The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Jazz Album Chart
for the Week of Oct 21, 2017
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Shifting Borders | Dave Kline Band | VedaMusic | Jazz |
| ▲ | 2 | 27 | Lighthouse Reverie | Jen Siukola | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 3 | 8 | Strykin' Ahead | Dave Stryker | Strikezone | Jazz |
| ▲ | 4 | 12 | Come Together | Dave Askren & Jeff Benedict | Tapestry | Jazz |
| ▲ | 5 | 7 | Bringin' It | Christian McBride | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| ▼ | 6 | 4 | Akoben | Harold Little | Uniqek Sound | Jazz |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | Next Level | Brian Hudson | Self-Release | Fusion |
| ▲ | 8 | 15 | Assimilation | Ron Francis Blake | highspeedhorns | Rock |
| *NEW* | 9 | - | Heart of the City | Steve Smith and Vital Information NYC Edition | BFM | Jazz |
| ▼ | 10 | 5 | With You in Mind | Stanton Moore | Cool Green | Jazz |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | MONK'estra, Vol. 2 | John Beasley | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| ▼ | 12 | 9 | Parking Lot Symphony | Trombone Shorty | Blue Note | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 13 | 17 | Uptown, Downtown | Bill Charlap Trio | Impulse | Jazz |
| ▼ | 14 | 2 | Dreams and Daggers | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| ▼ | 15 | 11 | Young Street | Reggie Young | R G Y Entertainment | Smooth Jazz |
| ▼ | 16 | 13 | First Light | Andy Adamson Quintet | Andros | Jazz |
| ▼ | 17 | 14 | Love to Me | Bob Mundy | Kitoliscious Music | Jazz |
| ▲ | 18 | 24 | Give and Take | Mike Stern | Atlantic Recording | Jazz |
| ▼ | 19 | 18 | Four in One | Heads Of State | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
| ▼ | 20 | 19 | Erik Jekabson Quintet | Erik Jekabson | Wide Hive | Jazz |
| ▼ | 21 | 20 | All These Hands | Michael Dease | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
| ▼ | 22 | 21 | Serenade for Horace | Louis Hayes | Blue Note | Jazz |
| ▼ | 23 | 22 | Promethean | Theo Hill | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
| ▲ | 24 | 86 | Gin & Moonlight | Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles | Cuttin' | Swing |
| ▲ | 25 | 64 | Time for the Dancers | Russell Malone | HighNote | Jazz |
| ▲ | 26 | 75 | Root Structure | Mike Downes | Addo | Jazz |
| ▼ | 27 | 23 | Dances with the Sun | Tom Kohl | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 28 | 16 | Walk of Fire | Behn Gillece | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
| ▼ | 29 | 3 | Grace | Lizz Wright | Concord | Jazz |
| ▼ | 30 | 26 | ABUC | Roberto Fonseca | impulse! | Jazz |
| ▲ | 31 | 70 | Latin Touch | Enrique Coria | Acoustic Disc | Jazz |
| ▲ | 32 | 74 | P.S. Mr. Cole | John Pizzarelli | BMG | Jazz |
| ▲ | 33 | 71 | Articulation | Rodney Jones | Timeless | Jazz |
| ▼ | 34 | 29 | Beginnings | Bruce Harris | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
| ▼ | 35 | 30 | Toss | Shugo Tokumaru | Polyvinyl | Jazz |
| ▼ | 36 | 31 | The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke | The Vampires | Earshift Music | Jazz |
| ▲ | 37 | 83 | 92 Years Young: Jammin' at the Gibbs' House | Terry Gibbs | Whaling City Sound | Jazz |
| ▲ | 38 | 65 | There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit | Cyrus Chestnut | HighNote | Jazz |
| ▲ | 39 | 85 | Outside the Comfort Zone | Free Radicals | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 40 | 32 | The Comedian | Terence Blanchard | Blue Note | Jazz |
| ▼ | 41 | 33 | Old Soul | Jacob Damelin Group | Jacob Damelin | Jazz |
| ▼ | 42 | 34 | #JiveCulture | Jeremy Pelt | High Note | Jazz |
| ▼ | 43 | 35 | Al Nge Taa | Jan Galega Brönnimann | CPL | Jazz |
| ▼ | 44 | 36 | Turn Up the Quiet | Diana Krall | Verve | Jazz |
| ▼ | 45 | 37 | Egg Tooth | Ephemerals | Jalapeno Ltd | Jazz |
| ▼ | 46 | 38 | Sleight of Hand | New York Standards Quartet | Whirlwind | Jazz |
| ▼ | 47 | 39 | Secret Language | Sergej Avanesov | N.C.Music | Jazz |
| ▼ | 48 | 40 | Cirklar | Tingvall Trio | Skip | Jazz |
| ▼ | 49 | 25 | Live at the Speakez | Organissimo | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 50 | 41 | Islands | Rob Clearfield | Rob Clearfield | Jazz |
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