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
3Melissa on FireGary Dean SmithFusion
4North StarLyle WorkmanFusion
5Old Brazil (feat. Duncan Lamont)Beverley BeirneJazz
6Walkin' ShoesDavid LarsenTraditional Jazz
7War & Insufficient Peace - Jeanne RicksSonic Portraits Jazz Various ArtistsContemporary Jazz
8Nostalgia in Times SquareChris RottmayerTraditional Jazz
9WarpathGrant FergusonFusion
10Quantum Entanglement (feat. Chad Wakerman, Nando Lauria, Ole Mathiesen & Jimmy Johnson)Steve HuntFusion
11What Lola WantsMelbreezeContemporary Jazz
12Classical GasTommy EmmanuelJazz
13RevivalGregory PorterJazz
14Unsung HeroLyle WorkmanFusion
15Distant LandHannah BaiardiCrossover Jazz
16Memories of Sherwood (feat. Jimmy Earl, Vinnie Colaiuta, Alex Machacek & Robert Ritchiesse)Steve HuntFusion
17LyridJoe Marcinek BandJazz
18BluedemicSlide AttackContemporary Jazz
19A Taste of EternityGrant FergusonFusion
20Never Let Me GoJoe ChambersJazz
21The Summer KnowsHannah BaiardiCrossover Jazz
22Help the PoorRobben FordJazz
23Why Can't We Live TogetherDr. Lonnie SmithClassic Jazz
24Manteca the "a" TrainThe Pete Ellman Big BandBig Band
25Work SongJohn DePaola QuartetTraditional Jazz
26Loser (feat. Bob Weir)Dave McMurrayJazz
27Softer Than SilenceNew LatitudeSmooth Jazz
28There Will Never Be Another YouEliane EliasJazz
29Crossover (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
30Groove ElationBerniceFusion
31Moments NoticeMercer Hassy OrchestraJazz
32I Want to Talk About YouJohn ScofieldJazz
33Bumpin' on SunsetWes MontgomeryJazz
34Midnight BlueKenny BurrellJazz
35The Way (feat. Joanna Majoko)Jesse RyanJazz
36Lost in CentraliaProject AlcazarFusion
37DolemiteScott HendersonJazz
38I’m Old FashionedVinnie Riccitelli OctetTraditional Jazz
39Maybe. Maybe Not.Grant FergusonFusion
40Chitlins Con CarneKenny BurrellJazz
41Ludvico LaneProject AlcazarFusion
42Stang's SwangStevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleJazz
43Noble SavageLyle WorkmanFusion
44Armadillo ResearchThe Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
45Baker's Circle (feat. McClenty Hunter)Dave StrykerContemporary Jazz
46King of HeartsTroy RobertsContemporary Jazz
472 in 1Greg HoweFusion
48Você Pra MimSue MaskalerisLatin Jazz
49Escrito Jazz LibreDan MorettiContemporary Jazz
50Talk to Your DaughterRobben FordJazz
51You'd Be So Nice to Come Home toGrace HaggertyTraditional Jazz
52Ghouls and the GoblinsMichael Landau GroupFusion
53New LoveCharnett MoffettJazz
54The Fotomat Song (Someday My Prints Will Come)The Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
55MoonscapeThe Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
56Si TendreHannah BaiardiContemporary Jazz
57The New AbnormalShawn MaxwellJazz
58ObsessionKenney PolsonLatin Jazz
59Vignette (feat. Rodney Whitaker & Randy Napoleon)Jack BrandfieldTraditional Jazz
60Musa (feat. Paco Soto, Sullivan Fortner, Eric Wheeler, Joe Dyson & Sabú Porrina)Lauren HendersonContemporary Jazz
61Well, You Needn't (Live at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA / 1968)Thelonious MonkJazz
62Blue Rondo a La TurkThe Dave Brubeck QuartetJazz
63Dr. Space Junk's Funk ProbeGrossMongueFusion
64Flow My TearsStuart HammFusion
65RevelationRobben FordJazz
66Woman of the Ghetto (Reimagined)Melanie CharlesCrossover Jazz
67DreamcatcherLee RitenourJazz
68Number 9 (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Kimon Karoutzos & Gary Kerkezou)Francesco AmentaJazz
69These Foolish ThingsRoseanna VitroJazz
70Soul LamentKenny BurrellJazz
71Poly JamMichael WhalenFusion
72One, Two, ThreeProfessor Aucoin and the Jazz ScientistsJazz
73The Red OnePat MethenyCrossover Jazz
74Occams RazorProject AlcazarFusion
75Hey Lover (feat. Roy Ayers)Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed MuhammadCrossover Jazz
76ShuraAlex SipiaginJazz
77La Cumbia De MacArthur ParkWill LyleJazz
78Joy of LifeJeannine OtisClassic Jazz
79Natural MysticAcute InflectionsCrossover Jazz
80L.A. BluesDennis MitcheltreeJazz
81Twilight SurferJulian LageJazz
82Symbiotic SoulsLuico HopperSmooth Jazz
83From the Beginning (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
84Falling in Love with LoveMike Clark & Michael ZilberJazz
85Purple Haze (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
86Quiet Nights, Quiet StarsGrace HaggertyTraditional Jazz
87No Moon at AllJoshua Jern Jazz OrchestraJazz
88I Remember Clifford (Live)Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew MillerContemporary Jazz
89Keep Your Eyes OpenBill FrisellJazz
90Eleanor RigbyPaul SilbergleitBig Band
91Mr. Paganini (Live)Ella FitzgeraldClassic Jazz
92ArrivalRoberto RestucciaSmooth Jazz
93ApacheFrank Vignola & Vinny RanioloJazz
94In Walked Bud (feat. Mike Eckroth, Daisuke Abe, Yoshi Waki & Brian Fishler)Kenny ShankerJazz
95Sounds from the AncestorsKenny GarrettClassic Jazz
96West Coast BluesWes MontgomeryJazz
97Break Blues for PilarChris RottmayerTraditional Jazz
98Funk DeluxKenny CarrFusion
99Invitation (feat. Peter Michael Escovedo...)Kenny WashingtonContemporary Jazz
100If Love is OverratedGregory PorterJazz
101Imagine ThatChris StandringJazz
102After the Sleep of LiesJulian GerstinJazz
103MarimbistaJenny KlukkenJazz
104Primal ScreamKenny CarrFusion
105CaravanKenney PolsonLatin Jazz
106DaahoundEmily RemlerJazz
107DevotionGrant FergusonFusion
108Blues for Los AngelesBill FrisellJazz
109DriftingAndy McKeeJazz
110Fo ShoDelvon Lamarr Organ TrioContemporary Jazz
111Good NewsSheryl BaileyJazz
112Everybody's PartyPat MethenyJazz
113Sunshine SupermanDr. Lonnie SmithClassic Jazz
114GoodbyeStuart HammFusion
115ImpressionsPat MartinoJazz
116NovemberGrant FergusonFusion
117SerenataVinnie Riccitelli OctetTraditional Jazz
118Laughing on the InsideBen Rosenblum Nebula ProjectJazz
119Freedom Jazz Dance (feat. Manuel Valera & Mike Clark)Leon Lee DorseyJazz
120WorkChick Corea TrioJazz
121Oye Como VaBill O'ConnellJazz
122Brother Where Are You (Live)Kurt EllingJazz
123Flash (with Scott Colley & Satoshi Takeishi)Joshua Redman & Brooklyn RiderJazz
124Dad Gone ThingGregory PorterJazz
125The Lyrical Cole-ManHarold MabernJazz
126QuasimodoJeff ReedJazz
127United We StandDan WilenskyJazz
128Can’t Find My Way HomeChristian SandsJazz
129The MissBrian LandrusJazz
130ThroughAlexa TarantinoJazz
131Missing YouRebecca Coupe FranksJazz
132From Paris with LoveMelody GardotJazz
133Don isChristian McBrideJazz
134City NightsAlan BraufmanJazz
135How Deep is the OceanDiana KrallJazz
136Down by the RiversideChristian McBrideJazz
137MiraculousDavid BoswellContemporary Jazz
138Blues a La BurgessDerrick Gardner & the Big Dig! BandBig Band
139The Cape Verdean BluesConrad HerwigLatin Jazz
140OceanaBilly ChildsMainstream Jazz
141There is Always One More TimeDiane SchuurTraditional Jazz
142Deed I DoSue Anne GershenzonTraditional Jazz
143On the Sunny Side of the StreetNew Orleans High SocietyTraditional Jazz
144Wt!...Tom Kubis Big BandJazz
145Estrada Do SolAntonio AdolfoLatin Jazz
146Chythm RangesTroy RobertsContemporary Jazz
147Beautiful LoveAdam RogersJazz
148Samba for PoochiJohn DePaola QuartetTraditional Jazz
149War PaintBrian Woodruff SextetContemporary Jazz
150Bossa Nova OvaJack BrandfieldTraditional Jazz
151Just You, Just MeJosie FalboJazz
152Doodlin'Jonathan BauerJazz
153El HombrePat MartinoJazz
154Let It SlipGreg HoweFusion
155Hope Sweet Hope (feat. Danny Gottlieb & Jacob Jezioro)Pat CoilTraditional Jazz
156PaceNubya GarciaContemporary Jazz
157Lazy BluesDafnis Prieto SextetLatin Jazz
158Tempest PulseGreg HoweFusion
159Soul DancingJoey DeFrancescoJazz
160That's LifeWillie NelsonJazz
161Gun Metal GreyThe Budos BandJazz
162Rakin' and Scrapin' (feat. Harold Mabern & Mike Clark)Leon Lee DorseyJazz
163My RomanceAmber WeekesContemporary Jazz
164Afro Blue (feat. John Patitucci & Marvin Smitty Smith)The Le Coq All StarsJazz
165New York CityAlexander McCabeTraditional Jazz
166The Fat ManGerry GibbsJazz
167Calypso TrishaBenn Clatworthy System 6Jazz
168Freedom March / for John LewisBand of Other BrothersJazz
169More Elders (feat. the E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet)Terence BlanchardJazz
170Green Dolphin StreetChris StandringClassic Jazz
171So in LoveJonathan KarrantTraditional Jazz
172Tune 77Kenny CarrFusion
173Into the DaybreakMike FreedmanJazz
174Heading WesNorman BrownContemporary Jazz
175Late Night DriveEric EssixContemporary Jazz
176The LighthouseLee RitenourJazz
177Color of a Woman is BluAllan HarrisJazz
178Bullet with Butterfly WingsWill BonnessJazz
179Blessed Assurance (feat. Committed)John Redmon & The Thomas J. Dawson, Jr. iOrchestraTraditional Jazz
180Joy Spring (feat. Carly Ines)Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz MachineBig Band
181Future ShockMichael WhalenFusion
182Bird’s Song (Relaxin’ at Camarillo)Roseanna VitroJazz
183Dismal SwampCharles Lloyd & The MarvelsAvant-Garde Jazz
184Western RebellionEric ReedJazz
185Eau RougeDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
186Miss MaritzaAlexander McCabeTraditional Jazz
187TamarindoDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
188Frankenstein (Smooth Frank)Rick DerringerSmooth Jazz
189Rhapsody in RedRick DerringerSmooth Jazz
190Leo's SongDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
191You've Got a FriendWayne AlpernCrossover Jazz
192Road SongChristian McBrideBig Band
193Naked TruthLarry CarltonJazz
194GetawayRobben FordJazz
195Mr. MartinoChuck LoebJazz
196Jazzy Coo (Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo)Rick DerringerSmooth Jazz
197The Blues AppChuck LoebJazz
 

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