April 19: Veronica Swift is again No. 1

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No. 1 for two weeks straight – and three of the last four – on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Veronica Swift This Bitter Earth (Mack Avenue). Highest debut (No. 19) and biggest mover (+87) is Greg Abate Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron (Whaling City Sound). Most added (+20) is Jennifer Wharton’s Bonegasm Not A Novelty (Sunnyside). Most reported (50 stations) is Dr. Lonnie Smith Breathe (Blue Note).