The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Jazz Album Chart
for the Week of Sep 15, 2018
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | Songs in the Key of Wonder | James Austin Jr. | JCA | Jazz |
| - | 2 | 2 | You're Driving Me Crazy | Van Morrison | Sony | Jazz |
| - | 3 | 3 | Nu-Jive Perspective | Troy Roberts | Inner Circle | Jazz |
| ▲ | 4 | 9 | Wings Uncaged | Aimée Allen | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 5 | 6 | United We Swing: Best of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Galas (feat. Wynton Marsalis) | Wynton Marsalis Septet | Blue Engine | Jazz |
| ▲ | 6 | 24 | Some of That Sunshine | Karrin Allyson | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 7 | 4 | El Matador | Tribu | Mandala | Jazz |
| ▼ | 8 | 5 | With Respect | Peter Lin | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 9 | 7 | New Change | Sarah Reich | Tap Music Productions | Jazz |
| *NEW* | 10 | - | Always Forward | Marshall Gilkes | Alternate Side | Jazz |
| ▼ | 11 | 8 | Audacity | Buster Williams | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
| ▲ | 12 | 99 | Seymour Reads the Constitution! | Brad Mehldau | Nonesuch | Jazz |
| ▲ | 13 | 18 | Both Directions at Once: the Lost Album | John Coltrane | Verve | Jazz |
| ▲ | 14 | 27 | The Mind's Mural | Enrique Haneine | Elegant Walk | Jazz |
| ▲ | 15 | 20 | If Not Now, When? | Andrea Brachfeld | Jazzheads | Jazz |
| ▲ | 16 | - | Eclectic Excursions | Nabaté Isles | NSIUniversal | Jazz |
| ▼ | 17 | 12 | Concentric Circles | The Kenny Barron Quintet | Blue Note | Jazz |
| ▲ | 18 | 36 | Encontros - Orquestra Atlantica | Antonio Adolfo | AAM Music | Big Band |
| ▼ | 19 | 15 | Eclipse | Joey Alexander | Motema | Jazz |
| ▲ | 20 | 53 | All in My Mind | Dr. Lonnie Smith | Blue Note | Jazz |
| ▼ | 21 | 16 | Animazonia | Melbreeze | Blue Canoe | Jazz |
| ▲ | 22 | - | Gettin' out of a Jam | Jacob Sieckman | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 23 | - | The Final Tour: the Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 | Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Columbia | Jazz |
| ▼ | 24 | 19 | Dreams and Daggers | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| ▲ | 25 | 89 | New Standards | Darrian Ford | Self Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 26 | 14 | Venetian Blinds | Mike Freeman ZonaVibe | Self-Release | Jazz |
| *NEW* | 27 | - | Remember Love | Houston Person & Ron Carter | HighNote | Jazz |
| *NEW* | 28 | - | Anthem | Madeleine Peyroux | Decca | Jazz |
| ▼ | 29 | 22 | Gloria's Step | Lenny Marcus Trio | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 30 | 13 | Alice in Stonehenge and Other Acoustelectric Adventures | Larry McDonough Quartet | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 31 | 28 | R&D | Rupert & Drexler | Rupe Media | Jazz |
| ▼ | 32 | 29 | Nick & Astro's Guide to the Galaxy | Potatohead People | Bastard Jazz | Jazz |
| ▼ | 33 | 21 | Heart of Brazil | Eddie Daniels | Resonance | Jazz |
| ▲ | 34 | 69 | Beloved of the Sky | Renee Rosnes | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
| *NEW* | 35 | - | Armor of Pride | Black Art Jazz Collective | HighNote | Jazz |
| *NEW* | 36 | - | Unbroken | Tiffany Austin | Con Alma | Jazz |
| ▼ | 37 | 30 | Free As the Birds | Jay Phelps | Ropeadope LLC | Jazz |
| ▼ | 38 | 31 | On These Streets (A Baltimore Story) | Todd Marcus | Stricker Street | Jazz |
| ▼ | 39 | 33 | Bijou Voyou Caillou | Florian Pellissier Quintet | Heavenly Sweetness | Jazz |
| ▲ | 40 | - | Coast to Coast | Jerry Vivino | Blujazz | Jazz |
| ▲ | 41 | - | So You Say | Greg Fishman | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▼ | 42 | 26 | Reunion | The Dennis Dreith Band | Perseverance | Jazz |
| ▼ | 43 | 37 | Love & Blues in the City | Jeff Cascaro | Herzog | Jazz |
| ▼ | 44 | 38 | A Humdrum Star | GoGo Penguin | Decca | Jazz |
| ▼ | 45 | 39 | Never Stop II | The Bad Plus | Legbreaker | Jazz |
| ▼ | 46 | 40 | Come Fall | Ellen Doty | Alma | Jazz |
| ▼ | 47 | 41 | Freedom Suite Ensuite | Clovis Nicolas | Sunnyside | Jazz |
| ▼ | 48 | 42 | Spangle-Lang Lane | Ryan Porter | Alpha Pup | Jazz |
| ▼ | 49 | 43 | Egg Tooth | Ephemerals | Jalapeno Ltd | Jazz |
| ▼ | 50 | 44 | Color Theory | Josh Lawrence | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
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