The Roots Music Report's
Top Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2021

Rank Song Title Band/Artist Name Sub Genre
1Phone DiesAndra DayJazz
2Tigress & TweedAndra DayJazz
3After You've GoneSamoa Wilson and the Jim Kweskin bandRagtime
4Melissa on FireGary Dean SmithFusion
5North StarLyle WorkmanFusion
6Old Brazil (feat. Duncan Lamont)Beverley BeirneJazz
7War & Insufficient Peace - Jeanne RicksSonic Portraits Jazz Various ArtistsContemporary Jazz
8Walkin' ShoesDavid LarsenTraditional Jazz
9Nostalgia in Times SquareChris RottmayerTraditional Jazz
10WarpathGrant FergusonFusion
11Classical GasTommy EmmanuelJazz
12Quantum Entanglement (feat. Chad Wakerman, Nando Lauria, Ole Mathiesen & Jimmy Johnson)Steve HuntFusion
13What Lola WantsMelbreezeContemporary Jazz
14RevivalGregory PorterJazz
15Unsung HeroLyle WorkmanFusion
16Distant LandHannah BaiardiCrossover Jazz
17Memories of Sherwood (feat. Jimmy Earl, Vinnie Colaiuta, Alex Machacek & Robert Ritchiesse)Steve HuntFusion
18LyridJoe Marcinek BandJazz
19A Taste of EternityGrant FergusonFusion
20Help the PoorRobben FordJazz
21BluedemicSlide AttackContemporary Jazz
22Never Let Me GoJoe ChambersJazz
23Why Can't We Live TogetherDr. Lonnie SmithClassic Jazz
24Crossover (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
25The Summer KnowsHannah BaiardiCrossover Jazz
26Bumpin' on SunsetWes MontgomeryJazz
27Midnight BlueKenny BurrellJazz
28Lost in CentraliaProject AlcazarFusion
29DolemiteScott HendersonJazz
30Manteca the "a" TrainThe Pete Ellman Big BandBig Band
31Maybe. Maybe Not.Grant FergusonFusion
32Chitlins Con CarneKenny BurrellJazz
33Ludvico LaneProject AlcazarFusion
34Stang's SwangStevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleJazz
35Loser (feat. Bob Weir)Dave McMurrayJazz
36Work SongJohn DePaola QuartetTraditional Jazz
372 in 1Greg HoweFusion
38I Want to Talk About YouJohn ScofieldJazz
39Talk to Your DaughterRobben FordJazz
40There Will Never Be Another YouEliane EliasJazz
41Moments NoticeMercer Hassy OrchestraJazz
42Groove ElationBerniceFusion
43The Way (feat. Joanna Majoko)Jesse RyanJazz
44RevelationRobben FordJazz
45Soul LamentKenny BurrellJazz
46Occams RazorProject AlcazarFusion
47Baker's Circle (feat. McClenty Hunter)Dave StrykerContemporary Jazz
48Noble SavageLyle WorkmanFusion
49I’m Old FashionedVinnie Riccitelli OctetTraditional Jazz
50Si TendreHannah BaiardiContemporary Jazz
51Armadillo ResearchThe Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
52King of HeartsTroy RobertsContemporary Jazz
53Você Pra MimSue MaskalerisLatin Jazz
54Escrito Jazz LibreDan MorettiContemporary Jazz
55Keep Your Eyes OpenBill FrisellJazz
56You'd Be So Nice to Come Home toGrace HaggertyTraditional Jazz
57New LoveCharnett MoffettJazz
58The Fotomat Song (Someday My Prints Will Come)The Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
59MoonscapeThe Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
60Vignette (feat. Rodney Whitaker & Randy Napoleon)Jack BrandfieldTraditional Jazz
61ObsessionKenney PolsonLatin Jazz
62Musa (feat. Paco Soto, Sullivan Fortner, Eric Wheeler, Joe Dyson & Sabú Porrina)Lauren HendersonContemporary Jazz
63West Coast BluesWes MontgomeryJazz
64Imagine ThatChris StandringJazz
65Well, You Needn't (Live at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA / 1968)Thelonious MonkJazz
66Blue Rondo a La TurkThe Dave Brubeck QuartetJazz
67Symbiotic SoulsLuico HopperSmooth Jazz
68DaahoundEmily RemlerJazz
69Blues for Los AngelesBill FrisellJazz
70Dr. Space Junk's Funk ProbeGrossMongueFusion
71Good NewsSheryl BaileyJazz
72GoodbyeStuart HammFusion
73Woman of the Ghetto (Reimagined)Melanie CharlesCrossover Jazz
74ImpressionsPat MartinoJazz
75NovemberGrant FergusonFusion
76DreamcatcherLee RitenourJazz
77Number 9 (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Kimon Karoutzos & Gary Kerkezou)Francesco AmentaJazz
78Beautiful LoveAdam RogersJazz
79These Foolish ThingsRoseanna VitroJazz
80Poly JamMichael WhalenFusion
81El HombrePat MartinoJazz
82Let It SlipGreg HoweFusion
83One, Two, ThreeProfessor Aucoin and the Jazz ScientistsJazz
84From the Beginning (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
85Tempest PulseGreg HoweFusion
86Twilight SurferJulian LageJazz
87Hey Lover (feat. Roy Ayers)Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed MuhammadCrossover Jazz
88ApacheFrank Vignola & Vinny RanioloJazz
89La Cumbia De MacArthur ParkWill LyleJazz
90Natural MysticAcute InflectionsCrossover Jazz
91L.A. BluesDennis MitcheltreeJazz
92Purple Haze (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
93Late Night DriveEric EssixContemporary Jazz
94Heading WesNorman BrownContemporary Jazz
95Just You, Just MeJosie FalboJazz
96Quiet Nights, Quiet StarsGrace HaggertyTraditional Jazz
97I Remember Clifford (Live)Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew MillerContemporary Jazz
98Eleanor RigbyPaul SilbergleitBig Band
99Mr. Paganini (Live)Ella FitzgeraldClassic Jazz
100Eau RougeDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
101ArrivalRoberto RestucciaSmooth Jazz
102TamarindoDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
103In Walked Bud (feat. Mike Eckroth, Daisuke Abe, Yoshi Waki & Brian Fishler)Kenny ShankerJazz
104Frankenstein (Smooth Frank)Rick DerringerSmooth Jazz
105Rhapsody in RedRick DerringerSmooth Jazz
106Leo's SongDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
107Sounds from the AncestorsKenny GarrettClassic Jazz
108Sunshine SupermanDr. Lonnie SmithClassic Jazz
109Naked TruthLarry CarltonJazz
110Funk DeluxKenny CarrFusion
111Break Blues for PilarChris RottmayerTraditional Jazz
112Jazzy Coo (Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo)Rick DerringerSmooth Jazz
113GetawayRobben FordJazz
114Mr. MartinoChuck LoebJazz
115The Blues AppChuck LoebJazz
116Invitation (feat. Peter Michael Escovedo...)Kenny WashingtonContemporary Jazz
117If Love is OverratedGregory PorterJazz
118All TalkSheryl BaileyJazz
119Empty StreetsPeter BernsteinJazz
120Fo ShoDelvon Lamarr Organ TrioContemporary Jazz
121Primal ScreamKenny CarrFusion
122Children of the NightMike MorenoJazz
123The LionessSheryl BaileyJazz
124DexterityAdam RogersJazz
125Pumpkin PieMax Light TrioJazz
126MarimbistaJenny KlukkenJazz
127CaravanKenney PolsonLatin Jazz
128What Comes NextPeter BernsteinClassic Jazz
129SnowfallEmily RemlerJazz
130Eyes to SeeGilad HekselmanJazz
131IsotopeMike MorenoJazz
132IntrospectionSteve CardenasJazz
133WalkupSteve CardenasJazz
134ChanceLage LundJazz
135DevotionGrant FergusonFusion
136My RomanceAmber WeekesContemporary Jazz
137DriftingAndy McKeeJazz
138BorshtYotam SilbersteinJazz
139We'll Be Togther AgainPeter BernsteinJazz
140Straight StreetLage LundJazz
141Little White LiesKurt RosenwinkelJazz
142Just One of Those ThingsLage LundJazz
143Freedom Jazz Dance (feat. Manuel Valera & Mike Clark)Leon Lee DorseyJazz
144No. 1 Green StreetGrant GreenJazz
145Last Train HomeGilad HekselmanJazz
146Green with EnvyGrant GreenJazz
147Foolin' MyselfYotam SilbersteinJazz
148SerenataVinnie Riccitelli OctetTraditional Jazz
149Turn out of StarsKurt RosenwinkelJazz
150WorkChick Corea TrioJazz
151Oye Como VaBill O'ConnellJazz
152Brother Where Are You (Live)Kurt EllingJazz
153Flash (with Scott Colley & Satoshi Takeishi)Joshua Redman & Brooklyn RiderJazz
154Dad Gone ThingGregory PorterJazz
155The Lyrical Cole-ManHarold MabernJazz
156QuasimodoJeff ReedJazz
157United We StandDan WilenskyJazz
158Can’t Find My Way HomeChristian SandsJazz
159The MissBrian LandrusJazz
160ThroughAlexa TarantinoJazz
161Missing YouRebecca Coupe FranksJazz
162From Paris with LoveMelody GardotJazz
163Don isChristian McBrideJazz
164City NightsAlan BraufmanJazz
165How Deep is the OceanDiana KrallJazz
166Down by the RiversideChristian McBrideJazz
167MiraculousDavid BoswellContemporary Jazz
168Blues a La BurgessDerrick Gardner & the Big Dig! BandBig Band
169The Cape Verdean BluesConrad HerwigLatin Jazz
170OceanaBilly ChildsMainstream Jazz
171There is Always One More TimeDiane SchuurTraditional Jazz
172Deed I DoSue Anne GershenzonTraditional Jazz
173On the Sunny Side of the StreetNew Orleans High SocietyTraditional Jazz
174April in ParisGary Bartz & Bobby Watson & Vincent HerringJazz
175Parisian ThoroughfareGilad HekselmanJazz
 

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