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
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
42Noble SavageLyle WorkmanFusion
43Armadillo ResearchThe Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
44Baker's Circle (feat. McClenty Hunter)Dave StrykerContemporary Jazz
45King of HeartsTroy RobertsContemporary Jazz
462 in 1Greg HoweFusion
47Você Pra MimSue MaskalerisLatin Jazz
48Escrito Jazz LibreDan MorettiContemporary Jazz
49Talk to Your DaughterRobben FordJazz
50You'd Be So Nice to Come Home toGrace HaggertyTraditional Jazz
51New LoveCharnett MoffettJazz
52The Fotomat Song (Someday My Prints Will Come)The Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
53MoonscapeThe Jeff Benedict Big Big BandContemporary Jazz
54Si TendreHannah BaiardiContemporary Jazz
55The New AbnormalShawn MaxwellJazz
56ObsessionKenney PolsonLatin Jazz
57Vignette (feat. Rodney Whitaker & Randy Napoleon)Jack BrandfieldTraditional Jazz
58Musa (feat. Paco Soto, Sullivan Fortner, Eric Wheeler, Joe Dyson & Sabú Porrina)Lauren HendersonContemporary Jazz
59Well, You Needn't (Live at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA / 1968)Thelonious MonkJazz
60Blue Rondo a La TurkThe Dave Brubeck QuartetJazz
61Dr. Space Junk's Funk ProbeGrossMongueFusion
62RevelationRobben FordJazz
63Woman of the Ghetto (Reimagined)Melanie CharlesCrossover Jazz
64DreamcatcherLee RitenourJazz
65Number 9 (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Kimon Karoutzos & Gary Kerkezou)Francesco AmentaJazz
66These Foolish ThingsRoseanna VitroJazz
67Soul LamentKenny BurrellJazz
68Poly JamMichael WhalenFusion
69One, Two, ThreeProfessor Aucoin and the Jazz ScientistsJazz
70Occams RazorProject AlcazarFusion
71Hey Lover (feat. Roy Ayers)Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed MuhammadCrossover Jazz
72ShuraAlex SipiaginJazz
73La Cumbia De MacArthur ParkWill LyleJazz
74Joy of LifeJeannine OtisClassic Jazz
75Natural MysticAcute InflectionsCrossover Jazz
76L.A. BluesDennis MitcheltreeJazz
77Twilight SurferJulian LageJazz
78Symbiotic SoulsLuico HopperSmooth Jazz
79From the Beginning (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
80Falling in Love with LoveMike Clark & Michael ZilberJazz
81Purple Haze (feat. Rey Monroig, Nicky Orta & Abel Pabon)Jorge GarciaJazz
82Quiet Nights, Quiet StarsGrace HaggertyTraditional Jazz
83No Moon at AllJoshua Jern Jazz OrchestraJazz
84I Remember Clifford (Live)Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew MillerContemporary Jazz
85Keep Your Eyes OpenBill FrisellJazz
86Eleanor RigbyPaul SilbergleitBig Band
87Mr. Paganini (Live)Ella FitzgeraldClassic Jazz
88ArrivalRoberto RestucciaSmooth Jazz
89ApacheFrank Vignola & Vinny RanioloJazz
90In Walked Bud (feat. Mike Eckroth, Daisuke Abe, Yoshi Waki & Brian Fishler)Kenny ShankerJazz
91Sounds from the AncestorsKenny GarrettClassic Jazz
92West Coast BluesWes MontgomeryJazz
93Break Blues for PilarChris RottmayerTraditional Jazz
94Funk DeluxKenny CarrFusion
95Invitation (feat. Peter Michael Escovedo...)Kenny WashingtonContemporary Jazz
96If Love is OverratedGregory PorterJazz
97Imagine ThatChris StandringJazz
98After the Sleep of LiesJulian GerstinJazz
99MarimbistaJenny KlukkenJazz
100Primal ScreamKenny CarrFusion
101CaravanKenney PolsonLatin Jazz
102DaahoundEmily RemlerJazz
103DevotionGrant FergusonFusion
104Blues for Los AngelesBill FrisellJazz
105DriftingAndy McKeeJazz
106Fo ShoDelvon Lamarr Organ TrioContemporary Jazz
107Good NewsSheryl BaileyJazz
108Sunshine SupermanDr. Lonnie SmithClassic Jazz
109GoodbyeStu HammFusion
110ImpressionsPat MartinoJazz
111NovemberGrant FergusonFusion
112SerenataVinnie Riccitelli OctetTraditional Jazz
113Laughing on the InsideBen Rosenblum Nebula ProjectJazz
114Freedom Jazz Dance (feat. Manuel Valera & Mike Clark)Leon Lee DorseyJazz
115WorkChick Corea TrioJazz
116Oye Como VaBill O'ConnellJazz
117Brother Where Are You (Live)Kurt EllingJazz
118Flash (with Scott Colley & Satoshi Takeishi)Joshua Redman & Brooklyn RiderJazz
119Dad Gone ThingGregory PorterJazz
120The Lyrical Cole-ManHarold MabernJazz
121QuasimodoJeff ReedJazz
122United We StandDan WilenskyJazz
123Can’t Find My Way HomeChristian SandsJazz
124The MissBrian LandrusJazz
125ThroughAlexa TarantinoJazz
126Missing YouRebecca Coupe FranksJazz
127From Paris with LoveMelody GardotJazz
128Don isChristian McBrideJazz
129City NightsAlan BraufmanJazz
130How Deep is the OceanDiana KrallJazz
131Down by the RiversideChristian McBrideJazz
132MiraculousDavid BoswellContemporary Jazz
133Blues a La BurgessDerrick Gardner & the Big Dig! BandBig Band
134The Cape Verdean BluesConrad HerwigLatin Jazz
135OceanaBilly ChildsMainstream Jazz
136There is Always One More TimeDiane SchuurTraditional Jazz
137Deed I DoSue Anne GershenzonTraditional Jazz
138On the Sunny Side of the StreetNew Orleans High SocietyTraditional Jazz
139Wt!...Tom Kubis Big BandJazz
140Estrada Do SolAntonio AdolfoLatin Jazz
141Chythm RangesTroy RobertsContemporary Jazz
142Beautiful LoveAdam RogersJazz
143Samba for PoochiJohn DePaola QuartetTraditional Jazz
144War PaintBrian Woodruff SextetContemporary Jazz
145Bossa Nova OvaJack BrandfieldTraditional Jazz
146Just You, Just MeJosie FalboJazz
147Doodlin'Jonathan BauerJazz
148El HombrePat MartinoJazz
149Let It SlipGreg HoweFusion
150Hope Sweet Hope (feat. Danny Gottlieb & Jacob Jezioro)Pat CoilTraditional Jazz
151Lazy BluesDafnis Prieto SextetLatin Jazz
152Tempest PulseGreg HoweFusion
153Soul DancingJoey DeFrancescoJazz
154That's LifeWillie NelsonJazz
155Gun Metal GreyThe Budos BandJazz
156Rakin' and Scrapin' (feat. Harold Mabern & Mike Clark)Leon Lee DorseyJazz
157My RomanceAmber WeekesContemporary Jazz
158Afro Blue (feat. John Patitucci & Marvin Smitty Smith)The Le Coq All StarsJazz
159New York CityAlexander McCabeTraditional Jazz
160The Fat ManGerry GibbsJazz
161Calypso TrishaBenn Clatworthy System 6Jazz
162Freedom March / for John LewisBand of Other BrothersJazz
163More Elders (feat. the E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet)Terence BlanchardJazz
164Green Dolphin StreetChris StandringClassic Jazz
165So in LoveJonathan KarrantTraditional Jazz
166Tune 77Kenny CarrFusion
167Into the DaybreakMike FreedmanJazz
168Heading WesNorman BrownContemporary Jazz
169Late Night DriveEric EssixContemporary Jazz
170The LighthouseLee RitenourJazz
171Color of a Woman is BluAllan HarrisJazz
172Blessed Assurance (feat. Committed)John Redmon & The Thomas J. Dawson, Jr. iOrchestraTraditional Jazz
173Joy Spring (feat. Carly Ines)Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz MachineBig Band
174Future ShockMichael WhalenFusion
175Bird’s Song (Relaxin’ at Camarillo)Roseanna VitroJazz
176Dismal SwampCharles Lloyd & The MarvelsAvant-Garde Jazz
177Western RebellionEric ReedJazz
178Eau RougeDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
179Miss MaritzaAlexander McCabeTraditional Jazz
180TamarindoDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
181Frankenstein (Smooth Frank)Rick DerringerSmooth Jazz
182Rhapsody in RedRick DerringerSmooth Jazz
183Leo's SongDavid CorreaLatin Jazz
184You've Got a FriendWayne AlpernCrossover Jazz
185Road SongChristian McBrideBig Band
186Naked TruthLarry CarltonJazz
187GetawayRobben FordJazz
188Mr. MartinoChuck LoebJazz
189Jazzy Coo (Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo)Rick DerringerSmooth Jazz
190The Blues AppChuck LoebJazz
191Dance in Your BloodPeter BernsteinJazz
192What's Happening BrotherMichael Stephenson & Alexander ClaffyContemporary Jazz
193Stir It UpAcute InflectionsCrossover Jazz
194Empty StreetsPeter BernsteinJazz
 

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