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 with the Jim Kweskin BandRagtime
4Melissa on FireGary Dean SmithFusion
5North StarLyle WorkmanFusion
6Old Brazil (feat. Duncan Lamont)Beverley BeirneJazz
7Walkin' ShoesDavid LarsenTraditional Jazz
8War & Insufficient Peace - Jeanne RicksSonic Portraits Jazz Various ArtistsContemporary Jazz
9Nostalgia in Times SquareChris RottmayerTraditional Jazz
10WarpathGrant FergusonFusion
11Quantum Entanglement (feat. Chad Wakerman, Nando Lauria, Ole Mathiesen & Jimmy Johnson)Steve HuntFusion
12What Lola WantsMelbreezeContemporary Jazz
13Classical GasTommy EmmanuelJazz
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
19BluedemicSlide AttackContemporary Jazz
20A Taste of EternityGrant FergusonFusion
21Never Let Me GoJoe ChambersJazz
22The Summer KnowsHannah BaiardiCrossover Jazz
23Help the PoorRobben FordJazz
24Why Can't We Live TogetherDr. Lonnie SmithClassic Jazz
25Manteca the "a" TrainThe Pete Ellman Big BandBig Band
26Work SongJohn DePaola QuartetTraditional Jazz
27Loser (feat. Bob Weir)Dave McMurrayJazz
28Softer Than SilenceNew LatitudeSmooth Jazz
29There Will Never Be Another YouEliane EliasJazz
30Crossover (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
31Groove ElationBerniceFusion
32Moments NoticeMercer Hassy OrchestraJazz
33I Want to Talk About YouJohn ScofieldJazz
34Bumpin' on SunsetWes MontgomeryJazz
35Midnight BlueKenny BurrellJazz
36The Way (feat. Joanna Majoko)Jesse RyanJazz
37Lost in CentraliaProject AlcazarFusion
38DolemiteScott HendersonJazz
39I’m Old FashionedVinnie Riccitelli OctetTraditional Jazz
40Maybe. Maybe Not.Grant FergusonFusion
41Chitlins Con CarneKenny BurrellJazz
42Ludvico LaneProject AlcazarFusion
43Stang's SwangStevie Ray Vaughan & Double TroubleJazz
44Noble SavageLyle WorkmanFusion
45Armadillo ResearchThe Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
46Baker's Circle (feat. McClenty Hunter)Dave StrykerContemporary Jazz
47King of HeartsTroy RobertsContemporary Jazz
482 in 1Greg HoweFusion
49Você Pra MimSue MaskalerisLatin Jazz
50Escrito Jazz LibreDan MorettiContemporary Jazz
51Talk to Your DaughterRobben FordJazz
52You'd Be So Nice to Come Home toGrace HaggertyTraditional Jazz
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
73Occams RazorProject AlcazarFusion
74Hey Lover (feat. Roy Ayers)Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed MuhammadCrossover Jazz
75ShuraAlex SipiaginJazz
76La Cumbia De MacArthur ParkWill LyleJazz
77Joy of LifeJeannine OtisClassic Jazz
78Natural MysticAcute InflectionsCrossover Jazz
79L.A. BluesDennis MitcheltreeJazz
80Twilight SurferJulian LageJazz
81Symbiotic SoulsLuico HopperSmooth Jazz
82From the Beginning (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
83Falling in Love with LoveMike Clark & Michael ZilberJazz
84Purple Haze (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
85Quiet Nights, Quiet StarsGrace HaggertyTraditional Jazz
86No Moon at AllJoshua Jern Jazz OrchestraJazz
87I Remember Clifford (Live)Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew MillerContemporary Jazz
88Keep Your Eyes OpenBill FrisellJazz
89Eleanor RigbyPaul SilbergleitBig Band
90Mr. Paganini (Live)Ella FitzgeraldClassic Jazz
91ArrivalRoberto RestucciaSmooth Jazz
92ApacheFrank Vignola & Vinny RanioloJazz
93In Walked Bud (feat. Mike Eckroth, Daisuke Abe, Yoshi Waki & Brian Fishler)Kenny ShankerJazz
94Sounds from the AncestorsKenny GarrettClassic Jazz
95West Coast BluesWes MontgomeryJazz
96Break Blues for PilarChris RottmayerTraditional Jazz
97Funk DeluxKenny CarrFusion
98Invitation (feat. Peter Michael Escovedo...)Kenny WashingtonContemporary Jazz
99If Love is OverratedGregory PorterJazz
100Imagine ThatChris StandringJazz
101After the Sleep of LiesJulian GerstinJazz
102MarimbistaJenny KlukkenJazz
103Primal ScreamKenny CarrFusion
104CaravanKenney PolsonLatin Jazz
105DaahoundEmily RemlerJazz
106DevotionGrant FergusonFusion
107Blues for Los AngelesBill FrisellJazz
108DriftingAndy McKeeJazz
109Fo ShoDelvon Lamarr Organ TrioContemporary Jazz
110Good NewsSheryl BaileyJazz
111Sunshine SupermanDr. Lonnie SmithClassic Jazz
112GoodbyeStuart HammFusion
113ImpressionsPat MartinoJazz
114NovemberGrant FergusonFusion
115SerenataVinnie Riccitelli OctetTraditional Jazz
116Laughing on the InsideBen Rosenblum Nebula ProjectJazz
117Freedom Jazz Dance (feat. Manuel Valera & Mike Clark)Leon Lee DorseyJazz
118WorkChick Corea TrioJazz
119Oye Como VaBill O'ConnellJazz
120Brother Where Are You (Live)Kurt EllingJazz
121Flash (with Scott Colley & Satoshi Takeishi)Joshua Redman & Brooklyn RiderJazz
122Dad Gone ThingGregory PorterJazz
123The Lyrical Cole-ManHarold MabernJazz
124QuasimodoJeff ReedJazz
125United We StandDan WilenskyJazz
126Can’t Find My Way HomeChristian SandsJazz
127The MissBrian LandrusJazz
128ThroughAlexa TarantinoJazz
129Missing YouRebecca Coupe FranksJazz
130From Paris with LoveMelody GardotJazz
131Don isChristian McBrideJazz
132City NightsAlan BraufmanJazz
133How Deep is the OceanDiana KrallJazz
134Down by the RiversideChristian McBrideJazz
135MiraculousDavid BoswellContemporary Jazz
136Blues a La BurgessDerrick Gardner & the Big Dig! BandBig Band
137The Cape Verdean BluesConrad HerwigLatin Jazz
138OceanaBilly ChildsMainstream Jazz
139There is Always One More TimeDiane SchuurTraditional Jazz
140Deed I DoSue Anne GershenzonTraditional Jazz
141On the Sunny Side of the StreetNew Orleans High SocietyTraditional Jazz
142Wt!...Tom Kubis Big BandJazz
143Estrada Do SolAntonio AdolfoLatin Jazz
144Chythm RangesTroy RobertsContemporary Jazz
145Beautiful LoveAdam RogersJazz
146Samba for PoochiJohn DePaola QuartetTraditional Jazz
147War PaintBrian Woodruff SextetContemporary Jazz
148Bossa Nova OvaJack BrandfieldTraditional Jazz
149Just You, Just MeJosie FalboJazz
150Doodlin'Jonathan BauerJazz
151El HombrePat MartinoJazz
152Let It SlipGreg HoweFusion
153Hope Sweet Hope (feat. Danny Gottlieb & Jacob Jezioro)Pat CoilTraditional Jazz
154Lazy BluesDafnis Prieto SextetLatin Jazz
155Tempest PulseGreg HoweFusion
156Soul DancingJoey DeFrancescoJazz
157That's LifeWillie NelsonJazz
158Gun Metal GreyThe Budos BandJazz
159Rakin' and Scrapin' (feat. Harold Mabern & Mike Clark)Leon Lee DorseyJazz
160My RomanceAmber WeekesContemporary Jazz
161Afro Blue (feat. John Patitucci & Marvin Smitty Smith)The Le Coq All StarsJazz
162New York CityAlexander McCabeTraditional Jazz
163The Fat ManGerry GibbsJazz
164Calypso TrishaBenn Clatworthy System 6Jazz
165Freedom March / for John LewisBand of Other BrothersJazz
166More Elders (feat. the E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet)Terence BlanchardJazz
167Green Dolphin StreetChris StandringClassic Jazz
168So in LoveJonathan KarrantTraditional Jazz
169Tune 77Kenny CarrFusion
170Into the DaybreakMike FreedmanJazz
171Heading WesNorman BrownContemporary Jazz
172Late Night DriveEric EssixContemporary Jazz
173The LighthouseLee RitenourJazz
174Color of a Woman is BluAllan HarrisJazz
175Bullet with Butterfly WingsWill BonnessJazz
176Blessed Assurance (feat. Committed)John Redmon & The Thomas J. Dawson, Jr. iOrchestraTraditional Jazz
177Joy Spring (feat. Carly Ines)Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz MachineBig Band
178Future ShockMichael WhalenFusion
179Bird’s Song (Relaxin’ at Camarillo)Roseanna VitroJazz
180Dismal SwampCharles Lloyd & The MarvelsAvant-Garde Jazz
181Western RebellionEric ReedJazz
182Eau RougeDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
183Miss MaritzaAlexander McCabeTraditional Jazz
184TamarindoDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
185Frankenstein (Smooth Frank)Rick DerringerSmooth Jazz
186Rhapsody in RedRick DerringerSmooth Jazz
187Leo's SongDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
188You've Got a FriendWayne AlpernCrossover Jazz
189Road SongChristian McBrideBig Band
190Naked TruthLarry CarltonJazz
191GetawayRobben FordJazz
192Mr. MartinoChuck LoebJazz
193Jazzy Coo (Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo)Rick DerringerSmooth Jazz
194The Blues AppChuck LoebJazz
195Dance in Your BloodPeter BernsteinJazz
196What's Happening BrotherMichael Stephenson & Alexander ClaffyContemporary Jazz
 

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