The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Jazz Album Chart
for the Week of Jan 20, 2018
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *NEW* | 1 | - | All in My Mind | Dr. Lonnie Smith | Blue Note | Jazz |
| ▲ | 2 | 8 | What Now | Carl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz Band | Geometric | Fusion |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Let's Sail Away | Jeff Rupert with Veronica Swift | Rupe Media | Jazz |
| ▼ | 4 | 1 | Modern Lore | Julian Lage | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| ▼ | 5 | 3 | Harmony of Difference | Kamasi Washington | Young Turks | Jazz |
| ▲ | 6 | - | Live in Montreal | Hiromi | Telarc | Jazz |
| ▲ | 7 | 35 | Young Street | Reggie Young | R G Y Entertainment | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | Bethany Project | Ilios Steryannis | Ilios Steryannis | Jazz |
| ▲ | 9 | 33 | Closer to Home | Robert Kennedy | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 10 | 34 | Bringin' It | Christian McBride | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| ▲ | 11 | 17 | Lighthouse Reverie | Jen Siukola | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 12 | 18 | Give and Take | Mike Stern | Atlantic Recording | Jazz |
| ▲ | 13 | 15 | Marseille | Ahmad Jamal | Jazz Village | Jazz |
| ▼ | 14 | 4 | Our Point of View | Blue Note All-Stars | Blue Note | Jazz |
| ▲ | 15 | 30 | Dreams and Daggers | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| ▲ | 16 | 54 | Historical Misappropriation | Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox | Self-Release | Jazz |
| *NEW* | 17 | - | Tribute to Bobby | Steve Hobbs | Challenge | Jazz |
| *NEW* | 18 | - | Laila Biali | Laila Biali | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 19 | - | Metaphors | Alphonso Johnson | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| ▼ | 20 | 14 | Queen City Blues | Phil DeGreg Trio | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 21 | 5 | Let's Groove: the Music of Earth Wind & Fire | Cory Weeds | Cellar Live | Jazz |
| ▼ | 22 | 13 | Come Together | Dave Askren & Jeff Benedict | Tapestry | Jazz |
| ▲ | 23 | 36 | Latin Touch | Enrique Coria | Acoustic Disc | Jazz |
| ▲ | 24 | 37 | P.S. Mr. Cole | John Pizzarelli | BMG | Jazz |
| ▲ | 25 | 38 | Articulation | Rodney Jones | Timeless | Jazz |
| ▼ | 26 | 10 | Kalamazoo | Delfeayo Marsalis | Troubadour Jass | Jazz |
| ▼ | 27 | 11 | Rain or Shine | Houston Person | HighNote | Jazz |
| *NEW* | 28 | - | Motion | The Hughes Smith Quintet | Self-Release | Hard Bop |
| ▲ | 29 | 41 | Feeling the Jazz | Donna Singer | Palmetto | Jazz |
| ▲ | 30 | 43 | The Brave | Acute Inflections | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 31 | 53 | New Monk Trio | Laurent De Wilde | Gazebo | Jazz |
| ▲ | 32 | 48 | Duke Robillard and His Dames of Rhythm | Duke Robillard | M.C. | Jazz |
| ▲ | 33 | 52 | Love & Blues in the City | Jeff Cascaro | Herzog | Jazz |
| ▲ | 34 | 44 | Eternal Life: Jeff Buckley Songs and Sounds | Negative Press Project | Ridgeway | Jazz |
| ▲ | 35 | 56 | Egg Tooth | Ephemerals | Jalapeno Ltd | Jazz |
| ▲ | 36 | 49 | Sleight of Hand | New York Standards Quartet | Whirlwind | Jazz |
| ▲ | 37 | 50 | The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke | The Vampires | Earshift Music | Jazz |
| ▲ | 38 | 61 | Secret Language | Sergej Avanesov | N.C.Music | Jazz |
| ▲ | 39 | 51 | Jersey | Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet | Motema | Jazz |
| ▲ | 40 | 58 | A Thing Called Joe | Guilhem Flouzat Trio | Sunnyside | Jazz |
| ▼ | 41 | 20 | Beginnings | Bruce Harris | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
| ▲ | 42 | 45 | Rev | Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop | Anzic | Jazz |
| ▲ | 43 | 55 | ABUC | Roberto Fonseca | impulse! | Jazz |
| ▲ | 44 | 67 | Turn Up the Quiet | Diana Krall | Verve | Jazz |
| ▲ | 45 | 60 | First Light | Andy Adamson Quintet | Andros | Jazz |
| ▲ | 46 | 62 | Cirklar | Tingvall Trio | Skip | Jazz |
| ▲ | 47 | 63 | The Best of Grant Green, Vol. 1 | Grant Green | Blue Note | Jazz |
| ▲ | 48 | 64 | Shadow Work | Mammal Hands | Gondwana | Smooth Jazz |
| ▼ | 49 | 12 | Ranky Tanky | Ranky Tanky | Resilience Music Alliance | Jazz |
| ▼ | 50 | 22 | Contumbao | Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band | ALMA | Latin Jazz |
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