The Roots Music Report's
Top Jazz Album Chart
for the Year of 2020
1 |  | All Rise by: Gregory Porter Tweet Buy Now:   | Label: Decca Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist:     |
2 |  | Pick Me Up off the Floor by: Norah Jones Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist:  |
3 |  | I Just Want to Be Horizontal by: Samoa Wilson with the Jim Kweskin Band Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Kingswood Sub Genre: Ragtime Connect with the Artist: |
4 |  | Artspoke the Best of (2007-2018) by: Stu Hamm Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Guitar One Sub Genre: Fusion Connect with the Artist: |
5 |  | 2020 Hindsight by: Grant Ferguson Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Guitar One Sub Genre: Fusion Connect with the Artist: |
6 |  | Florida Rays by: Flying Horse Big Band Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Big Band Connect with the Artist: |
7 |  | The Sphynx by: Jonathan NG Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
8 |  | Human Revolution by: Zen Zadravec Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Marmite Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
9 |  | Valve Bone Woe (with the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble) by: Chrissie Hynde Tweet Buy Now: | Label: BMG Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
10 |  | I Love to See You Smile by: 3D Jazz Trio Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Classic Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
11 |  | The Story Behind the Story by: David Boswell Tweet Buy Now: | Label: My Quiet Moon Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
12 |  | Stuff I Heard by: Troy Roberts Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
13 |  | Only Love by: Anson Wright Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Saphu Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
14 |  | More Than a Song by: CeCe Gable Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
15 |  | Look for the Light by: Jeff Reed Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
16 |  | Unlayered by: Enrique Haneine Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Elegant Walk Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
17 |  | Kayleidoscope by: Kayle Brecher Tweet Buy Now:  | Label: Penchant Four Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
18 |  | Hindsight by: Elsa Nilsson Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Bumblebee Collective Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
19 |  | Never More Here by: Michael Dease Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Posi-Tone Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
20 |  | Crossover (feat. Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon) by: Jorge Garcia Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
21 |  | Looking Back: Play It Again... by: Herb Silverstein Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Silver Tunes Sub Genre: Traditional Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
22 |  | You Must Believe in Spring by: Sue Anne Gershenzon Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Traditional Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
23 |  | Lost in Centralia by: Project Alcazar Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Guitar One Sub Genre: Fusion Connect with the Artist: |
24 |  | Rearranged by: Jenny Davis Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Three Penny Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
25 |  | Standard Deviation by: Wayne Alpern Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Henri Elkan Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
26 |  | Incontre (feat. Dayna Stephens, Sam Yahel & Jongkuk Kim) by: Massimo Biolcati Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Sounderscore Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
27 |  | Modern Ancestors by: Carmen Lundy Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Afrasia Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
28 |  | Survival Instinct: the Evilution of the Pack by: Justin Varnes Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
29 |  | Conspiracy by: Rich Willey Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Wise Cat Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
30 |  | The Women Who Raised Me by: Kandace Springs Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
31 |  | Capturing Clouds by: Tamuz Nissim Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Streetofstars Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist:  |
32 |  | Fierce Heart by: David Bach Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Integrity Music Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
33 |  | So in Love by: Chris Rottmayer & Ashley Locheed Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Timucua Arts Foundation Sub Genre: Crossover Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
34 |  | Scarab by: Wayne Alpern Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Henri Elkan Sub Genre: Crossover Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
35 |  | Hit It by: BK Trio Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
36 |  | The Fine Line by: Bob Sheppard Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Challenge Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
37 |  | Reincarnation by: Warren Wolf Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mack Ave Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
38 |  | The Ripple by: Jeff Rupert with George Garzone Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Rupe Media Sub Genre: Mainstream Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
39 |  | Passion - Latin Jazz by: Raquel Cepeda Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Latin Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
40 |  | Rubberband by: Miles Davis Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Rhino Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
41 |  | Fool's Journey by: Matt DeMerritt Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
42 |  | Star People Nation by: Theo Croker Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Sony Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
43 |  | Far out Exchange by: Scott Brown & David Schlossberg Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Fusion Connect with the Artist: |
44 |  | Dreamers Do by: Kat Edmonson Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Spinnerette Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
45 |  | Warna by: Joey Alexander Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Verve Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
46 |  | Electric Fantastic by: The Moore-McColl Jazz Society Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
47 |  | Truth by: Seth Weaver Big Band Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Outside In Music Sub Genre: Big Band Connect with the Artist: |
48 |  | Sugar Drops by: Davina and The Vagabonds Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Red House Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
49 |  | East West: Music for Big Bands by: Michael Zilber Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Origin Sub Genre: Big Band Connect with the Artist: |
50 |  | Quatro by: Douyé Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Rhombus Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
51 |  | Dialogue by: Christopher Hollyday Tweet Buy Now: | Label: JazzBeat Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
52 |  | Days Like These by: Troy Roberts Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Toy Robot Music Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
53 |  | Uptown by: The Fat Babies Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Delmark Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
54 |  | The Music of Wayne Shorter (feat. Wayne Shorter) by: Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Engine Sub Genre: Big Band Connect with the Artist: |
55 |  | New Sounds from the Jazz Age by: Lizzie Thomas Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
56 |  | Sunday at Pilars by: Chris Rottmayer Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Pilars Sub Genre: Traditional Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
57 |  | Point of View by: Abisko Lights Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Fine music Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
58 |  | Valentine by: Bill Frisell Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
59 |  | The Vagabond by: Aaron Diehl Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
60 |  | Crazy Time by: Shuffle Demons Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
61 |  | Sun on Sand by: Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Nonesuch Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
62 |  | Arvoles by: Avishai Cohen Trio Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Razdaz Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
63 |  | Hard Jazz by: Kenny Carr Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Zoozazz Sub Genre: Fusion Connect with the Artist: |
64 |  | A Love Requited by: Myele Manzanza Tweet Buy Now: | Label: First Word Sub Genre: Fusion Connect with the Artist: |
65 |  | Egyptian Secrets by: The Adam Deitch Quartet Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Golden Wolf Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
66 |  | Let's Go by: Sam Fazio Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Crossover Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
67 |  | A Wall Becomes a Bridge by: Kendrick Scott Oracle Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
68 |  | Intuition: Songs from the Minds of Women by: Alicia Olatuja Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Resilience Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
69 |  | You Can't Lose with the Blues by: Lafayette Harris Jr. Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Savant Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
70 |  | Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard by: Jon Batiste Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Verve Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
71 |  | Event Horizon by: Event Horizon Jazz Quartet Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Ehjq Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
72 |  | KingMaker by: Joel Ross Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
73 |  | Set Your Heart Free by: Donna Singer Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Emerald Baby Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
74 |  | Nadi by: Fazer Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Squama Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
75 |  | Battle Cry by: Virginia Schenck Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Airborne Ecstasy Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
76 |  | Solidarity by: Jerome Jennings Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Iola Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
77 |  | Come What May by: Joshua Redman Quartet Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Nonesuch Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
78 |  | The Movement Revisited: a Musical Portrait of Four Icons by: Christian McBride Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Big Band Connect with the Artist: |
79 |  | Wind off the Hudson by: Bill O'Connell Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Savant Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
80 |  | Eric Alexander with Strings by: Eric Alexander Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Highnote Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
81 |  | Same Day Delivery: Leslie Pintchik (Live) by: Leslie Pintchik Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Pintchard Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
82 |  | The Crossing by: Frank Kohl Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
83 |  | A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band by: Big Band of Brothers Tweet Buy Now: | Label: New West Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
84 |  | Live in California by: Dan Costa Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Latin Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
85 |  | Brasil by: Scott Wilkie Tweet Buy Now: | Label: BeachMusic Studios Sub Genre: Latin Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
86 |  | Mabern Plays Mabern by: Harold Mabern Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Smoke Sessions Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
87 |  | A Tuba to Cuba by: Preservation Hall Jazz Band Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Sub Pop Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
88 |  | While Looking Up by: Jimmy Greene Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
89 |  | Connections by: Diego Rivera Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Posi-Tone Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
90 |  | Alive in Harlem by: Steve Slagle Trio Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Panorama Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
91 |  | Elbow Grease by: Alan Rosenthal Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Street of Stars Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
92 |  | From This Place by: Pat Metheny Trio Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Nonesuch Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
93 |  | You Must Believe in Spring by: Josie Falbo Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Southport Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
94 |  | Can You Imagine? by: John Bailey Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Freedom Road Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
95 |  | The Time We Have (Meld 1) by: Don Paul Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
96 |  | Solitude by: Frank Kohl Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Traditional Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
97 |  | 130th & Lenox by: Tomas Janzon Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
98 |  | Rainbow Sign by: Ron Miles Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
99 |  | Taking a Chance on Love by: Linda Purl Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Reaching Sub Genre: Traditional Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
100 |  | Songs of Freedom by: Ulysses Owens Jr. Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Resilience Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
101 |  | Morning Light by: Ken Fowser Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Posi-Tone Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
102 |  | Tomorrow's New Dream by: Incognito Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Bluey Music Limited Sub Genre: Smooth Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
103 |  | For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver by: Christian McBride Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Big Band Connect with the Artist: |
104 |  | We Are Sent Here by History by: Shabaka and the Ancestors Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Impulse! Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
105 |  | I'm Just a Lucky So and So by: Houston Person Tweet Buy Now: | Label: HighNote Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
106 |  | Activate Infinity by: The Bad Plus Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Edition Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
107 |  | Out of Dust by: Laila Biali Tweet Buy Now: | Label: ACT Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
108 |  | Everybody Wins by: Amendola vs. Blades Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Royal Potato Family Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
109 |  | Iron Starlet by: Connie Han Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
110 |  | Absurd in the Anthropocene by: Dan Rosenboom Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Gearbox Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
111 |  | Dream a Little... by: Champian Fulton Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Cellar Live Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
112 |  | Patchwork by: Steve Khan Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Shrapnel Sub Genre: Latin Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
113 |  | Dream Notes by: Giorgia Santoro & Pat Battstone Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Leo Sub Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
114 |  | Blue World by: John Coltrane Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Impulse! Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
115 |  | Te Lo Dije by: Harold López-Nussa Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Latin Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
116 |  | Artemis by: Artemis Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
117 |  | Love and Liberation by: Jazzmeia Horn Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
118 |  | Morning Sun by: Munyungo Jackson Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Djembe Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
119 |  | Relaxin' with Nick by: Nicholas Payton Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Smoke Sessions Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
120 |  | Trane's Delight by: Poncho Sanchez Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Concord Picante Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
121 |  | Blue Dawn - Blue Nights by: Wallace Roney Tweet Buy Now: | Label: HighNote Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
122 |  | Double Live at Green Lady Lounge by: Guitar Elation Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Jazz Daddy Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
123 |  | All Too Soon: the Music of Duke Ellington by: Rodney Whitaker Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Origin Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
124 |  | For Being There by: Church on Monday Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Cherrywood Sub Genre: Mainstream Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
125 |  | Hmmm by: Senri Oe Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Sony Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
126 |  | Acceptance by: Billy Childs Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Mainstream Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
127 |  | This Dream of You by: Diana Krall Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Verve Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
128 |  | James Carter Organ Trio: Live from Newport Jazz by: The James Carter Organ Trio Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
129 |  | Stepping out by: James Saxsmo Gates Tweet Buy Now: | Label: 804Jazz Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
130 |  | Clarity by: Alexa Tarantino Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Posi-Tone Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
131 |  | The Tnek Jazz Quintet Plays the Music of Sam Jones by: The Tnek Jazz Quintet Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
132 |  | Work by: Ray Blue Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Jazzheads Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
133 |  | True Love: a Celebration of Cole Porter by: Harry Connick, Jr. Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Verve Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
134 |  | Hand Painted Dream by: Peter Hand Big Band Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Savant Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
135 |  | Tetrahedron by: Ernesto Cervini Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Anzic Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
136 |  | Untitled (Rise) by: Sault Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Forever Living Originals Sub Genre: Crossover Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
137 |  | My Left Hand Man: a Tribute to Mulgrew Miller by: Richie Goods Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Richman Music Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
138 |  | Source by: Nubya Garcia Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Concord Sub Genre: Contemporary Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
139 |  | Every Little Thing Counts by: Rebecca Coupe Franks Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
140 |  | Brazilian Whispers by: Andrea Brachfeld Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Origin Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
141 |  | Vena by: Rachel Therrien Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Bonsaï Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
142 |  | City Abstract by: Dan McCarthy Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Origin Sub Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
143 |  | True Love by: John Dokes Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
144 |  | Blue Soul by: Dave Stryker Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Strikezone Sub Genre: Big Band Connect with the Artist: |
145 |  | A Love Letter to Lena by: Clairdee Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Declare Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
146 |  | Migrations by: Jacques Kuba Seguin Tweet Buy Now: | Label: Odd Sound Sub Genre: Jazz Connect with the Artist: |
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