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