The Roots Music Report's
Top Classic Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2021
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Can't We Live Together | Dr. Lonnie Smith |
| 2 | Joy of Life | Jeannine Otis |
| 3 | Mr. Paganini (Live) | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 4 | Sounds from the Ancestors | Kenny Garrett |
| 5 | Sunshine Superman | Dr. Lonnie Smith |
| 6 | Green Dolphin Street | Chris Standring |
| 7 | What Comes Next | Peter Bernstein |
| 8 | City of Sounds | Joe Farnsworth |
| 9 | Lemuria | Joe Farnsworth |
| 10 | It’s Time to Come Home | Kenny Garrett |
| 11 | Monk's Dream | Joe Farnsworth |
| 12 | Hesitation | Joe Farnsworth |
| 13 | Hargrove | Kenny Garrett |
| 14 | Cold Duck Time | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 15 | Time Was | Joe Farnsworth |
| 16 | Who Shot John | Dan Wilson |
| 17 | Condition Blue | Bobby Watson |
| 18 | Shuffle and Deal | Eddie Henderson |
| 19 | Pastime Paradise (Live in Clearwater / 2018) | Chick Corea |
| 20 | Inner City Blues | Dan Wilson |
| 21 | Quick Trick | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| 22 | Fashion or Passion | Jimmy Heath |
| 23 | Hipsippy Blues | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| 24 | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 25 | New York Attitude | Joe Farnsworth |
| 26 | I Love to See You Smile | 3D Jazz Trio |
| 27 | World Weeps (Live) | Dr. Lonnie Smith |
| 28 | Jersey Bounce (Live) | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 29 | Blue Bossa | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 30 | High Wire | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 31 | Forty Second Street | Doug Munro |
| 32 | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 33 | What Was That? | Kenny Garrett |
| 34 | Bird of Beauty | Dan Wilson |
| 35 | Vessels of Wood and Earth | Dan Wilson |
| 36 | Watermelon Man | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 37 | Circles | Joe Chambers |
| 38 | James | Dan Wilson |
| 39 | Back at the Chicken Shack | 3D Jazz Trio |
| 40 | Elementary, My Dear Watson 2020 | Bobby Watson |
| 41 | Silly Little Love Song | Joshua Redman |
| 42 | Someday We'll All Be Free | Bobby Watson |
| 43 | One for John (747) | Bobby Watson |
| 44 | The Good Shepherd | Joe Farnsworth |
| 45 | God Bless the Child | Eddie Henderson |
| 46 | Over the Rainbow | Eddie Henderson |
| 47 | Bright Eyes (Live) | Dr. Lonnie Smith |
| 48 | Too Damn Hot (Live) | Dr. Lonnie Smith |
| 49 | Cat City Samba (Live) | Doug MacDonald |
| 50 | Ojos Cariñosos | Joe Farnsworth |
| 51 | Moonlight in Vermont | Joe Farnsworth |
| 52 | It's Only a Paper Moon | Louis Hayes |
| 53 | Hey Bartender | Floyd Dixon |
| 54 | Epistrophy (Live at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA / 1968) | Thelonious Monk |
| 55 | Left Alone (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant) | Jimmy Heath |
| 56 | Dear Lord | Harold Mabern |
| 57 | Roses Poses | Louis Hayes |
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