubanism | Yussef Dayes |
| 144 | In Our Darkest Hour | Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm |
| 145 | The Door is Open (feat. Walter Blanding & Rodney Whitaker) | Randy Napoleon |
| 146 | Escape to Cat Island (feat. Anthony Stanco & Quincy Davis) | Randy Napoleon |
| 147 | The Last Pop Tune (feat. Rick Roe) | Randy Napoleon |
| 148 | Virtual Reality | Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm |
| 149 | Broken | Brian Scarborough |
| 150 | What Am I Waiting For? | Joel Ross |
| 151 | Ya Know? | Joel Ross |
| 152 | Eagle's Point (feat. Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci & Brian Blade) | Chris Potter |
| 153 | Málaga Moon (feat. Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci & Brian Blade) | Chris Potter |
| 154 | A Story | Melissa Aldana |
| 155 | Lost and Found | Andy Milne and Unison |
| 156 | Ritual | Melissa Aldana |
| 157 | A Purpose | Melissa Aldana |
| 158 | You Go to My Head | Peter Bernstein |
| 159 | Prelude to a Kiss | George Cables |
| 160 | Morning Song | George Cables |
| 161 | Echoes | George Cables |
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