July 1: Joe Locke is No. 1

The new No. 1 this week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart and most reported (54 stations) is Joe Locke Lay Down My Heart (Motema). Most added (+21) is Dave Liebman / Michael Stephans Lineage (Whaling City). The week’s biggest gainer (+72) is Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet Latin Jazz / Jazz Latin (Patois) and the week’s highest debut is Kenny Barron & The Brazilian Knights Kenny … Read more

June 24: James, Sanborn No. 1

The new No. 1 this week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Bob James & David Sanborn Quartette Humaine (OKeh). Biggest gainer (+80) and most added (+23) is Chucho Valdes Border-Free (Jazz Village). Most reported (49 stations) is Joe Locke Lay Down My Heart (Motema) and the highest debut (No. 15) is Freddie Cole This And That (HighNote).

June 17: 5th Week at No. 1 for McBride

No. 1 for a fifth straight week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Christian McBride & Inside Straight People Music (Mack Avenue). It’s also the week’s most reported CD (48 stations). Most added (+20) are Freddy Cole This and That (HighNote) and Jerry Bergonzi By Any Other Name (Savant). The biggest gainer (+89) is George Benson Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole (Concord) … Read more

June 10: Four weeks at No. 1 for McBride

No. 1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart now for a fourth consecutive week is Christian McBride & Inside Straight People Music (Mack Avenue). Most added (+24) and the week’s biggest gainer (+108) is George Benson Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole  (Concord). The week’s highest debut (No. 26) is Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack Dejohnette Somewhere (ECM) and the … Read more