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Cool Jazz Countdown

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The top 10 Jazz Albums of the Week.

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  1. CJC Week Ending 4/12/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music9 | Cory Weeds Quintet | Live at Frankie’s Jazz Club | Cellar Live8 | Vanessa Rubin | The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron | Nibur7 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave.6 | Herlin...

  2. CJC Week Ending 4/12/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Jazz Funk Soul | Life And Times | Shanachie 4 | Steve Davis | Correlations | Smoke Sessions3 | Keiko Matsui | Echo | Shanachie2 | Catherine Russell | Alone Together | Dot Time1 | Norman Brown | The Highest Act of Love | Shanachie New Music Feature: Joel...

  3. CJC Week Ending 4/5/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music9 | Cory Weeds Quintet | Live at Frankie’s Jazz Club | Cellar Live8 | Etienne Charles | Carnival: The Sound of a People, Vol.1 | Culture Shock Music7 | Jazz Funk Soul | Life And Times | Shanachie6 |...

  4. CJC Week Ending 4/5/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Norman Brown | The Highest Act of Love | Shanachie 4 | Vanessa Rubin | The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron | Nibur3 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave.2 | Catherine Russell | Alone Together | Dot Time1 | Keiko Matsui | Echo |...

  5. CJC Week Ending 3/29/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music9 | Joey DeFrancesco | In the Key of the Universe | Mack Avenue 8 | Keiko Matsui | Echo | Shanachie7 | Caesar Frazier | Closer To The Truth | Savant6 | Greg Murphy | Bright Idea | Whaling City Sound...

  6. CJC Week Ending 3/29/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave. 4 | Vanessa Rubin | The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron | Nibur3 | Jazz Funk Soul | Life And Times | Shanachie2 | Catherine Russell | Alone Together | Dot Time1 | Norman Brown | The Highest Act of...

  7. CJC Week Ending 3/22/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music9 | Joey DeFrancesco | In the Key of the Universe | Mack Avenue 8 | Keiko Matsui | Echo | Shanachie7 | Something Blue | Maximum Enjoyment | Posi-Tone6 | Jeremy Pelt | Jeremy Pelt The Artist | HighNote...

  8. CJC Week Ending 3/22/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Norman Brown | The Highest Act of Love | Shanachie4 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave.3 | Vanessa Rubin | The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron | Nibur2 | Catherine Russell | Alone Together | Dot Time1 | Jazz Funk Soul | Life And...

  9. CJC Week Ending 3/15/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Norman Brown | The Highest Act of Love | Shanachie9 | Something Blue | Maximum Enjoyment | Posi-Tone8 | Joey DeFrancesco | In the Key of the Universe | Mack Avenue7 | Chris Standring | Sunlight | Ultimate Vibe6 | Michael Wolff | Swirl | Sunny Side Stay...

  10. CJC Week Ending 3/15/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Byron Miller | Psycho Bass 2 | Byron Lee Miller Studios4 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave.3 | Catherine Russell | Alone Together | Dot Time2 | Greg Murphy | Bright Idea | Whaling City Sound1 | Jazz Funk Soul | Life And Times | Shanachie Stay...

  11. CJC Week Ending 3/1/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Tony Bennett ---- Diana Krall | Love Is Here To Stay | Verve9 | Nick Colionne | Just Being Me | Trippin’ In Rhythm8 | Alfredo Rodriguez ---- Pedrito Martinez | Duologue | Mack Avenue7 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music 6 | Jazz Funk...

  12. CJC Week Ending 3/1/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Michael Wolff | Swirl | Sunny Side4 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie3 | Something Blue | Maximum Enjoyment | Posi-Tone2 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave.1 | Greg Murphy | Bright Idea | Whaling City Sound Stay connected with us at...

  13. CJC Week Ending 2/22/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | The 14 Jazz Orchestra | The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be | Dabon Music9 | Nick Colionne | Just Being Me | Trippin’ In Rhythm8 | Iris Ornig | Story Teller | Iris Ornig Music7 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave.6 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle...

  14. CJC Week Ending 2/22/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Michael Wolff | Swirl | Sunny Side4 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie3 | Greg Murphy | Bright Idea | Whaling City Sound2 | Jazz Funk Soul | Life And Times | Shanachie1 | Harold Mabern | The Iron Man: Live at Smoke | Smoke Sessions Stay...

  15. CJC Week Ending 2/15/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Something Blue | Maximum Enjoyment | Posi-Tone9 | Michael Lington | Silver Lining | Copenhagen8 | Joe Magnarelli | If You Could See Me Now | Cellar Live7 | Lindsey Webster | Love Inside | Shanachie 6 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord Stay connected…

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  16. CJC Week Ending 2/15/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Greg Murphy | Bright Idea | Whaling City Sound4 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music 3 | Pat Bianchi | In The Moment | Savant2 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie1 | Harold Mabern | The Iron Man: Live at Smoke | Smoke…

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  17. CJC Week Ending 2/8/2019 (Seg 1)

    This week, The Bassman and Kyle recognize and sample selections in the jazz and jazz-adjacent categories from the 61st annual Grammy Awards! Categories recognized in this episode: Best Improvised Jazz Solo, Best Jazz Vocal Album, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. For a...

  18. CJC Week Ending 2/8/2019 (Seg 2)

    This week, The Bassman and Kyle recognize and sample selections in the jazz and jazz-adjacent categories from the 61st annual Grammy Awards! Categories recognized in this episode: Best Latin Jazz Album; Best Arrangement, Instrument and Vocals; Best Contemporary Instrumental Album; Best…

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  19. CJC Week Ending 2/1/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Bobby Broom ---- the Organi-Sation | Soul Fingers | Clean Sweep Music9 | Gerald Albright | 30 | Bright8 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord7 | Lindsey Webster | Love Inside | Shanachie 6 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord Stay...

  20. CJC Week Ending 2/1/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | David Hazeltine | The Time Is Now | Smoke Sessions4 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie3 | Pat Bianchi | In The Moment | Savant2 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music 1 | Harold Mabern | The Iron Man: Live at Smoke | Smoke...

  21. CJC Week Ending 1/11/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Stefon Harris and Blackout | Sonic Creed | Motema9 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord8 | David Hazeltine | The Time Is Now | Smoke Sessions7 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie 6 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music Stay…

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  22. CJC Week Ending 1/11/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Richie Cole | Cannonball | Richie Cole Presents4 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie3 | Pat Bianchi | In The Moment | Savant2 | Bob James | Espresso | EvoSound1 | Harold Mabern | The Iron Man: Live at Smoke | Smoke Sessions Stay connected with...

  23. CJC Week Ending 12/21/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Cyrus Chestnut | Kaleidoscope | High Note 9 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord 8 | Cecile McLorin Salvant | The Window | Mack Avenue 7 | Adam Hawley | Double Vision | Kalimba 6 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie...

  24. CJC [Top 10 of 2018], Week Ending 1/4/2019 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Kenny Barron Quintet | Concentric Circles | Blue Note9 | Jeff Hamilton Trio | Live From San Pedro | Capri8 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord7 | Steve Hobbs | Tribute to Bobby | Challenge6 | Marion Meadows | Soul City |...

  25. CJC [Top 10 of 2018], Week Ending 1/4/2019 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie4 | Dr. Lonnie Smith | All In My Mind | Blue Note3 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord2 | Lindsey Webster | Love Inside | Shanachie1 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord Stay connected with…

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  27. CJC Week Ending 12/21/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord 9 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord8 | Stefon Harris and Blackout | Sonic Creed | Motema7 | Bob James | Espresso | EvoSound6 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII |...

  28. CJC Week Ending 12/14/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | David Hazeltine | The Time Is Now | Smoke Sessions9 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord8 | Richie Cole | Cannonball | Richie Cole Presents7 | Bob James | Espresso | EvoSound6 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle...

  29. CJC Week Ending 12/14/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Stefon Harris and Blackout | Sonic Creed | Motema 4 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie 3 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord2 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie1 | Harold Mabern | The Iron Man: Live at Smoke |…

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  30. CJC Week Ending 12/7/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | David Hazeltine | The Time Is Now | Smoke Sessions9 | Kayla Waters | Coevolve | Trippin’ In Rhythm8 | Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis feat. Ruben Blades | Una Nocha Con Ruben Blades | Blue Engine7 | Bob James | Espresso | EvoSound6…

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  31. CJC Week Ending 12/7/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Harold Mabern | The Iron Man: Live at Smoke | Smoke Sessions4 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie 3 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord2 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music1 | Stefon Harris and Blackout |...

  32. CJC Week Ending 11/30/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis feat. Ruben Blades | Una Nocha Con Ruben Blades | Blue Engine4 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie 3 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord2 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII…

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  33. CJC Week Ending 11/30/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Bobby Broom and the Organi-Sation | Soul Fingers | Clean Sweep Music9 | Adam Hawley | Double Vision | Kalimba8 | Christian McBride | New Jawn | Mack Avenue7 | Bob James | Espresso | EvoSound6 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie We’re...

  34. CJC Week Ending 11/16/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Cyrus Chestnut | Kaleidoscope | High Note 9 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord8 | Cecile McLorin Salvant | The Window | Mack Avenue7 | Adam Hawley | Double Vision | Kalimba6 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie…

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  35. CJC Week Ending 11/16/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie4 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord3 | Christian Sands | Facing Dragons | Mack Avenue 2 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music1 | Stefon Harris and Blackout | Sonic Creed |...

  36. CJC Week Ending 11/9/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord9 | Christian Sands | Facing Dragons | Mack Avenue8 | Cyrus Chestnut | Kaleidoscope | High Note7 | Adam Hawley | Double Vision | Kalimba6 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie Stay...

  37. CJC Week Ending 11/9/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie4 | Bob James | Espresso | Evolution Music3 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord 2 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music1 | Stefon Harris and Blackout | Sonic Creed | Motema...

  38. CJC Week Ending 11/2/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Tony Bennett ---- Diana Krall | Love Is Here To Stay | Verve9 | Jon Batiste | Hollywood Africans | Verve8 | Bob James | Espresso | Evolution Music7 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave. 6 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z |...

  39. CJC Week Ending 11/2/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle VIII | Hardcastle Music4 | Christian Sands | Facing Dragons | Mack Avenue3 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord 2 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie1 | Stefon Harris and Blackout | Sonic Creed |...

  40. CJC Week Ending 10/26/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Paul Brown | Uptown Blues | Woodward Ave. 9 | Christian Sands | Facing Dragons | Mack Avenue8 | Yellowjackets | Raising Our Voice | Mack Avenue 7 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord 6 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord Stay...

  41. CJC Week Ending 10/26/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie4 | Cecile McLorin Salvant | The Window | Mack Avenue3 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord 2 | Vincent Ingala | Personal Touch | Shanachie1 | Stefon Harris and Blackout | Sonic Creed | Motema...

  42. CJC Week Ending 10/12/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Steve Turre | The Very Thought Of You | Smoke Sessions 9 | Chris Standring | Sunlight | Ultimate Vibe 8 | Karrin Allyson | Some of That Sunshine | kasrecords7 | Jeff Lorber Fusion | Impact | Shanachie6 | Brian Simpson | Something About You | Shanachie...

  43. CJC Week Ending 10/12/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord4 | Bob James | Espresso | Evolution Music3 | Count Basie Orchestra | All About That Basie | Concord2 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord1 | Yellowjackets | Raising Our Voice | Mack Avenue Stay...

  44. CJC Week Ending 10/5/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Karrin Allyson | Some of That Sunshine | kasrecords9 | Chris Standring | Sunlight | Ultimate Vibe 8 | Bob James | Espresso | Evolution Music7 | Brian Simpson | Something About You | Shanachie6 | Nils | Play | Baja/TSR Stay connected with us at...

  45. CJC Week Ending 10/5/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Bobby Sanabria | West Side Story Reimagined | Jazzheads 9 | Lindsey Webster | Love Inside | Shanachie 8 | Antonio Adolfo | Encontros – Orquestra Atlantica | AAM Music 7 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord 6 | Nils | Play | Baja/TSR New Music Feature:...

  46. CJC Week Ending 9/28/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Bobby Sanabria | West Side Story Reimagined | Jazzheads9 | Lindsey Webster | Love Inside | Shanachie8 | Antonio Adolfo | Encontros – Orquestra Atlantica | AAM Music 7 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord6 | Nils | Play | Baja/TSR Stay connected with us…

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  47. CJC Week Ending 9/28/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer Horns II: From A to Z | Concord4 | John Coltrane | Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album | Impulse/Verve3 | Karrin Allyson | Some of That Sunshine | kasrecords2 | Verve Jazz Ensemble | Connect The Dots | LightGroove…

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  48. CJC Week Ending 9/14/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Cory Weeds Little Big Band | Explosion | Cellar Live9 | Nick Colionne | Just Being Me | Trippin’ In Rhythm 8 | John Coltrane | Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album | Impulse / Verve 7 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord6 | Jonathan Butler | Close To...

  49. CJC Week Ending 9/14/2018 (Seg 2)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Antonio Adolfo | Encontros – Orquestra Atlantica | AAM Music4 | Chris Standring| Sunlight | Ultimate Vibe 3 | Karrin Allyson | Some of That Sunshinekasrecords2 | Verve Jazz Ensemble | Connect The Dots | LightGroove Media1 | Dave Koz and Friends | Summer...

  50. CJC Week Ending 9/7/2018 (Seg 1)

    Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Cory Weeds Little Big Band | Explosion | Cellar Live9 | Boney James | Honestly | Concord 8 | Verve Jazz Ensemble | Connect The Dots | Lightgroove Media7 | Nick Colionne | Just Being Me | Trippin’ In Rhythm6 | Kamasi Washington | Heaven and Earth |…

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